'68 4001 for sale

scottpro1969 · Post by **scottpro1969** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 12:11 pm

I just found this site by accident. Billy's Bass Place. I don't know anything about them but they claim to have a '68 4001, '73 Jetglo 4001 w/checkerboard binding and a '75 4000. Scroll down to Rickenbacker. Just thought I'd pass it along.

scottpro1969 · Post by **scottpro1969** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 12:12 pm

http://www.promusicfind.net/cgi-bin/texis/scripts/promusicfind/vend_search.html?tbl=I&vcode=BBIL

I guess you'd like the link 'eh?

beatlefan · Post by **beatlefan** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 12:54 pm

I called them a couple of MONTHS ago and left messages that never got returned.....good luck contacting them....

phlemmy · Post by **phlemmy** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 1:06 pm

can i assume that the grover tuners are not stock on that 73 (or any model)?

lowendbob · Post by **lowendbob** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 1:26 pm

I also called a few months ago and spoke with Billy. He told me he needed a new digital camera, and he was going to send pics later.
After that he responded to my email and said the same thing. Still no pics.
Scott, this was the bass that had the horseshoe pickup in, that I think your where interested in.
See thread under Ric Appraisal's "73 JG with checherboard binding".

mikeylc · Post by **mikeylc** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 3:00 pm

Grovers should be stock on a '73. Ric used grovers for a while up through the early eighties however you can find both types of tuners in the same year.

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 3:08 pm

My '73 has Grovers.

wints · Post by **wints** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 4:15 pm

I had a couple of pics of this M/G bass on my old computer. It looked very nice and had a reissue H/S installed although they told me the original comes with it.
If it is still about, (and I,d be surprised at $4K) then someone should jump on it before the 60's 4001 basses truly become the privilege of the wealthy collector.

dminer · Post by **dminer** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 6:24 pm

Billy is here in Atlanta and I bought a fender case from him a couple of years ago....He seems like a nice guy...he's had both of those ricks for quite a while though...if anyone is really serious about either of those ricks I'd be happy to pre-check them out. dm