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The John Paul Jones Rickenbacker

Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2024 12:52 pm
by 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.

Re: The John Paul Jones Rickenbacker

Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2024 8:52 pm
by 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.

Re: The John Paul Jones Rickenbacker

Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2024 12:20 pm
by 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 :wink: :lol: 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).

Re: The John Paul Jones Rickenbacker

Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2024 1:04 pm
by jps
bugman wrote: Mon Aug 19, 2024 8:52 pm 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).
4004L SPC-Stickley 819 Sideboard-1200_2263.jpg

Re: The John Paul Jones Rickenbacker

Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2024 6:26 pm
by sloop_john_b
Love that one Jeff!

Re: The John Paul Jones Rickenbacker

Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2024 8:40 am
by teeder
sloop_john_b wrote: Tue Aug 20, 2024 6:26 pm Love that one Jeff!
+1!

Re: The John Paul Jones Rickenbacker

Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2024 12:02 pm
by jps
Thanks, guys. That one certainly is special. :D