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bassdroid wrote: Sat Jan 18, 2025 3:55 pm A bit of fantasy, for fun...

Rickenbacker V68 4001 (not 4003)
A reissue of a late 1960s spec 4001

3 piece long headstock, no skunk stripe
Toaster in 1960s position
Horseshoe
Checkerboard binding
Crushed pearl (or mica) fb inlays
Late 60s neck and body contouring
Back painted trc
Mono output

Standard finishes in fireglo and mapleglo
Custom or limited runs in Burgundyglo, Jetglo, and Azureglo

I would conceed the single truss rod and push-pull switch.

Take all of my moneys now, plz!

cheyenne wrote: Wed Apr 30, 2025 5:29 am

bassdroid wrote: Sat Jan 18, 2025 3:55 pm A bit of fantasy, for fun...

Rickenbacker V68 4001 (not 4003)
A reissue of a late 1960s spec 4001

3 piece long headstock, no skunk stripe
Toaster in 1960s position
Horseshoe
Checkerboard binding
Crushed pearl (or mica) fb inlays
Late 60s neck and body contouring
Back painted trc
Mono output

Standard finishes in fireglo and mapleglo
Custom or limited runs in Burgundyglo, Jetglo, and Azureglo

I would conceed the single truss rod and push-pull switch.

Take all of my moneys now, plz!

Don't forget the gap toothed bridge.

bassdroid wrote: Thu May 01, 2025 7:15 am Another deal breaker for me would be the short headstock/long trc combo. I know that has become derigeur for the V and C series. But it just looks off to me..can't quite look past it.

jps wrote: Thu May 01, 2025 11:55 am Acquire a vintage TRC.

bassdroid wrote: Thu May 01, 2025 7:15 am

cheyenne wrote: Wed Apr 30, 2025 5:29 am

bassdroid wrote: Sat Jan 18, 2025 3:55 pm A bit of fantasy, for fun...

Rickenbacker V68 4001 (not 4003)
A reissue of a late 1960s spec 4001

3 piece long headstock, no skunk stripe
Toaster in 1960s position
Horseshoe
Checkerboard binding
Crushed pearl (or mica) fb inlays
Late 60s neck and body contouring
Back painted trc
Mono output

Standard finishes in fireglo and mapleglo
Custom or limited runs in Burgundyglo, Jetglo, and Azureglo

I would conceed the single truss rod and push-pull switch.

Take all of my moneys now, plz!

Don't forget the gap toothed bridge.

Ah yes can't forget that! I do appreciate the new developments, but a modern bridge would totally destroy the concept.

Another deal breaker for me would be the short headstock/long trc combo. I know that has become derigeur for the V and C series. But it just looks off to me..can't quite look past it.

And that's not a slam on those basses. I have a friend whose V63 I would snap up in a minute if he ever decided to sell.

bassdroid wrote: Thu May 01, 2025 2:32 pm

jps wrote: Thu May 01, 2025 11:55 am Acquire a vintage TRC.

That looks great Jeff! It would be an acceptable solution, were a V68 or something like it to happen (not holding my breath). I would consider one of the later molded plastic ones as an alternative.

EDIT: looks like I may have improperly lumped the C64 trc in with the V63. Though the C64 is reversed, the two do not share the same proportions in relation to the headstock.

cheyenne wrote: Wed Apr 30, 2025 5:29 am

bassdroid wrote: Sat Jan 18, 2025 3:55 pm A bit of fantasy, for fun...

Rickenbacker V68 4001 (not 4003)
A reissue of a late 1960s spec 4001

3 piece long headstock, no skunk stripe
Toaster in 1960s position
Horseshoe
Checkerboard binding
Crushed pearl (or mica) fb inlays
Late 60s neck and body contouring
Back painted trc
Mono output

Standard finishes in fireglo and mapleglo
Custom or limited runs in Burgundyglo, Jetglo, and Azureglo

I would conceed the single truss rod and push-pull switch.

Take all of my moneys now, plz!

Don't forget the gap toothed bridge.

jayfbv wrote: Thu Jul 10, 2025 4:35 pm My 4001S has some features that people seem to like. It also has some mods due to missing parts and dead tuners:

jayfbv wrote: Thu Jul 10, 2025 4:35 pm My 4001S has some features that people seem to like. It also has some mods due to missing parts and dead tuners:

teeder wrote: Mon Sep 15, 2025 8:14 am

jayfbv wrote: Thu Jul 10, 2025 4:35 pm My 4001S has some features that people seem to like. It also has some mods due to missing parts and dead tuners:

What's the story with that bass?
It doesn't look very "4001S" from here.

Isaac wrote: Mon Sep 15, 2025 8:05 pm

teeder wrote: Mon Sep 15, 2025 8:14 am

jayfbv wrote: Thu Jul 10, 2025 4:35 pm My 4001S has some features that people seem to like. It also has some mods due to missing parts and dead tuners:

What's the story with that bass?
It doesn't look very "4001S" from here.

Looks kinda Rickenfaker, dunnit?

woodyng wrote: Thu Sep 11, 2025 5:12 am Re: blend control vs 2 volumes.
I’ve had every one of my 4004 models original 1v1t minitoggle harnesses replaced with several different configurations.
VVT
Stacked VTVT (with minitoggle)
VTVT fullsize toggle
VBT
BVT
I haven’t heard any aural issues with these. (Oddly, the one with the arrangement most similar to a 4001/3 had a chirpy sound in full-up both pickups on settings).
I greatly prefer having a balance control in the first position, as I can just turn it slightly in either direction from the center detente to blend,
instead of going back and forth between 2 separate volumes.(and I leave the Master Volume control full up 95% of the time.)