The John Paul Jones Rickenbacker

[K9-4026]

@ 11:26 :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0bwzfmdlkQ

. . . a strikingly beautiful instrument. The 4005-style pickup mountings and tear-drop pickguard bring the Lennon 325's to mind.

Can anyone add to Ben's remarks about this one-off bass? This definitely is a model I wish RIC offered.

Hope all are well today.

[bugman]

I love the look of these and I've seen some modded 4004s posted in the past. If one was hanging up in a store it would be hard to pass up.

[sloop_john_b]

I got to play it once! My recollection is that it had a massive shim under the tailpiece - a piece of pickguard cut to size.

Not that it matters but I take full credit for being the first person to correctly identify that the bass was indeed the one JPJ was playing in that grainy photo (previously thought to be a 4005).

[jps]

I love the look of these and I've seen some modded 4004s posted in the past. If one was hanging up in a store it would be hard to pass up.

Here's a Rick bass that was made with that bass in mind(not a repro, just inspired by it).

[sloop_john_b]

Love that one Jeff!

[teeder]

Love that one Jeff!

+1!

[jps]

Thanks, guys. That one certainly is special.