Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

jack1953 wrote:

bassduke49 wrote:I hear ya! Imagine how many steps I've had to take:

Hey Duke! What model and year is that white one? Any chance you could post a solo pic of it? I've always loved a white bass.

Jack

8mileshigher wrote:

bassduke49 wrote:I hear ya! Imagine how many steps I've had to take:

Paul, I suspect many Forum members are hoping that their own personal 12 Step "recovery" programs, can be as successfully implemented as yours !!!!

Yeah! I'm only up to step 5...

cjj wrote:

8mileshigher wrote:

bassduke49 wrote:I hear ya! Imagine how many steps I've had to take:

Paul, I suspect many Forum members are hoping that their own personal 12 Step "recovery" programs, can be as successfully implemented as yours !!!!

Yeah! I'm only up to step 5...

Family.JPG

Nice cjj! Is that 4004 a cii or L? How does it compare to the 4003?

bassduke49 wrote:I hear ya! Imagine how many steps I've had to take:

Paul...I'm afraid that many steps qualifies as running....

johneek wrote:

bassduke49 wrote:I hear ya! Imagine how many steps I've had to take:

Paul...I'm afraid that many steps qualifies as running....

It's okay, as long as you're not being chased!

Jack, my first one was a '72 that I bought used in '75, but I didn't get into collecting until 2002. I currently have 19 in the "Rickenbacker National Forest (18 in the photo, one of those is gone, two others since are being restored).

The white one is an oddity. It was a Fireglo V63 that one of the Forumites had modified. He sent it to Dale Fortune who shaved the neck thinner, added a real (magnetized) horseshoe pickup, and stained the fretboard very dark with matching headwings. The white finish is supposed to be "non yellowing" and is VERY white. The Forumite had to sell to cover upcoming medical expenses, and I've not heard from him since January 2008 ( ).

bassduke49 wrote:Jack, my first one was a '72 that I bought used in '75, but I didn't get into collecting until 2002. I currently have 19 in the "Rickenbacker National Forest (18 in the photo, one of those is gone, two others since are being restored).

The white one is an oddity. It was a Fireglo V63 that one of the Forumites had modified. He sent it to Dale Fortune who shaved the neck thinner, added a real (magnetized) horseshoe pickup, and stained the fretboard very dark with matching headwings. The white finish is supposed to be "non yellowing" and is VERY white. The Forumite had to sell to cover upcoming medical expenses, and I've not heard from him since January 2008 ( ).

That is a beauty duke! I'm glad I saw your stable because I got nervous about pulling the trigger on the 4004cii to go along with my 4003! I feel much better now!

jack1953 wrote:
That is a beauty duke! I'm glad I saw your stable because I got nervous about pulling the trigger on the 4004cii to go along with my 4003! I feel much better now!

And now Paul can add "enabler" to his list of accomplishments!

jack1953 wrote:

cjj wrote:

8mileshigher wrote: Paul, I suspect many Forum members are hoping that their own personal 12 Step "recovery" programs, can be as successfully implemented as yours !!!!

Yeah! I'm only up to step 5...

The attachment Family.JPG is no longer available

Nice cjj! Is that 4004 a cii or L? How does it compare to the 4003?

Well, it started life as a 4004Cii. I now call it a 4004Cjj, the Control cover now looks like this: And inside It's been rewired with stacked pots for separate volume and tone on each pickup, switchable mono/stereo, switchable single coil/humbucking for each pickup, and a switchable vintage tone,normal for each pickup.

Sometime this winter, after I get moved to the new house, it'll look a lot like this

johneek wrote:

jack1953 wrote:
That is a beauty duke! I'm glad I saw your stable because I got nervous about pulling the trigger on the 4004cii to go along with my 4003! I feel much better now!

And now Paul can add "enabler" to his list of accomplishments!

Bassduke,

Since I am going to start attending RAA meetings (Rickenbacker Addiction Anonymous), would you consider being my sponsor?

Wait a minute! What am I saying???

cjj wrote:[

Yeah! I'm only up to step 5...

Family.JPG

cj...you're not into flamed woods are you?

AWESOME!

marc61 wrote:

cjj wrote:[

Yeah! I'm only up to step 5...

The attachment Family.JPG is no longer available

cj...you're not into flamed woods are you?

Now why would you think that?


Here's another Rick I've got

jack1953 wrote:Bassduke,

Since I am going to start attending RAA meetings (Rickenbacker Addiction Anonymous), would you consider being my sponsor?

Wait a minute! What am I saying???

Sure! You know that they hold the meetings at my place, don't cha?

bassduke49 wrote:I hear ya! Imagine how many steps I've had to take:

For the record (and the for benefit of us less experienced bass acquisitioners) how many basses must one have before one can more discreetly add to the collection? My guess is the magic number might be around seven..........give a couple, take none.