It's A Mod Mod Mod Mod World!

[woodyng]

omg trotty that 4000 ...is...stunning....! i wish i had the $$ to buy your hs pickup and put it in my 74....btw,was the headstock redone on that one,it looks definitely longer than my 4000 headstock.

[ricosound]

So here's my input to this. A vintaged '77 4001 that only needs to have paint reapplied (if I can stop playing it). It will be white with the black trim, Hipshot hardware, and reissue guard.

[gareth]

A very battered 4001BT, tended to by Paul W.

Sergio Silva custom wound toaster, a Lollar horseshoe, FG finish and checkerboard binding.

Not shown, a nice correct TRC courtesy of Mark Walker.

[admin]

Gareth: Another majestic moment. Exhilarating to say the least. Thanks for sharing this one.

[gareth]

Next up. A shell of a '75 4001MG. This is all I started with.

Another bit of magic worked by Paul W.

Jetglo finish, Checkerboard binding, half inch toaster, and stock single pole bridge pickup. A very 70's thuddy RIC sound indeed.

[scotty]

Whoooaahhhh there too many good pics in this thread to keep up with! Fantastic.

[gareth]

Last one.

'84 4000 AZ

Soon to become a 4001S. Half inch toaster and RIC reissue horseshoe. All the parts to restore back to the original are kept.

[s4001]

Next up. A shell of a '75 4001MG. This is all I started with.

Another bit of magic worked by Paul W.

Jetglo finish, Checkerboard binding, half inch toaster, and stock single pole bridge pickup. A very 70's thuddy RIC sound indeed.

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Magic indeed! That kills!

[iamthebassman]

Well, most everyone's seen this one a million times but..
'82 4001S, started as a MG with hi-gains. After a few too many Shiners I gave it a paintjob, then added horseshoe and toaster. My main gigging Ric.

[ram]

Man there is some kick a$$ stuff out there!

My first mod – way back around ’75 – I saw a picture somewhere with dark headstock wings – So I painted mine (still like ‘em that way):

Second mod – my 4003s5 – made it Ric-O-Sound as well as std. (sorry no good shots of it)

Then there was Mod 3 – the doubling of string count… 4004L to 4004L8

[kiramdear]

Holy Moley! I've been busy trying to keep up! This is just stunning, one of the best threads ever. Keep 'em coming.

Sorry mine's just a plain Jane.

[antipodean]

Great collection of Mods Gareth... and I'd always thought you were a punk!

Tom's 4004L8 is IMHO, one of the seven wonders of the Mod Rickenbacker world!

[aceonbass]

Tom's 4004L8 is IMHO, one of the seven wonders of the Mod Rickenbacker world!

Oh really.......This one was signed by Chris Squire

[johnallg]

I only have the one, but I love it. Just waitin' on a shoe.

Kris, more like this:

[bassduke49]

I can't take any credit for this one, bought it this way from Forumite Sean Kelly. This was a Fireglo V63, but Sean had sent it to Dale Fortune for a redo. He painted it non-yellowing white, stained the fretboard an ebony color, finished the headwings the same way, installed an older (possibly one of those "real vintage") horseshoe pickup, shaved the neck, and replaced the position markers with a whiter material. Maybe I should dig out the horsie and sell it for $1250?