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More pics of the $300 4001

...And more....

And yet even more.... Well that's it basically...$300 for the bass + total refin from Dale and it will be way less than a brand new 4003 and it'll have ALL the bells and whistles!

Great story! I can't wait to see that thing when it's done! Gee, I aught to put out an ad like that...

That's a dynamite story, Steve. Good on you for doing the hard yards to chase down what you were after. Ya don't ask, ya don't get! I'm looking forward to seeing the photos once the restoration and upgrades have been completed.

Great story Steve! A '73, 'which has seen better days'... being nurtured back to health. I'm assuming that you will (like any proud parent) be presenting it to the forum upon completion... I can hardly wait!

Great story, Steve. I love hearing these tales.

Mark - thanks, that is my latest Rick - the no serial number late '75 Rick Joey helped me acquire from a dealer there in CA. It is my 4th and my favorite, just a tad ahead of my 2004 4003. Then there is the '91 4003S and '95 4004C.

Thanks also, Tom. It had a Badass II bridge on it when it came. I got a '79 tailpiece from Jon in Oslo and put that on to return it to how it should be. It had more lift when I got it but after clamping, I got it to where it is and I'm happy. I have D'Addario XL170 rounds on it and it has THE TONE. An inspiring pleasure to play.

Hey John....Send me some pics of your '91 4003S if you don't mind.

Look at your verizon email account for an email, Steve.

John - I wondered about trying the clamping method for straightening out the tailpice lift - how did you go about the process? It hasn't lifted again after clamping?

My December 1972 4001 turns 35 this month. She is now old enough to be President of the United States...and if elected, she might do better than some of her predecessors...

When I bought her, she looked like photo #1. I bought the bass from a drug-consuming gentleman in 1988 for $150. It used to belong to Tommy Stinson of The Replacements and can be seen in action on their Saturday Night Live appearance in 1986, often found on YouTube. It wasn't until last year that I discovered the RIC forum, leading me to this forum, and lots of good advice that allowed me to get the bass looking like photo #2 all by my clumsy self.

Happy Birthday, Cinderella!

Love, Lyle

Wow Mark, great fixer-uper. Beautiful job. Probably do a better job than most presidents but is definitely better looking!

Mark, I followed Gary Clauson's advice on straightening a tailpiece. Only I did not do the heating. I did not get this one flat, but the remaining lift is less than a credit card in height. I could have continued, but was happy with it the way it was. Read about his adventure that starts from Gary's post on Nov. 3, 2005 in this thread for the lowdown:

http://www.rickresource.com/phpBB3/view ... t&start=30

WOW! thats a green pickguard isnt it??????

Mark: Thanks for introducing this thread. Just in passing, it is possible to look at the birthdays of a few thousand Rickenbackers by visiting the Rickenbacker Register.