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Looks like someone was extremely ****** at the owner and took it out on their 4003...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rickenbacker-40 ... Sw5ZBWP5QQ

Damn, that would take a lot of work to restore... I'm guessing for the amount of restoration needed, you might as well just buy a new one.

Oh my!

PUNK!!!

thankfully "the back of the neck is perfect"…..that saves it! Ouch. Will go for way too much too. I bet $700+

It never ceases to amaze me how instruments such as this can possibly acquire so much damage, apparently accidentally. There's a saying in England - if a bird shits on your windscreen, don't ever take her out again....

Ash

Ashgray wrote:It never ceases to amaze me how instruments such as this can possibly acquire so much damage, apparently accidentally. There's a saying in England - if a bird shits on your windscreen, don't ever take her out again....

Ash

You have women that will do that on a car?!?!?

I'm not sure I'd date her after a stunt like that.

chefothefuture wrote:

Ashgray wrote:It never ceases to amaze me how instruments such as this can possibly acquire so much damage, apparently accidentally. There's a saying in England - if a bird shits on your windscreen, don't ever take her out again....

Ash

...You have women that will do that on a car?!?!?...

Have you not seen the internet?!

Ashgray wrote:It never ceases to amaze me how instruments such as this can possibly acquire so much damage, apparently accidentally. There's a saying in England - if a bird shits on your windscreen, don't ever take her out again....

Ash

A few years back I had a problem with my car and didn't know how to fix it myself. When I went to pick it up from the garage the mechanic looked at me and said, sourly, "cr@p in the carburettor". "How often do I have to do that?", I asked...

/thread derail...

RickyBubba wrote:thankfully "the back of the neck is perfect"…..that saves it! Ouch. Will go for way too much too. I bet $700+

If there is no other structural damage, this statement by the seller is actually pretty strong, and would help sway me if I were interested. Why be so quick to judge cosmetic wear? I like to look at this differently - look at the beating it took and still plays great! That's quite a testament to the durability of the instrument, and thus, the brand. Anyone seen Blues Brothers? The scene where they play "both" types of music?

stevebasshead wrote: A few years back I had a problem with my car and didn't know how to fix it myself. When I went to pick it up from the garage the mechanic looked at me and said, sourly, "cr@p in the carburettor". "How often do I have to do that?", I asked...

/thread derail...

Ba dump bump!

Ashgray wrote:It never ceases to amaze me how instruments such as this can possibly acquire so much damage, apparently accidentally. There's a saying in England - if a bird shits on your windscreen, don't ever take her out again....

Ash

I would think you'd have to pay extra for THAT.......right???

stevebasshead wrote: /thread derail...

... and connecting it back...

From the listing:

Only reason I'm selling to to buy some things for my car if it doesn't sell I will end up keeping it, its a great Bass minus the looks

Maybe the car is missing a few windows?

My only concern is the wear on the fretboard; if any of the coating is cracked or if it affects playability, and if the frets are okay.

Other than that, this seems like a great opportunity for someone who would like a Rick with a custom finish. You could even go so far as to modify the body shape.

Honestly, I just wonder how the heck this happened. That doesn't look like normal playwear at all. Maybe the seller thought a beat up bass would look cool in a punk rock kind of way.

RickyBubba wrote:Will go for way too much too. I bet $700+

It's at $804 now, with a day left.

And sold, for $855!

I made a good guess!