As rare as Hen's teeth?

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 3:37 am

As Rare as hen's teeth? ... I don't think so ... this guy bought a 70s 4001 Azureglo Ric off of somebody I know and returned it and froze the guy's paypal account ... then I took that same bass and put a neck toaster in and repaired the wiring and it became the best sounding 4001 I ever played ... so the guy had a real rare bass that was a real player and didn't recognise it but he seems to think a generic 4003s in jetglo is somehow as rare as hen's teeth ... weren't there a few thousand 4001s and 4003s basses made?

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 3:38 am

oops forgot to give you the listing ...

http://cgi.ebay.com/1996-Rickenbacker-4003S-Bass-JetGlo_W0QQitemZ7351797240QQcategoryZ4713QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 7:33 am

although I must say it is a nice looking bass ...

wayang · Post by **wayang** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 7:36 am

It's certainly finer than frog's hair...

kpj · Post by **kpj** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 7:57 am

...it's the cat's 'nads!

rickaddict · Post by **rickaddict** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 8:59 am

I like a good S, but I think hen's teeth are more rare!

Who ever started that saying anyways? "Rare as hen's teeth?" I've only ever heard it when referring to Rickenbackers.

wayang · Post by **wayang** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 9:06 am

It's a very old saying....but apparently it's only being kept alive in the realm of Rick's...which, of course, is better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick...

dswp · Post by **dswp** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 9:08 am

Scarce as Hen's Teeth

This idiom means to be very rare or not existing at all. This idiom comes from the 19th century. This expression is sometimes used as "scarcer than hen's teeth". Hen's teeth don't exist because hens don't have teeth. They grind their food up in their stomach.

A way to use this expression would be if you were trying to find a dinosaur, you could say that would be as scarce as hen's teeth. Another way to use it is if you went looking for a popular toy or game but couldn't find it anywhere because everyone had bought them, you could say the game is as scarce as hen's teeth.

wayang · Post by **wayang** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 9:31 am

Or, in the case of Jeff R. and the magnificent collection of basses he already owns, you might say: "That 4003s is as useless as teats on a boar hog..."

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 9:54 am

the first time I heard the expression "as rare as hen's teeth" it was John Hall responding to someone looking for replacement pickups for a 4002 bass ...

and I like a good 4003s ... especially if it has a low B ...

tvking · Post by **tvking** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 10:03 am

what about "as rare as rocking horse dung"??????

scottpro1969 · Post by **scottpro1969** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 10:18 am

Hey, no potty mouth Marshall....

wayang · Post by **wayang** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 10:27 am

I thought I smelled sawdust...

bobcat · Post by **bobcat** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 11:23 am

Despite the fact that I think the "S" option makes the basses even more gorgeous, I'm quite sure it's not *that* rare.

I would buy it if a) I had the money, and b) it wasn't jetglo.