Restored Rickenbacker 3000

loendmaestro · Post by **loendmaestro** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 4:23 pm

From a '70s Rick catalog:
"Ultra high gain pick up. Hum cancelling design"

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 4:24 pm

You're right Jim! A nice Fireglo at that.

loendmaestro · Post by **loendmaestro** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 4:26 pm

http://www.rickenbacker.com/catalog_poster_piece.asp?poster_piece=cf75-9.jpg

charlyg · Post by **charlyg** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 4:31 pm

So, I'm guessing there is a bit of a P-bass vibe?

aceonbass · Post by **aceonbass** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 4:49 pm

They do have kind of a P bass vibe...until they're cut up and made into doublenecks or something..

loendmaestro · Post by **loendmaestro** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 2:21 am

Yes. Definitely your signature Rick clank, with some classic P-Bass overtones. "Angry Precision!"

kcole4001 · Post by **kcole4001** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 10:38 am

A nice job bringing her back to a respectable state!

edski · Post by **edski** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 11:32 am

Angry Precision - that's sometimes the vibe I get from my Laredo.

If/when I might be able to afford/want another bass a 3001 seems like something I should consider.

Is the 3000 is a short scale?

clarky · Post by **clarky** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 11:50 am

Hi Ed, the 3000 has a 30 inch scale length, whereas the 3001 has a 33.25 inch scale length. You can see teh differences in an advert posted earlier in this topic. Cheers Mark (and thanks all for the compliments - the bass looks even better in natural light without my greasy fingerprints over it!)

loendmaestro · Post by **loendmaestro** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 12:22 pm

Since we're sharing...

loendmaestro · Post by **loendmaestro** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 12:23 pm

loendmaestro · Post by **loendmaestro** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 12:24 pm

Sorry for the bad pix - I'm almost as bad of a bass player than I am a photographer!

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 3:38 pm

Beautiful FireGlo restoration, Mark. And really nice flame on yours Chris. Something about walnut on a Rick!

Walsall88 · Post by **Walsall88** » Sun Apr 20, 2014 9:41 am

Hi do you where I can get a rickenbacker 3000 from. Thanks

bassduke49 · Post by **bassduke49** » Sun Apr 20, 2014 12:57 pm

Hi Dave, and welcome to the Forum. 3000 model basses are pretty rare, comparatively. But they do pop up on our Ricks for Sale department once in a while. They stopped making the short-scale 3000 in 1984, so what you'll find will be used.

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