4001 worth getting if I already have a 4003?
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- lumgimfong
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4001 worth getting if I already have a 4003?
Someone local is offering me their late 70's 4001 at a very, very low price even though it is in really good shape.
But I already have a 4003 (same color).
This would be a good chance to get another Rickenbacker, as I only have one, and what with the prices of new ones being very high these days...
But is a 4001 just a 4003 with different truss rod system and a volute and a fat upper wave? Or is it different enough in other ways that it would be worth getting, even if I have a 2016 4003 already?
If I were to get a new Ricky these days it would be a 4003s or a 4004. So this purchase seems redundant to me. But maybe there are things about the 4001 I don't know about that you all could tell me.
Thanks for the info.
But I already have a 4003 (same color).
This would be a good chance to get another Rickenbacker, as I only have one, and what with the prices of new ones being very high these days...
But is a 4001 just a 4003 with different truss rod system and a volute and a fat upper wave? Or is it different enough in other ways that it would be worth getting, even if I have a 2016 4003 already?
If I were to get a new Ricky these days it would be a 4003s or a 4004. So this purchase seems redundant to me. But maybe there are things about the 4001 I don't know about that you all could tell me.
Thanks for the info.
- bassduke49
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Re: 4001 worth getting if I already have a 4003?
There were gradual changes/improvements in the 4001 up to the 4003 coming out, and I never really understood why they changed model numbers. RIC continued to make changes/improvements to the 4003 up to today. Photos of what you are looking at will help us date the instrument, but examine the jack plate to get the date/serial codes for us to decipher. Also, if you want to study all the detailed changes over the years, there's a book on that very subject!
Author: "The Rickenbacker Electric Bass - 50 Years As Rock's Bottom"
- opticnerve
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Re: 4001 worth getting if I already have a 4003?
If it's at a very, very low price, buy it & see for yourself.
If you don't bond with it, flip it.
If you don't bond with it, flip it.
Re: 4001 worth getting if I already have a 4003?
I reckon the thickness and shape of the neck would be the biggest difference. I'd probably prefer the 4001!
- squirebass
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Re: 4001 worth getting if I already have a 4003?
Yes, you need it because if you don't like it, you can sell it to ME!!!
- lumgimfong
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Re: 4001 worth getting if I already have a 4003?
Remember you said that!!!!
I am going to check it out tomorrow.
I am going to check it out tomorrow.
Re: 4001 worth getting if I already have a 4003?
One with rounds, one with flats.
Re: 4001 worth getting if I already have a 4003?
Same here.
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Bands: 2
Bass: -64 and -67
Amp: Sunn 300T and Model T prototype
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Bands: 2
Bass: -64 and -67
Amp: Sunn 300T and Model T prototype
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- lumgimfong
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Re: 4001 worth getting if I already have a 4003?
Good point!!!
- rickenbrother
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Re: 4001 worth getting if I already have a 4003?
And here!
The JETGLO finish name should be officially changed to JETGLO ROCKS!