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Posted: **Mon Jul 28, 2008 6:40 pm**

Thar be some nice, erm, wood on that 4005WB!

Posted: **Wed Jul 30, 2008 9:27 pm**

I was offered $11,500 for mine ..... just after I sold it for a really good price!

Mine was a '67 fireglo, but was a professional refinish.....wish I hadn't sold it.

Posted: **Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:18 am**

Hey, Chris! Where you been? Welcome "home."

Posted: **Fri Aug 01, 2008 5:27 am**

Thanks guys!!

'Count the money'

Sometimes I get tempted I must admit. Selling the 4005 means I could buy a nice 4003, a Gretsch Billy Bo Jupiter Thunderbird Bass and maybe a nice Fender for the small change left...

But I never met someone who said selling the 4005 was the best thing he ever did. Only regrets....

Posted: **Fri Aug 01, 2008 6:27 am**

Chris P wrote: But I never met someone who said selling the 4005 was the best thing he ever did. Only regrets....

Well, I wouldnt regret it. If you sell it to me.

Posted: **Fri Aug 01, 2008 7:01 am**

DONT SELL!
Chris,Ive regretted selling Ricks for years.
Thats a really great looking 4005 you have and in my opinion the MG 4005 has the edge on the FG version.
It needs a bit of work on the binding but thats just an ongoing repair and on a 30 plus instrument its part of the running cost.
As mentioned earlier,just try and get it back to a stock instrument,check out the high end prices add a few bob and insure it for that figure.

I added a post on the Manni (Stone Roses) thread the other day.
I came across his (yet to be) 4005 in Manchester in the late 80s and but for being a bit short of money for £699 I could have scored a beauty,almost identical in all respects to Entwistles "Tommy" 4005.
Dont do the reverse and let go of a great "bird in the hand".

all the best,
Pete.

Posted: **Fri Aug 01, 2008 9:21 am**

seyesbass wrote:DONT SELL! ... Thats a really great looking 4005 you have and in my opinion the MG 4005 has the edge on the FG version.

In all honesty

, JG has the edge on ALL of them, especially when it is double bound.

Posted: **Fri Aug 01, 2008 10:06 am**

jps wrote:
seyesbass wrote:DONT SELL! ... Thats a really great looking 4005 you have and in my opinion the MG 4005 has the edge on the FG version.
In all honesty , JG has the edge on ALL of them, especially when it is double bound.

I think I agree. Though I -having blue as favorite color- would like to see an AzureGlo too with double binding too.

Posted: **Fri Aug 01, 2008 10:43 am**

I won't sell it, I'll just have to find money or a GBBJTB!

Posted: **Fri Aug 01, 2008 12:41 pm**

Chris P wrote:I won't sell it, I'll just have to find money or a GBBJTB!

GBBJTB = Sugar Mamma?!

Posted: **Fri Aug 01, 2008 1:51 pm**

Chris P wrote:I won't sell it, I'll just have to find money or a GBBJTB!

I thought I knew all Rickenbacker abreviations.

Posted: **Fri Aug 01, 2008 4:04 pm**

Yeah, I'm perplexed on that one too...

Posted: **Fri Aug 01, 2008 4:48 pm**

C'mon guys, look a few posts up. Not Rick-related.

Posted: **Fri Aug 01, 2008 8:05 pm**

sloop_john_b wrote:C'mon guys, look a few posts up. Not Rick-related.

Aw, jeez...... Gretsch Billy Bo Jupiter Thunderbird Bass

Posted: **Sat Aug 02, 2008 8:23 am**

The GBBJTB is the best looking bass after the 4003! (IMHO)

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