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Re: 1968 ric on Ebay
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 11:24 pm
by icabod
The first 4001 bass I had was an HJ and it had ROS and I think it was a 68, I traded a 62 jazz for it in 69.....R
Re: 1968 ric on Ebay
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 11:33 pm
by rickaddict
sloop_john_b wrote:Andy's '68 had the thinnest Rick neck I ever felt...
...but I liked the Gibb RM best.
I'm a confirmed S man myself, but Andy's '68 Deluxe is what really kept me there.
I mean...the guy didn't have any beer! Not...even...
ONE!!
Re: 1968 ric on Ebay
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 11:35 pm
by rickaddict
jps wrote:
The pickup will win and you will have derailed a train.
Re: 1968 ric on Ebay
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 6:27 am
by wints
rickaddict wrote:sloop_john_b wrote:Andy's '68 had the thinnest Rick neck I ever felt...
...but I liked the Gibb RM best.
I'm a confirmed S man myself, but Andy's '68 Deluxe is what really kept me there.
I mean...the guy didn't have any beer! Not...even...
ONE!!
I was gonna get the Malbec out, but I know how you Americans are about drinking red wine at lunchtime!
Next time...
Re: 1968 ric on Ebay
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 7:00 am
by leftybass
$8283.00.
Anyone here get it? Wish it could have been me.......
Re: 1968 ric on Ebay
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 8:13 am
by teeder
Not I.
Re: 1968 ric on Ebay
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 9:29 am
by rickaddict
I was
very tempted. I love a nice '68 4001 deluxe, especially in FG. And the bass was only about a half hours drive from me. I emailed the guy back and forth a bit about driving out to see it in person. But in the end, my blinding hatred of horseshoe pickups kept me away. If this puppy were born with a hi-gain I think I would have bid for the moon and bought the sucker.
I
could have bought it and changed out the surround and pickup, but on a bass this old and this original I didn't want to do that.
Oh well. It's not like I
need another 4001!
Re: 1968 ric on Ebay
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 9:33 am
by rickaddict
...And if Dale F ever gets around to it (16 months and counting) I do have a 4001V68 FG in the making to be made from this bass:
http://rickresource.com/register/user_i ... llsize.jpg which would have a stronger neck and a vastly superior bridge pickup anyway.
Re: 1968 ric on Ebay
Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 7:50 pm
by libratune
It's baaaaack, although this time a bit more
accurately described as a parts bass!
As you may recall, the seller stopped by the forum and took advantage of the collective wisdom offered (see prior posts on this thread).
Re: 1968 ric on Ebay
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 8:16 am
by teeder
That's a great bass, IMO. I wish I has the cash for it. (unless someone wants to buy it and trade me for my FG V63
)
