How much would you pay for a reissue?

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paologregorio wrote:
watton_earth wrote:If I flog this dead horse enough I think eventually it might just move.

How much would you be willing to pay for a limited run of say for example:
- a 4002?
- a 4005?
- a 3001?
You guys need to think strategically and competitively. Example:

I'd pass on everything but the 4002, and be willing to pay whatever price retailers Shinsedo distributes to would sell a RI 4002 for.
I suppose that's putting it a bit more realistically. The $4400 number I came up with for a 4002 was just taking the 1978 list price of $1275 and adjusting it for inflation. Of course, if RIC started offering the 4002 again, I'd pay whatever it it took to buy them...
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cjj wrote:...if RIC started offering the 4002 again, I'd pay whatever it it took to buy them...
Good to hear because they will only be available in Jetglo. :mrgreen:
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jps wrote:
cjj wrote:...if RIC started offering the 4002 again, I'd pay whatever it it took to buy them...
Good to hear because they will only be available in Jetglo. :mrgreen:
Hey, if RIC made me a 4002, with the black and checker binding, bound headstock, and ebony fretboard, I'd but it even if it was Jetglo...
8)
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Thunk! (falls to floor backwards) :shock:
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johnhall wrote:
anoukane wrote:4005:

$2500,-
. . . . which is exactly why there likely will never been one.
LOL... Not only do I love this comeback, I totally agree with it.
Isn't the semi hollow body Warwick German bass pushing well above the 5k and above mark?
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You can get a 4002 RI now with a 4003 and some - erm - professional modifications.
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s4001 wrote:You can get a 4002 RI now with a 4003 and some - erm - professional modifications.
Exactly, and with bonuses - stronger neck and compression truss rods.
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ilan wrote:
s4001 wrote:You can get a 4002 RI now with a 4003 and some - erm - professional modifications.
Exactly, and with bonuses - stronger neck and compression truss rods.
I'm saving my nickels and dimes now.
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s4001 wrote:You can get a 4002 RI now with a 4003 and some - erm - professional modifications.
Well, you can get a 4003 modified to have the pickups in the same position, sure. It's a bit tougher to pull off if you want a nice Mapleglo or some other non-opaque finish. But I'm thinking the 4002 pickups might be a tad difficult to source. How much different they are from an HB-1 I can't say, but they are different, or so I've been told...
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cjj wrote:
paologregorio wrote:
watton_earth wrote:If I flog this dead horse enough I think eventually it might just move.

How much would you be willing to pay for a limited run of say for example:
- a 4002?
- a 4005?
- a 3001?
You guys need to think strategically and competitively. Example:

I'd pass on everything but the 4002, and be willing to pay whatever price retailers Shinsedo distributes to would sell a RI 4002 for.
I suppose that's putting it a bit more realistically. The $4400 number I came up with for a 4002 was just taking the 1978 list price of $1275 and adjusting it for inflation. Of course, if RIC started offering the 4002 again, I'd pay whatever it it took to buy them...
Buy a new Wal instead...
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Is Wal making Rick Reissues?

Didn't think so...
:wink:
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paologregorio wrote: I'd pass on everything but the 4002, and be willing to pay whatever price retailers Shinsedo distributes to would sell a RI 4002 for.
+1!
JETGLO should officially be renamed JETGLO ROCKS! :-)
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cjj wrote:Is Wal making Rick Reissues?

Didn't think so...
:wink:
:lol: ..But, with the model's mentioned, neither is RIC! :P

And...it's not going to happen either!

Just being practical... :wink:
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A 4002 would be great, but for me a 4005 would be incredible. That would be worth getting in debt for, I couldn't resist it.
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T.A.R. wrote:A 4002 would be great, but for me a 4005 would be incredible. That would be worth getting in debt for, I couldn't resist it.
Didn't you guys in the USA just raise the debt ceiling just recently ??????? :D
You will be fine, just spend, spend, spend !!!! :D
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