Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

I'm allotted one a year, and here's this year's model:

1978 4001 MG. Clean and correct. Love me some aged Maple-Glo!

Woot!!

Very nice! My first Ric was a '78 Mapleglo 4001. Bought it new in the summer of '78 just after graduating from high school. I loved that bass. The neck was thin and fast. Enjoy your latest addition.

Congratulations! Nice looking bass!!!!

MaplegloMatt wrote:Very nice! My first Ric was a '78 Mapleglo 4001. Bought it new in the summer of '78 just after graduating from high school. I loved that bass. The neck was thin and fast. Enjoy your latest addition.

My first was a 77 mapleglo, bought it at E. U. Wurlitzers in Boston brand new in 1977, it's long gone due to the cap unbeknownst to me.

Congrats, great looking bass.

Nice score!

Thanks to all. I've been playing it the last couple of days and loving every growl, belch, and snarl.

Action's nice and low and intonation pretty much spot-on.

Was going to give it the Scratch X / Zymol / Dr. Stringfellow treatment, but it cleaned up nicely with basic guitar polish.

I'm thinking new round-wounds is all it really needs ... any thoughts as to what kind?

Great looking bass from a great period for 4001 necks. Congrats!

Like my first new Rick that I bought in '76/'77. Mazel tov!

rickyfricky wrote:Thanks to all. I've been playing it the last couple of days and loving every growl, belch, and snarl.

Action's nice and low and intonation pretty much spot-on.

Was going to give it the Scratch X / Zymol / Dr. Stringfellow treatment, but it cleaned up nicely with basic guitar polish.

I'm thinking new round-wounds is all it really needs ... any thoughts as to what kind?

Rotosound Roto Bass 35-95 Nickels...last forever......

Sweet! Congrats love the MG!

Thanks Ted. I'm bringing it to the Mouradians in a couple weeks so they can "give it some love".