1964 Fireglow Rickenbacker 4001S/RM1999

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 5:32 pm

Could at least take a few seconds to trim those string ends....

colmerick · Post by **colmerick** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 5:28 am

Sorry... I've arrived far too late to this thread...logged in last night and didnt spot it. Yes....this is indeed the one we had discussions about previously. It is the real thing with no horseshoe and a (albeit very good) neck repair otherwise its in good nick.. The neck is straight and plays well. A full description is in my previous threads under basses and appraisals. We had a couple of offers from forum members, but the man selling is not well off and he needs to raise as much as he can. £6500 translates to a lot of dollars for US colleagues, but talking to folk over here, it's probably a reasonable price for the UK. There are certainly dealers over here who would charge the earth to an ardent beatles fan. Lets see how it goes and I'll tell the man who owns it to attend to those pesky string ends...

Best wishes
Colin

ken_swearingen · Post by **ken_swearingen** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 5:35 am

And I might add I have spoken to Colin, via e-mail in depth about the subject at hand.

Colin Is a Gentleman and a scholar,very down to earth and will do nothing but the best to help all involved.

headbanger · Post by **headbanger** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 5:43 am

That's a completely replaced headstock isn't it?

headbanger · Post by **headbanger** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 5:48 am

iamthebassman · Post by **iamthebassman** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 7:38 am

"Could at least take a few seconds to trim those string ends...."

Yeah, don't ya just hate that.

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 8:52 am

Paul shoulda done it too!

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 8:57 am

or his tech!

ricosound · Post by **ricosound** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 9:14 am

I'm no Beatles historian, so who took care of the gear in those days. Seems from what I've read, Paul really isn't into gear, so there must have been a tech or two with the group. I know he's got an assistant now that he's had for many years. With the late Beatles/Wings Rick, is it Paul doing the "mods" and who's kept the Hofner going throughout?

colmerick · Post by **colmerick** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 10:36 am

... returning back to the original thread - I'll try and get more info on what actually happened with the neck repair, for interested parties.

....and thank you Ken for your very kind words. A few pints are owed if we ever meet in person.

... and now I ve seen the pic above, we wont trim the strings, to retain that extra feel of authenticity : ))

iamthebassman · Post by **iamthebassman** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 11:26 am

As far as Beatle guitar techs go, Mal took care of the instruments AFAIK. To what extent I don't know, but there is that scene in "Let It Be" where Lennon gets on Mal about the instruments not only having to be tuned, but that they need to be in tune with each other. There are photos of Mal setting out the guitars at concerts, and Lennon(IIRC)handing Mal his guitar as he's leaving the stage at Shea.

ken_swearingen · Post by **ken_swearingen** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 11:31 am

Ive got a bootleg beatles album recorded at shea.

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 12:04 pm

I was guessing it was Mal Evans as well, Ronn, but not sure if he did it all, or if he was just Ringo's guy.

wints · Post by **wints** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 1:19 pm

That neck profile is very flat. That was the first thing that struck me when looking at the pix originally...

It could be factory....

You just never know with these basses...