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I've posted a recording of a song featuring my '75 4001FL in the Rickenbacker Recordings By RickResource Forum Members forum.
Brian Medway's arrangement of "Georgia On My Mind"

Hey Joey,

ANY movement on a FL section?

ajish4 wrote:Hey Joey,

ANY movement on a FL section?

That's up to Peter.

legato wrote:One.

'06 4003FL MB

Darn I think mine must be your grandparent. Yours is just like mine except shiny and new.

The opening cut from our 1998 release, "The Perry Weissman 3"...me on the '74 4001Fl:
http://soundclick.com/share?songid=8334975

Enjoyed that, thanks for posting, Dane. Did you have flatwound strings on your 4001FL for the recording?

Yeah, Joey...I used to use rounds 'back in the day', but I began to get some wear in the fingerboard under the E and A strings near the nut...decided the Brazilian Rosewood was worth preserving, so I switched to flats around '96.

paul_yan wrote:One. Dec. '72 FL MG

Nicest Rickenbacker 4001 fretless that I have EVER seen.

Beautiful wood grain and the checkerboard is the icing on the cake.

wayang wrote:Yeah, Joey...I used to use rounds 'back in the day', but I began to get some wear in the fingerboard under the E and A strings near the nut...decided the Brazilian Rosewood was worth preserving, so I switched to flats around '96.

Are you certain it's not the usual bubinga?

Believe it or not I have actually had some E and A string wear in the varnish close to the nut in just over a year of steady playing, with D'Addario Chromes. So it may not have been your rounds but just the string action/excursion. Apparently most fretless basses take to nickel-wrapped strings fairly well, or so string manufacturers sometimes claim. (DR Nickel Sunbeams are marketed this way.)

...By the way, I absolutely love that recording, Dane. Nice work!! There are so many talented and diverse players here. Cheers, folks...

I'm pretty sure it's Rosewood, JC...one of these days I'll get around to taking a decent picture and posting it...

I'm "a-fret" I'm a tad slow on this post.

Only one-thanks Paul B!

cassius987 wrote:

wayang wrote:Yeah, Joey...I used to use rounds 'back in the day', but I began to get some wear in the fingerboard under the E and A strings near the nut...decided the Brazilian Rosewood was worth preserving, so I switched to flats around '96.

Are you certain it's not the usual bubinga?

I'm not certain of the time frame, but for several years '70's - '80's the fingerboards were Hong Kong Rosewood.

Thanks for the complimemnt, Thomas! She does indeed plays and looks lovely!

So here's a question... were there ever any 4004 Fretless basses made?

Also, has anyone ever seen a 4001 FL or 4003 FL with black trim -- I mean the full deal with black binding?

cjj wrote:So here's a question... were there ever any 4004 Fretless basses made?

Besides Dane Wilder's, I don't believe so.

Also, has anyone ever seen a 4001 FL or 4003 FL with black trim -- I mean the full deal with black binding?

I believe I have seen one or two like this that were white + BT. Could be wrong.