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when did the 4001 start without the skunk stripe???
Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 9:24 pm
by barginkov
there is a 77 4001 on ebay no skunk stripe, but also a 78 with a skunk ,, what year was it that they discontinued it and why, does anyone know this ?
Re: when did the 4001 start without the skunk stripe???
Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 9:43 pm
by johnallg
The shedua stripe lasted the life of the 4001 model - they fazed the 4001 out in the early 80s but some trickled out as late as 1985.
Looking at the auction, I believe someone took a late model 4003 and put a 4001 TRC and probably a jackplate from 1977 on it. Buyer beware!! Not many pictures, and very misleading ad copy.
I have asked the seller for more pertinent pictures and why there is no shedua stripe.
Re: when did the 4001 start without the skunk stripe???
Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 9:55 pm
by jwr2
Actually the old 50s and 60s 4001 basses had no stripe ... the stripe started about 72 I think ... and was discontinued with thw 4003 basses ... also the 4001v63, 4001cs, and 4001c64 are really more 4003 basses than a 4001 bass and they also have no stripe ...
The 4003 was a significant upgrade from the 4001 in many ways ... so much that they gave the 4003 a whole new model number ...
I would date that bass on ebay as a 4003 in the 1987 to 1997 era.
Re: when did the 4001 start without the skunk stripe???
Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 11:07 pm
by bassduke49
I don't see the '77 on eBay, unless it's Jetglo. Can you link?
Re: when did the 4001 start without the skunk stripe???
Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 11:16 pm
by barginkov
http://cgi.ebay.com/1977-Rickenbacker-4 ... dZViewItem i guess they took it off, thanks for the info, so the 4001 never came without the stripe then, only when the 4003 started, did they come without the stripe , right?
Re: when did the 4001 start without the skunk stripe???
Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 11:25 pm
by Lost Coyotes
Jeff is correct as to pre-'72 - my November '71 has no stripe...
Re: when did the 4001 start without the skunk stripe???
Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 11:35 pm
by barginkov
that is one killer bass mike , love it
Re: when did the 4001 start without the skunk stripe???
Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 11:55 pm
by Lost Coyotes
Thank you Ed, It's in nice shape.
Back on topic...gotta watch ebay nowadays. Lot of fraud going on, both intentional and otherwise.
Re: when did the 4001 start without the skunk stripe???
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 12:53 am
by jwr2
I don't think it was fruad ... I think they made a mistake ... in my mind a 97 4003 is more valuable than a 77 4001 ...
Re: when did the 4001 start without the skunk stripe???
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 1:19 am
by barginkov
i have a 2007 and i like it , sounds great, the neck could be a lttle less chunky, but i have an 88 musicman and its a got such a great vibe, i thought an older ric might be the same way , my 2007 feels brand new and shiny, it lacks the old vibe,
Re: when did the 4001 start without the skunk stripe???
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 9:13 pm
by johnallg
I went back to the auction and it is ended with no bids - and no question from me showing. I still think something is fishy.
Re: when did the 4001 start without the skunk stripe???
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 9:18 pm
by bottom4
I look at it this way 4001 = walnut wings, no stripe. Stripe, no wings