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Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2003 12:49 pm
by jwr2
Twangs:
How does the toggle switch work with the three pickups?
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2003 1:36 pm
by vinylrec
Sérgio,
So who has the other 21 fret 4001? Is it you, me and Gene? What year is the other bass?
Thanks,
Grant
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2003 1:45 pm
by rickcrazy
That's right. Gene's was made in February 1971, if I remember correctly.
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2003 1:53 pm
by ken_james
It would be me, Nov 1971.
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2003 2:31 pm
by wints
There are a few more 21 fret basses out there...The fireglo that went on e bay a few months ago...(anyone here know who bought that one??) Over at the a.g.r. someone had a M/G Jan 71 #015..not far from your bass Grant...Back in the U.K. there,s a Nov 70 in M/G too...( I just missed that one..) Given the relatively low production at that point in time Ric might have made about how many??...25 or 50 would have been a nice small experimental number..which leads us to the LK...How many have been made now? Are they ever going to see a full production run? These could be very collectible from a point of so few actually being made..and yes, what do they sound like....
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2003 2:55 pm
by vinylrec
Does anyone have a 1971 4001 that isn't a 21 fret model?? Were the 21 fret models just experimental variations? So many questions...sigh
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2003 12:42 am
by rickcrazy
Kendall:
Hi. Sorry. Your 21 fret 4001 had totally slipped my mind.
To recap: mine is from November 1970, Grant's is from January 1971, Gene's is from February 1971 and yours is from November 1971.
Andrew: I have the serial number of one of the 21 fret 4001s you mention. I'll be sure to look for it in my e-mail archive and let you know.
Grant: Yes, there are many 1971 20 fret 4001s out there. As for 21 fret 4001s being experimental variations, yes, I guess you could call them that.
What do they sound like, some of you ask? Well, I don't call a 21 fret 4001 the ultimate Rickenbacker bass on account of looks alone...
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2003 12:50 am
by rickcrazy
It's the one that was on Ebay: JG 154.
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2003 1:22 am
by ken_james
Sergio,
I had almost forgot about mine as well, it's been in the shop for a year now. But I'm hoping that my luthier will have it done before I'm 64.
Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2003 1:12 am
by ojobob2
Sergio's basses (i compressed them for him)
Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2003 1:01 pm
by mortivan
Beautiful!
Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2003 1:13 pm
by rickcrazy
Many thanks, Owen.
The above are two of my six Rick basses. The pickguard on the 1970 21 fret 4001 is not Rickenbacker-made.
Serial number on the Burgundyglo 4001 is TG 2690.
Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2003 2:58 pm
by rickenbrother
The Rick family at Christmas:
Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2003 9:35 pm
by jwr2
nice ... especially the blue one ... I think I might put a chrome cover on my 4003s5 toaster ... I like the look of yours ...
Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2003 10:24 pm
by jnbass
Joey-
What a beautiful family picture!
All thats needed is a 4004/5CII...