Is this sacrilegious?

pflash4001 · Post by **pflash4001** » Thu Jul 21, 2011 3:09 am

I can't help but hang my head in sorrow to see the atrocities committed here...

http://cgi.ebay.com/1977-RICKENBACKER-4 ... 33698daa31

This seller also seems to have quite a number of vintage Rics (several modified, though this one's probably the most modified) listed on eBay. Anyone know anything about this guy?

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Thu Jul 21, 2011 6:36 am

Nice condition, must of been a Roger Glover fan. Could be fixed, asking too much money.

Kopfjaeger · Post by **Kopfjaeger** » Thu Jul 21, 2011 6:46 am

Wow, I think I'm going to be sick!!

Sepp

antonius · Post by **antonius** » Thu Jul 21, 2011 7:18 am

A depressing sight, for sure...

1STNAMEBASSIST · Post by **1STNAMEBASSIST** » Thu Jul 21, 2011 1:01 pm

You got to be kidding!

coolingitdown · Post by **coolingitdown** » Thu Jul 21, 2011 1:20 pm

I just died a little bit inside.

And yes, overpriced for sure. If i was looking to buy a 4001, I'd think about it for $1000, knowing that I'd have to put a lot of time and money into bringing it back to being a real 4001.

gearhed289 · Post by **gearhed289** » Thu Jul 21, 2011 2:58 pm

That one was up not too long ago, but I think it was a private seller rather than these guys. That's some nasty butchery...

heinpete · Post by **heinpete** » Thu Jul 21, 2011 3:17 pm

...at least the case is left un-modified!

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Thu Jul 21, 2011 3:23 pm

cheyenne wrote:Could be fixed, asking too much money.

I agree. I the price was reasonable enough and I had the spare cash, I'd buy it to restore it.

CatHead · Post by **CatHead** » Thu Jul 21, 2011 5:32 pm

Ah yeah - I saw this on the 'bay and was a little disturbed by it.

Gotta love the pot tops though! lol

Tarrbot · Post by **Tarrbot** » Thu Jul 21, 2011 9:25 pm

Sacrilegious? No.

Ugly? Yes.

If it were reasonably priced for its condition, it'd make a good project.

jaymi · Post by **jaymi** » Thu Jul 21, 2011 10:40 pm

it was on Craiglist for a long time for 800

dricard · Post by **dricard** » Fri Jul 22, 2011 10:16 am

Tarrbot wrote:Sacrilegious? No.

Ugly? Yes.

If it were reasonably priced for its condition, it'd make a good project.

Agreed. That's not too far gone to bring back. Tho the price is high.

coolingitdown · Post by **coolingitdown** » Fri Jul 22, 2011 11:04 am

jaymi wrote:it was on Craiglist for a long time for 800

That seems a fair asking price, given that, cosmetically at least, it's still in great shape. Then you're left with a restoration budget since you would have paid so little for the bass itself.

jaymi · Post by **jaymi** » Fri Jul 22, 2011 9:25 pm

coolingitdown wrote:
jaymi wrote:it was on Craiglist for a long time for 800
That seems a fair asking price, given that, cosmetically at least, it's still in great shape. Then you're left with a restoration budget since you would have paid so little for the bass itself.

you should see the rout underneath....wood is missing..it is bad...

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