Marc Seligman's '73 4001

jps · Post by **jps** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 3:53 pm

Here are some pics Marc took of his beloved 4001, I think Jim Glen may want to pay Marc a visit:

thx1955 · Post by **thx1955** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 3:57 pm

Very nice !!!

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 4:02 pm

Is this the one from CME?

jps · Post by **jps** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 4:11 pm

Very nice !!!

I told Marc to look for these pics under a thread titled:

"Marc Seligman gives a vintage bass to Jim Glen"

thx1955 · Post by **thx1955** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 4:16 pm

Lol .... I'll gladly take any donations of vintage Fireglo Rics !!

Wait, let me rephrase that, anything Rickenbacker Fireglo.

incubus2432 · Post by **incubus2432** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 4:19 pm

NICE!

marc61 · Post by **marc61** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 4:56 pm

Thanks Jeff...

I'm still considering using it for a project, the problem is, right now, even with the route under the non-original bridge, changed tuners, etc - the bass plays and sounds excellent.

If I screw with it, the people who were going to kill me for ripping apart the steels that I did to make horseshoe pickups, will team up with the preservation of 4001 CB/FWMOP folk and hang me.

thx1955 · Post by **thx1955** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 5:06 pm

Period correct tuners, and a reproduction horseshoe would look nice on this.

marc61 · Post by **marc61** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 5:52 pm

I wanna make it an LS.

s4001 · Post by **s4001** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 6:06 pm

Purdy. There's one on Evilbay right now that looks a lot like that.

marc61 · Post by **marc61** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 1:07 am

Yeah, it's a March baby. Curious to see what it ends up going for.

rickaddict · Post by **rickaddict** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 2:09 am

I've got one just like it but from July, so it has the smaller inlays.

But it, too sounds killer. Could it be the aluminum-backplate early hi-gain with larger magnet?

Anywho...I say a re-issue horseshoe would be a mistake. My '73 cuts through the mix better, is easier to play, has more tonal possibilities, and is lighter than my horseshoe-equipped Ricks.

Couldn't resist throwing that one out there as a counter argument to the above idea from the President of the Horseshoe Brigade, Jim Glen!

rick_ovic · Post by **rick_ovic** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 2:40 am

I'm keen to see what this March '73 sells for as well, Mark.

It was only a few months ago that a transition inlay, checkerbound March '73 4001 (formerly owned by both Cole Gaskin and I) sold for $4450.

wints · Post by **wints** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 7:54 am

This has been around before IIRC in the last 6 months. That serial # is familiar.

Probably a $3K reserve...

marc61 · Post by **marc61** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 10:33 am

Hmmm.. I'd probably let mine go for $2500. Just to relieve stress.