Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

Anyone know if this finish was available on the 1977 4001's ? I'm getting offered one that looks pretty OK, but it has a black Ric nameplate on the headstock, and I don't know if this is correct for the year. Any online reference to the model year would be good.

First, go here:

www.the-music-connection.com/ricinfo.htm

and scroll down to the color guide. Yes, Bugundy was available in '77. Can you see if your bass has black binding and black pickguard?

Thanks ! I was looking all over for that finish page. It was driving me crazy that I didn't bookmark it first.

Here's a picture of the bass.

Looks original to me except for the truss cover. Actually something could be funky about the knobs. It might have a replacement pickguard. Otherwise, it looks good. I have a '79 just like it.

OK, looks legit. The truss-rod cover (the Rickenbacker logo) must be a replacement. Usually, white-bound Ricks came with white pickguard and white TRC. The black looks good, though. If you end up buying this bass, you can get a replacement pickguard in black from the Pickguardian (www.pickguardian.com/pickguardian) to match the TRC. It's a lot easier to obtain replacement pickguards than TRCs.

Gareth....is that the one that was at the Swami's? I noticed that he just has the 4000 listed now.

Nope, it's not that one I guess. I'm not familiar with that site though. I just called the owner of this one and it's still available.

Not I just gotta work out if I can afford it ! It would go so nice with my mapleglo 4003......

The store is called The Bass Palace and the owner refers to himself as "the swami". Up untill recently he had a burgandy glow 4001 of that vintage with a black trc. That struck me as an odd combination.

http://www.basspalace.com/

here's a link to his store

My June 1977 (QF date code) 4001FL BG has stock black TRC and pickguard, but white binding and chrome metal parts:

The knob placement looks similar to the one on the back of the Smith book.