Date that Ricky bass!

rickaddict · Post by **rickaddict** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 10:55 am

I saw this cool video on The Tube(the only music television network that plays music) a few minutes ago:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZnrXnujQyU

Its got walnut wings, full-width sparkly inlays, and the smaller rectangular bridge pickup surround but I can't make out much else.

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 11:04 am

Even cooler - the Combo 600? 800? guitar!

fran4001 · Post by **fran4001** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 11:37 am

If my memory and chronology serve me correctly, the song and band all exploded onto the scene in early-mid '68, so, they probably all got newer gear getting ready for the bigtime, so I say it's an early '68.

leftyguitars · Post by **leftyguitars** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 12:06 pm

Is it one of the Banana Splits singing? Or do I need glasses?

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 12:07 pm

When I was young I thought The Beatles sang the theme to this show. Maybe I thought it sounded like Ob La Di, Ob La Da?

leftyguitars · Post by **leftyguitars** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 12:22 pm

Yep John, thats the singer on the left!

green_us90 · Post by **green_us90** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 12:54 pm

That's a pretty bad miming session IMO.

henny · Post by **henny** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 2:54 pm

1969 Rickenbacker 4001 Deluxe, in Mapleglo.

With the treble cover removed.

Nice bass.

teeder · Post by **teeder** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 7:54 am

Ah, my "Holy Grail" Bass!

gothbin · Post by **gothbin** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 8:23 am

And what Ric guitar is it with only one pickup? Never seen it before...or after just where you look from lol

ghs_boomer · Post by **ghs_boomer** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 11:18 am

Here's another sighting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHtgb6ft1rg

ben_brown · Post by **ben_brown** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 11:43 am

No boom mic stands available that day I guess.

gothbin · Post by **gothbin** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 4:58 am

Tell me please, what guitar has the Steppenwolf guy... I'm burning to know!!!

bob_atherton · Post by **bob_atherton** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 5:52 am

I thought the Steppenwolf bassist played a 4005? Never seen him with a 4001 before. Nice tone

bassduke49 · Post by **bassduke49** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 5:54 am

Robin, that's a "Combo 600" from the late 1950s, as John Biscuti mentions at the beginning of the thread. See page 11 of the Tony Bacon/Paul Day "The Rickenbacker Book, A Complete History of Rickenbacker Electric Guitars" (GPI Books/Miller Freeman Inc.).