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...a 4002 and a Blackstar are priorities on my list.

Just a little encouragement then Brian...

Oooh that's mean!

If the 4002 had a slightly different pickguard, it would be absolutely perfect . . . I'm very partial to the regular 4001/4003 pickguard.

4002's are in a class all their own, very nice. I like Shadow's, but that Blackstar is bad to the bone!!

Congratulations Chris.

I've said before and I believe that the 4002 was a bass ahead of it's time.

I actually need a 4002 to complete my run.

I have a 4000,4001....4003's are always for sale....I also have a 4004 and 4005.

I type this post with respectful jealousy to those who own this vastly underrated bass guitar.

what did the original bridge look like?

"...need a 4002 to complete..."

Me too! But I also need a 4000.

WOW Ted...that's pretty harsh.....you didn't seem so mean in person.

I love your Blackstar.....one of the nicest feeling Rics I've had the honor of playing. The Blackstar is actually #1 on my "to get" list.

I remember when we sold or were trying to sell 4002s in the music store where I worked in the 80s ,they were ahead of there time I remember thinking back then,they wont do well because the humbuckers and the classic pickguard was not there plus they weren't cheap.

See Chris, look at all the attention you get when you have a 4002. That bass was the nicest Ric I have ever owned, but as Chris can attest to I can be detrimental to a fine Ric bass's health.
Enjoy Chris
Sorry Dave!

Sean :The original tailpiece will be restored eventually. I replaced it back in 1980 because the E saddle would not move back far enough to get proper intonation. It is here in a box somewhere. It is the same as what comes on the 4001/3.

Sorry Brian. I could not resist. Yes, I recall you really enjoyed the Blackstar at Columbus.

how many 4002s were made? that sucker is gorgeous.

No one knows the 4002 production totals. All JH has ever said publicly is that they are "rare as hens teeth". We do know that there are about 50 Shadows and that the forum accounts for what, 14 of them? One pops up on the bay about every month. There are only 3 or 4 4002s on the forum. In the last 2 years there have only been 2 on the bay. Neither was completely original. If the frequency is any indicator, there would be fewer 4002s than Shadows. Only one of the 38 built Rednecks has surfaced on the bay and I think there is only 1 here on the forum. Can we conclude then that there are between 38 and 50 4002s? Maybe. I suspect that the real number is not far off. I have seen only 2 (counting my own) in person in 25 years.

Holy ****

a friend of mine has a fretless 4002 that he ordered new back in the day. It has remained his main player for all these years.

She's a little worse for the wear and tear but still a beauty.