600 series bass sighting!

jps · Post by **jps** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 3:14 pm

There are two photos on page 145 in the Rittor Rickenbacker book that shows a bass under construction at the factory with a 600 series body shape! Anyone know anything about this bass?

ealdrett · Post by **ealdrett** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 3:37 pm

I can only imagine what it would look like. With 660 offerings.

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 3:47 pm

There was at least one in the museum, Jeff (The one at the RIC factory, that is).

jps · Post by **jps** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 4:03 pm

Hmm, I missed that, any pics?

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 4:41 pm

Not me, somebody must have 'em!

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 4:55 pm

Could this be it?

jps · Post by **jps** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 5:52 pm

Not that one. The one in the book has only a single, centered slot instead of the two seen here at the end of the neck, no route yet for a pickup, and it looks like there is more rounding to the edges all around the body. The upper horn is too fat on the one pictured above and the horn on the one in the book looks longer, maybe because it is slimmer. The grain is different, also.

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 6:51 pm

Eh, it was worth a try.

jps · Post by **jps** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 6:58 pm

I think it would look better with CB.

The more I think about it I do remember seeing this bass last year, as I remember wondering about that pickup!

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 7:26 pm

Okay, I cropped this one from one of Bjorn's pictures from last year:

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 3:03 am

http://www.3dentourage.com/425/6000.htm

jps · Post by **jps** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 3:57 am

Yeah, it is more like Jeff's rendering but all maple with a normal 4000 series headstock.

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 4:10 am

JH did mention a new bass coming out ...

jps · Post by **jps** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 4:19 am

These pics are from the '80s or early '90s probably. Nontheless, it would make a killer bass.

simer4001 · Post by **simer4001** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 12:27 pm

Here we go Jeff!