Someone please restore this!!

[jazzstick]

God this is terrible. is the year right?

http://cgi.ebay.com/1971-Rickenbacker-B ... dZViewItem

[wints]

Possibly...

That paint job makes it looks like a set neck!

The serial number looks like JO, (unless that's a very poor "D") which wouldn't be right, unless of course instead of numbers at the bottom, there's 'KE"...

[jazzstick]

looks like he may have guuted this beauty to finish the '72 why???

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... =p3907.m29

[marc61]

I'm tempted to have a go at the 71. If it is in fact a 71. Might be JD which makes it a 70.The BIN price seems high but, I would give a shot at the reserve.

[jazzstick]

Sold!!!

anyone from the forum get this?

jazzstick

[elysrand]

The supposed-71 is NOT! There is a shedua stripe in the neck , which makes at least a late-72. That stripe did not exist in 1971, period.

Second, the tailpiece does not have the notch. That means the tailpiece was manufactured at least after early-1973, if not later.

If those are full-width sparklies, and they are not aftermarket-installed, then it is a carcass dating to no earlier than 1972 and possible much later into early 1973. The wavy Grovers confirm this - all Grovers from 1971 were flat and not wavy. The Grovers themselves could be non-original, and if not this is a late-1972 bass carcass.

[beatlefreak]

Holy disco, Batman! That poor bass!

[jakeox]

I could swear we've seen this bass before. I remember a conversation about how the finish seems to have come off in a "flake" along the bottom of the front of the body. Interesting case -- lots of non-original parts, but it has all of the goodies as far as I can tell. I think I would have hit the BIN if I'd seen it in time; the worst-case scenario (assuming it's real, that is) is that you end up with a pretty desirable carcass. Or heck, play it like it is. It's bold, for sure.

[bob_atherton]

I'ts up again...!

http://cgi.ebay.com/1972-Rickenbacker-B ... dZViewItem

[marc61]

The jackplate must be non-original. Doesn't look like a K or an L first. Actually to me, looks like OD which would be 75, but that's impossible

[jakeox]

I guess I was wrong, because it's up now, and I'm not hitting the BIN. Interesting bass, but I want to figure out what the deal is (for example, with the serial number) before committing anything.

[rickaddict]

See text of ad:

"... and the jack plate is from a 90's model."

[rickaddict]

IMO, $2295.00 is too much for a butchered and mutilated late '72/early'73 carcass with a hodge-podge of mis-matched parts.

[marc61]

See text of ad:

"... and the jack plate is from a 90's model."

Yeah, it looks like he gave a better description of the bass this time around. I still have interest but, the jackplate kinda kills me because it's a missing piece of the history. That, and the correct tailpiece is hard to find.

[bassduke49]

Good grab, Elys. You nipped it from me at the last second. I had gone to $1777. What's your plan to restore it?