Be prepared to flip out!!!

[apollo11]

My guess is that it will be a reissue of a 60's deluxe model bass, featuring all those things that have been talked about for years on this forum and the Rickenbacker Corp forum. A re-release of this nature would have checkerboard binding, HS and toaster in 1/2 inch spacing, full-width MOP inlays, walnut wings, ric-o-sound, etc. Colors choices would include Amber Fireglo. This would be a departure from the Rose Morris-type reissues that have been a mainstay in one form or another for years.

It would make sense, and would open up a new market---those who have been wanting this type of a vintage bass for years, when they've only been able to get a Rose Morris-styled reissue, such as a CS, C64(s), V63, etc. Luckily, those who love the Rose Morris-style basses (I'm one of those people, own a C64), have had plenty of opportunity to pick one up. Those who have hungered for a deluxe reissue have never had that chance.

It would make sense, too, as a classic guitar such as this is timeless looking and would appeal to young and old alike.

[loves4003]

Perhaps a 4003 that does BEADG?

[cassius987]

Perhaps a 4003 that does BEADG?

You mean a 4003 Cinco, that's the proper term I believe.

[cassius987]

I can't see some young player in a store being more interested in a 4002 instead of a 4003.

You see Rickenbackers in stores?

Ha!

[teeder]

My guess is that it will be a reissue of a 60's deluxe model bass, featuring all those things that have been talked about for years on this forum and the Rickenbacker Corp forum. A re-release of this nature would have checkerboard binding, HS and toaster in 1/2 inch spacing, full-width MOP inlays, walnut wings, ric-o-sound, etc. Colors choices would include Amber Fireglo.

I'd be all over that if they use the C64 neck profile!

[gearhed289]

I'd like to see a 4002 with HB1s and a new bridge design. That would be sweet!

Why HB1's? Have you ever heard 4002 pickups?

No actually, I have no idea what they sound like. But, it seems unlikely that RIC is going to resurrect those pickups. And I know the HB1s sound pretty great.

[cassius987]

Trust me, a 4002 with HB1s in place of 4002 pups is NOT a 4002 anymore.

[s4001]

I can't see some young player in a store being more interested in a 4002 instead of a 4003.

You see Rickenbackers in stores?

Yeah. Now. But they're behind glass and they don't let you touch them.

[cheyenne]

Something else on the horizon, and people will flip out!

Maybe there's a clue in the hint?

[cassius987]

They're going to make a bass that looks like a sun dial.

[antipodean]

Trust me, a 4002 with HB1s in place of 4002 pups is NOT a 4002 anymore.

It's a 4006! That's the next "untaken" number in the series....

[cheyenne]

They're going to make a bass that looks like a sun dial.

LOL! This is why I love this forum...

[marc61]

a baritone that tunes like a bass vi?

Wait! I know! they saw my signature pickguard on pickguardian and are making my own ltd edition..thanks Rickenbacker!

[s4001]

Sunburst glo? Flipglo? Outglo?

[aceonbass]

In order to do a proper '57 4000 reissue, it'd have to have a walnut neck thru, the unrefined 4000 series shape with the not-quite-right-looking upper horn, a bunch of clear acrylic around a bridge RIC doesn't make anymore and a single pickup. JH has said there wasn't much market for a single pickup RIC bass. I think there'd be less of a market for this than a 4005 reissue. I don't think a 4005 reissue would cost anywhere near ten large per unit. Almost all of the components are current production items. A prototype would have to be built(maybe that's what Paul W's was at the '07 RIC fest) and then scanned into a CNC machine, but I don't think that process would raise it to that price level. The 4002's pickups were single coil, so I don't see how another single coil pickup would sound that much different given that JH has stated that 90% of the sound is in the construction and a 4002 is built very differently than a 4003 given the woods used and the pickup location. I agree that an HB1 probably doesn't sound like a 4002 pickup, but despite it's obvious resemblance to the 4002 pickup, it's a humbucker. Perhaps these could be used if only one set of leads were used in the neck position and the second set of leads in the bridge position went to the HiZ output.