Rickenbacker History

upstairsdave · Post by **upstairsdave** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 6:55 pm

I have the 1991 4001V63. What was the original pickup vs the reissues. I have seen some 4001V63's without the toaster pick-up. Mine has a split cover for the bridge pick-up and the toaster pick-up for the neck pick-up. I've seen some V63's with the split cover and some without the split cover. Is there any books or web sites devoted to the history through the years to present on the Rickenbacker instrument company?

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 8:12 pm

as far as I know EVERY 4001v63 has a neck toaster and a bridge re-issue horseshoe pickup ... the toaster is pretty much the same as the 60's toaster ... the re-issue horseshoe is a lot more modern sounding ... it has more windings and no capaciter and a more powerful magnet ...

and in my opinion an excellent sounding bass

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 8:17 pm

And excellent looking! Especially stock!

(wink!)

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 8:21 pm

As far as history, check out rickbeat.com, and go to "models" on the left hand menu, there you can see all of the models Rick has ever made.

paul_yan · Post by **paul_yan** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 1:44 am

Hey Dave,

4000 series history

2000 and 3000 series history

jps · Post by **jps** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 3:06 am

I see some mistakes in the 4000 History as it pertains to the 4005 series.

"1974 - Gap in center raised lip of bridge eliminated"

It never had a bridge with and raised lips. The bridge is the same as the guitars such as the 360.

"Available only in Fireglo and Mapleglo finishes"

My '67 4005WB is in Jetglo.

marcinkus · Post by **marcinkus** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 5:16 am

WOW...

marty · Post by **marty** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 3:29 am

Great bass Jeffrey.

We don't see many of them on this side of the pond!

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 6:15 am

Let alone in these parts!

beatlefan · Post by **beatlefan** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 6:47 am

Hey Sergio!!

Please check your e-mail....

ilan · Post by **ilan** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 9:41 am

Let's see... hmmm... no, not many of those around here too.

Jeffrey, I wonder if yours is a one-off with the double binding, and if not, how many 4005BW were made?

jps · Post by **jps** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 1:50 pm

I have seen only one other, in thirty years of looking, on a Japanese site. You can find it here:

www.ricmania.jp/ric.html

Look under Uchida's collection.

ilan · Post by **ilan** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 11:48 pm

Jeffrey, I just found a 4005/8WB Mapleglo in rickbeat.com. It has the "wavy" headstock:

http://www.rickbeat.com/modelslibrary/4005-8wb/4005-8wb.htm

Still these WB models seem as scarce as hen's teeth.

jps · Post by **jps** » Fri Apr 02, 2004 3:16 am

Part of what makes mine and Uchida's rare I think is the Jetglo finish.