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Re: Vintage Lefty 4001 - need help from the group...
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 4:30 pm
by sloop_john_b
larrylaruebass wrote:I bought a Lefty Mapleglo Ric Bass in 1971 with checkered binding (month uncertain, possibly after June).
I have been told that there weren't too many made during that year. Do you have a specific number of those manufactured?
Very few.
Re: Vintage Lefty 4001 - need help from the group...
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 12:20 pm
by johnnysain
Anyone know when (or approximate year) Rickenbacker stopped making lefties as 'individual custom orders'', and began making them in bulk (without neccessarily being preordered)?
Re: Vintage Lefty 4001 - need help from the group...
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 5:23 pm
by wints
larrylaruebass wrote:I bought a Lefty Mapleglo Ric Bass in 1971 with checkered binding (month uncertain, possibly after June).
I have been told that there weren't too many made during that year. Do you have a specific number of those manufactured?
Welcome Larry.
Do you still have the bass? If so, is it a 21 fret bass, like Pete's example discussed way back here? I'd be surprised if they made more than 5...
John?
Re: Vintage Lefty 4001 - need help from the group...
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 10:43 am
by T.A.R.
Wow what a read! Welcome Larry and thanks for bringing this up.