4005WB question.

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Thar be some nice, erm, wood on that 4005WB! :D
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I was offered $11,500 for mine ..... just after I sold it for a really good price! :oops:

Mine was a '67 fireglo, but was a professional refinish.....wish I hadn't sold it.
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Hey, Chris! Where you been? Welcome "home."
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Thanks guys!!

'Count the money'

Sometimes I get tempted I must admit. Selling the 4005 means I could buy a nice 4003, a Gretsch Billy Bo Jupiter Thunderbird Bass and maybe a nice Fender for the small change left...;) But I never met someone who said selling the 4005 was the best thing he ever did. Only regrets....
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Chris P wrote: But I never met someone who said selling the 4005 was the best thing he ever did. Only regrets....
Well, I wouldnt regret it. If you sell it to me. ;-)
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DONT SELL!
Chris,Ive regretted selling Ricks for years.
Thats a really great looking 4005 you have and in my opinion the MG 4005 has the edge on the FG version.
It needs a bit of work on the binding but thats just an ongoing repair and on a 30 plus instrument its part of the running cost.
As mentioned earlier,just try and get it back to a stock instrument,check out the high end prices add a few bob and insure it for that figure.

I added a post on the Manni (Stone Roses) thread the other day.
I came across his (yet to be) 4005 in Manchester in the late 80s and but for being a bit short of money for £699 I could have scored a beauty,almost identical in all respects to Entwistles "Tommy" 4005.
Dont do the reverse and let go of a great "bird in the hand".

all the best,
Pete.
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seyesbass wrote:DONT SELL! ... Thats a really great looking 4005 you have and in my opinion the MG 4005 has the edge on the FG version.
In all honesty :mrgreen: , JG has the edge on ALL of them, especially when it is double bound. :mrgreen: 8) :mrgreen: 8) :mrgreen: 8)
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jps wrote:
seyesbass wrote:DONT SELL! ... Thats a really great looking 4005 you have and in my opinion the MG 4005 has the edge on the FG version.
In all honesty :mrgreen: , JG has the edge on ALL of them, especially when it is double bound. :mrgreen: 8) :mrgreen: 8) :mrgreen: 8)
I think I agree. Though I -having blue as favorite color- would like to see an AzureGlo too with double binding too.
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I won't sell it, I'll just have to find money or a GBBJTB!
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Chris P wrote:I won't sell it, I'll just have to find money or a GBBJTB!

GBBJTB = Sugar Mamma?!

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Chris P wrote:I won't sell it, I'll just have to find money or a GBBJTB!
I thought I knew all Rickenbacker abreviations. :(
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Yeah, I'm perplexed on that one too...
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C'mon guys, look a few posts up. Not Rick-related.
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sloop_john_b wrote:C'mon guys, look a few posts up. Not Rick-related.
Aw, jeez...... Gretsch Billy Bo Jupiter Thunderbird Bass
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The GBBJTB is the best looking bass after the 4003! (IMHO)
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