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Posted: **Tue Dec 02, 2003 5:38 pm**

Very nice Grant, congrats, enjoy it and welcome to the forum.

Posted: **Tue Dec 02, 2003 6:26 pm**

Welcome aboard, Grant.
That's a fabulous '71 21 fretter you've got!
They are rare rare rare.

Posted: **Tue Dec 02, 2003 7:02 pm**

Here's another pict...

Thanks!
Grant

Posted: **Tue Dec 02, 2003 7:11 pm**

Post all the pics you have of her, Grant.
Your baby makes my heart pump!

Posted: **Tue Dec 02, 2003 7:12 pm**

Whoa....I'll see what I can do

Thanks,
Grant

Posted: **Wed Dec 03, 2003 12:09 am**

Is it my eyes, or the finish on that baby really is Burgundyglo?

Posted: **Wed Dec 03, 2003 1:05 am**

Grant, gorgeous bass. That early B/G is a cool colour, much better than later examples imho...almost looks like a deep eggplant. The thing about this bass is that we never saw it here at the forum...or did I miss something... Usually someone would have posted about something like this on e bay, especially being a 21 fretter. I went back to see what day it was listed and what time and saw that I was working that morning and only a hundred or so pepole looked at it, before you snapped it up with BIN...Great bass, and a great catch....

Posted: **Wed Dec 03, 2003 3:18 am**

It had only been posted on Ebay for 2 minutes before I bought it. I think I was the 2nd person online to actually see it. Talk about being at the right place at the right time....
Thanks,
Grant

...more pictures to come.

Posted: **Wed Dec 03, 2003 12:06 pm**

Talk about Rickenbacker basses, and 21 fret 4001s in particular, being automatic sellers. Yes!

Posted: **Wed Dec 03, 2003 12:49 pm**

Beautiful bass Grant, you did good on that one. Welcome to the forum.

Posted: **Wed Dec 03, 2003 1:00 pm**

Hey Grant, I'm the guy that emailed you after you got it - I was the first person to see it... sitting there watching it for a whole 3 agonizing minutes before it got grabbed... and I didn't even realize it was a 21 fret bass! If I did, I'd a snagged it first! : )

Posted: **Wed Dec 03, 2003 1:57 pm**

Hi Rob,
...you gotta count those frets

Good to hear from you again!
Thanks,
Grant

Posted: **Wed Dec 03, 2003 4:04 pm**

Welcome Grant, Great Bass...Enjoy.
Love the Binding!!!
Who can enlighten us New Forum members Whats with 21 Frets. What Years were they made?

Posted: **Thu Dec 04, 2003 12:59 am**

This question has been made before. I believe 21 fret 4001s were made from late 1968/early 1969 to early 1972. I can't back that up, though. Anyone?

Posted: **Thu Dec 04, 2003 5:35 am**

I got one, as you know Sergio. FG February '71
Very similar to Grant's in that it has the thumbrest, grovers, etc. We now know of three of them out on the forum don't we, Sergio?

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