Blackstar!!!

silagyi · Post by **silagyi** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 8:09 am

This is the one I just got from Ebay. #107 of 200. Needs a little TLC but it's in very good condition.

admin · Post by **admin** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 8:12 am

A nice looking Blackstar. I really like the microdot fretmarkers on this bass.

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 9:52 am

Hey, Gregg, you got yourself a gem there! What sort of Tender Loving Care does it need?

silagyi · Post by **silagyi** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 11:17 am

Just a little polishing really. I'm really a 70's 4001 type and I was worried about how this one would sound compared to my other 75 and 77 4001's. It sounds pretty good. Not quite as punchy as my 75, but very well balanced sound. I'm going to try and keep this one if I can. (Famous last words)

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 11:31 am

If I remember correctly, the Blackstar was introduced in '87 and discontinued in '90, which prompts me to think that it sounds somewhat different than a 4001 from the good old 60's/70's. Am I right?
"I'm really a 70's 4001 type...". Well, that makes two of us!

silagyi · Post by **silagyi** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 11:40 am

Yes it does sound different from the 70's 4001 models I have. I do like the way it sounds also.

dave4004 · Post by **dave4004** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 2:20 pm

In case anyone missed it, this is the same one mentioned at the end of another thread, "Rickenbacker Bass Models, A history/list". Gregg got this for $500 BIN. Super deal.

banta · Post by **banta** » Fri Apr 18, 2003 5:30 am

If I had seen that before you it would have been mine, my friend.

Awesome deal.