Marc Seligman's '73 4001
Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 3:53 pm
Here are some pics Marc took of his beloved 4001, I think Jim Glen may want to pay Marc a visit:
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Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 3:57 pm
Very nice !!!
Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 4:02 pm
Is this the one from CME?
Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 4:11 pm
Very nice !!!
I told Marc to look for these pics under a thread titled:
"Marc Seligman gives a vintage bass to Jim Glen"
Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 4:16 pm
Lol .... I'll gladly take any donations of vintage Fireglo Rics !!
Wait, let me rephrase that, anything Rickenbacker Fireglo.
Wait, let me rephrase that, anything Rickenbacker Fireglo.
Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 4:19 pm
NICE!
Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 4:56 pm
Thanks Jeff...
I'm still considering using it for a project, the problem is, right now, even with the route under the non-original bridge, changed tuners, etc - the bass plays and sounds excellent.
If I screw with it, the people who were going to kill me for ripping apart the steels that I did to make horseshoe pickups, will team up with the preservation of 4001 CB/FWMOP folk and hang me.
I'm still considering using it for a project, the problem is, right now, even with the route under the non-original bridge, changed tuners, etc - the bass plays and sounds excellent.
If I screw with it, the people who were going to kill me for ripping apart the steels that I did to make horseshoe pickups, will team up with the preservation of 4001 CB/FWMOP folk and hang me.
Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 5:06 pm
Period correct tuners, and a reproduction horseshoe would look nice on this.
Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 5:52 pm
I wanna make it an LS.
Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 6:06 pm
Purdy. There's one on Evilbay right now that looks a lot like that.
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 1:07 am
Yeah, it's a March baby. Curious to see what it ends up going for.
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 2:09 am
I've got one just like it but from July, so it has the smaller inlays. 
But it, too sounds killer. Could it be the aluminum-backplate early hi-gain with larger magnet?
Anywho...I say a re-issue horseshoe would be a mistake. My '73 cuts through the mix better, is easier to play, has more tonal possibilities, and is lighter than my horseshoe-equipped Ricks.
Couldn't resist throwing that one out there as a counter argument to the above idea from the President of the Horseshoe Brigade, Jim Glen!
But it, too sounds killer. Could it be the aluminum-backplate early hi-gain with larger magnet? Anywho...I say a re-issue horseshoe would be a mistake. My '73 cuts through the mix better, is easier to play, has more tonal possibilities, and is lighter than my horseshoe-equipped Ricks.
Couldn't resist throwing that one out there as a counter argument to the above idea from the President of the Horseshoe Brigade, Jim Glen!
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 2:40 am
I'm keen to see what this March '73 sells for as well, Mark.
It was only a few months ago that a transition inlay, checkerbound March '73 4001 (formerly owned by both Cole Gaskin and I) sold for $4450.
It was only a few months ago that a transition inlay, checkerbound March '73 4001 (formerly owned by both Cole Gaskin and I) sold for $4450.
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 7:54 am
This has been around before IIRC in the last 6 months. That serial # is familiar.
Probably a $3K reserve...
Probably a $3K reserve...
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 10:33 am
Hmmm.. I'd probably let mine go for $2500. Just to relieve stress.