4001 white 1982: real or copy?

[stef]

Hello everybody i need some help. I want to by a 4001 Rick bass. So ifound this one . Here is the info 4001 1982 white body / black binding serial no: VI 25xx.

[TheFountainHead]

It looks legit.. why do you think it's a copy?

[stef]

i m pretty new to rick basses so just to make sure.
Are you sure?

thanks a lot!

[sloop_john_b]

Welcome. It's a real one!

[stef]

yoohoo! What price should i pay?

[cjj]

Welcome to the forum! Looks OK to me too.

Price? Well, pay as little as you can! Price depends a lot on condition and a lot of other things, it's hard to say really. I've seen 'em going anywhere from $1200 to $2500.

[johnallg]

yoohoo! What price should i pay?

Welcome! Yup, a real Rick. Pay as little as posible! Probably $1400-1600??

[rickenbrother]

Welcome to the forum, Stef. I would also guess about $1400 to $1600.

[berth]

yoohoo! What price should i pay?

Where are you? Stef sounds like a Belgium name to me. And on this (europe) part of the ocean prices are higher.

[antipodean]

Welcome Stef!

That's a great looking Rick, with wavy Grovers to boot. I agree with Joey and John's pricing, assuming there's nothing nasty happening with the neck.

[stef]

stef from quebec canada

thank you guysfor your help!

[johnallg]

Stef, that range was USD.

[doctorwho]

Welcome, Stef!

[berth]

Welcome, Stef!

+1. Sorry I didnt welcome you before Stef. This White Rick is a nice entry into the Rickenbacker Basses! I like the looks of this one. And I have not seen these black binding/chrome hardware white ones much before.

For the rest of this forum: Black binding/Chrome Hardware/Black Plastic. BB/CH/BP Just BB? I'm confused......

[rickenbrother]

Bert, white 4001 basses usually had black body binding, black pickguard, black TRC, white neck binding and chrome hardware.