4001 JetGlo on UK eBay. Condition

espidog · Post by **espidog** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 7:23 am

Used as what....a shovel?
Poor thing needs some serious TLC
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rickenbacker-4001-E-BASS-vintage-1974_W0QQitemZ170080162939QQihZ007QQcategoryZ4713QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

jps · Post by **jps** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 7:51 am

Rickenbakker?

toastie · Post by **toastie** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 8:22 am

Any idea what the rear p/u is?

bob_atherton · Post by **bob_atherton** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 9:09 am

looks like some sort of Fender Jazz PUP. If the price stays at 500 UKP I might just go for it and spend a while fixing her up. I would have thought a refin would be in order.

FWIW there was a BIN on this bass of 600 UKP about a week ago that someone hit on. Don't know what happened, but I think some alarm bells should be rung.

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 9:21 am

I love that one-of-a-kind "J-Bass" pickup...

wints · Post by **wints** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 10:10 am

I've got one you can have Sergio...

Especially as I need a favour again...

toastie · Post by **toastie** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 10:51 am

Bob

I'm watching that one, too. What are you concerned about re this bass?

toastie · Post by **toastie** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 10:54 am

I can't make out any numbering on the jack socket.

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 11:12 am

Andrew: name it.

bob_atherton · Post by **bob_atherton** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 1:11 pm

Donny, maybe it's just the buyer trying to make a quick buck, but I saw this before the BIN was hit and had it been 500 it would have been me, but at 600 there was just too much work to be done IMHO.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=005&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=150089370552&rd=1&rd=1

jps · Post by **jps** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 3:25 pm

I e-mailed the seller, the bass is all original except for the treble pickup, which he did not say what it was.

jps · Post by **jps** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 3:26 pm

Is that maybe a G&L pickup?

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 4:08 pm

No way, Jeffrey. I'm sure it is Japanese-made.

toastie · Post by **toastie** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 1:14 am

I remember a jazzbass copy back in the '70s branded with 'Gherson', who may have been Italian, and that looks like one of their pickups.

toastie · Post by **toastie** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 1:16 am

Don't understand why the seller's left no explanation for the previous sale falling through. Odd.