Treated like a baby.....

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 6:32 pm

Steve said: "I think that baby grew up near a nuclear facility".

...or maybe it's a birth defect!!! LOL

jaymi · Post by **jaymi** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 7:26 pm

Someone wasn't thinking when the mod was done...too bad, it's a 75 also....plexi TRC

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 12:16 am

The guy also uses the handrest as a mute, hahaha!
There can be no other explanation for it being so close to the strings.

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 7:27 am

Has anyone noticed where the price of this mutilated bass has gone? Ebay does not always make sense. I was thinking it was worth $650 or so. Apparently a few people disagree.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4713&item=7303839791&rd=1

rickaddict · Post by **rickaddict** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 7:42 am

As an experiment I think I'm going to run a little ebay auction of my own on a Rick bass. In my description, I'm going to write all about what excellent condition it is in, how it has been babied all of its life and how rare it is. Then I'm going to include photos of that 4001V63 that was run-over by the owner's ex-wife. How do you think it'll do?

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 10:40 am

...that bass was treated more like a red headed step child.

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 10:42 am

You might get $500-600 for it, depending on whether or not you accept Paypal! Someone ALWAYS thinks they can resurrect it.

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 10:47 am

This one can be cosmeticaly restored but it would be a lot of work.

ken_swearingen · Post by **ken_swearingen** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 10:55 am

If that pickup is active where did he put the battery on this one [that means routing under there somewhere.

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 4:53 am

Uh, it just broke $900. I picked up an '05 4003 for $850 two weeks ago. What is the attraction here? Shill bidders?

rickaddict · Post by **rickaddict** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 5:11 am

Interesting. Are the late 70's Ricks becoming more valuable, or just the mutilated ones?

I like Sergio's observation about the strings hitting the pickup cover. I'd imagine a whole new world of tonal possibilities has been opened up from that move!

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 6:01 am

Unbelievable.

bluepeach · Post by **bluepeach** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 5:42 pm

Gone at $1,130.00 My oh my! What's the world coming to.

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 6:29 pm

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 6:52 pm

damn!