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Ok, I give up, what is it?
Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 3:37 pm
by ajish4
http://cgi.ebay.com/Customized-Rickenbacker-4000-4001-Bass-Guitar_W0QQitemZ7396582662QQcategoryZ4713QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
He mentions adding a TRC, is it or should I say WAS it a real Ric? Check out the chrome nut, and the jack plate looks weird or what?
Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 3:54 pm
by gshadoan
Looks like the pickguard, and TRC were changed out to gold. Looks ligit to me.
Oh, and the knobs.
Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 3:59 pm
by jps
I think it is legit also, just an added neck pickup. etc. I wonder what the routing for the toaster looks like?
Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 4:16 pm
by rickfan60
4001S with a few reversible mods.
Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 4:35 pm
by bassduke49
It appears it was a one-pickup 4000 that had that oft-mentioned routing for the second pickup. It's a set neck. He just wired the second pickup into the controls so there's one volume and one tone control for both pickups. Gotta be '70s or early '80s.
Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 5:12 pm
by rickfan60
You are correct Paul. I did not notice that. My Comcast connection is REALLY bad tonight and I did not wait for all of the pictures to load.
Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 5:22 pm
by edski
Looks like an 81... "UP-1454" from the pic...
I was fooled. Never saw a skunk striped set neck. Or maybe I never noticed.
Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 5:41 pm
by kcole4001
4000's are set necks & have the stripe.
Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 5:49 pm
by jwr2
it looks like it is worth the $750 price listed ...
Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 6:01 pm
by s4001
Good price for a set neck 4000. I've even got the parts to make it a 4001s....
tempting....
Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 6:21 pm
by rickenbrother
So then this baby has a skunk stripe...
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 2:15 am
by edski
I guess I've never seen a MG where you could see the stripe on just the neck...
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 3:27 am
by philipharris
My BG "s" has a skunk neck, but no skunk on the body. Guess that's logical as they are not through-necks.
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 3:58 am
by henny
4000's are set necks & have the stripe.
Not all, but a correct observation nontheless.
Some are neck-through.
Quite a cool-looking bass! I might go for it myself.
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 4:24 am
by jwr2
some 4000 basses are neck through ...