Trans red 4001

sabbath_of_bass · Post by **sabbath_of_bass** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 2:11 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/vintage-1980-RICKENBACKER-4001-bass-trans-RED-CLEAN_W0QQitemZ7355915012QQcategoryZ4713QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Has anyone seen this? I thought it looked nice but... you guys got years over me so what do you all think?

green_us90 · Post by **green_us90** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 2:20 pm

It looks pretty good but in a few pictures the action looks REAL high. Maybe a teak of the rods etc would fix that.

phlemmy · Post by **phlemmy** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 2:32 pm

see the tail piece raising up?

she's clean though and that's my "year". too pricey for me though.

jps · Post by **jps** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 2:42 pm

cwk · Post by **cwk** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 2:48 pm

It's good looking but it might need a little tlc.
Nice color.

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 2:48 pm

Im not sure, do you think he has any better pictures?

phlemmy · Post by **phlemmy** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 2:50 pm

by the way, it seems burgundyglo to me, not trans red...or is that the same thing?

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 3:12 pm

Sean, it is Burgundy, alot of people don't know the RIC names for the finishes. I've see "sunburst glow" instead of fireglo, several times on ebay! LOL

It looks sweet, but the price is much too high.

sabbath_of_bass · Post by **sabbath_of_bass** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 6:03 pm

Well I have a guy that can fix just about anything up for me. Any adjustments and setup things he can do. And he knows all the insides as well.

Price... I dont know. I mean i was looking for a good one around 1k if possible. But... it doesnt seem likely. And 1.5k is really what im seeing on most of these. Which is the price of a new one after all... But hmm i dont know. Ill have my teacher look at it and see what he thinks as well.

Speaking of my teacher. He showed me the recet from his ric when he 1st got it back in the 70s. 550 bucks... I was like you ________ fill in the blank. He said that back in the day they had a ton of them where he worked... but no one really every bought them. And they were all cheap as far as money goes. Figured id get into them whenever the price jumps up haha.

rickaddict · Post by **rickaddict** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 2:49 am

Very nice looking bass(es) this guy has.

His prices are high, but his photography is really good. That should help his cause some!

david_schwab · Post by **david_schwab** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 5:07 am

Mmmmmmm Burgundyglo! I'd like a nice '72 4001 in BG. Classic Ric color.

shamustwin · Post by **shamustwin** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 5:26 am

I dunno, I 'd like to see a few more pics...