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There's a lovely 1992 4001v63 on reverb
Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2026 6:52 pm
by squirebass
One of my fave years for v63s but looks to be in very good shape...
Hope all you kids had a GREAT New Years, I hope ya'll been behavin' yerselves here in my absence!
Re: There's a lovely 1992 4001v63 on reverb
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2026 2:57 pm
by rickenbrother
Happy New Year to you as well, Gene.
My 4001V63 is from 1993, which is another of the favorite years of many for this model.
I can't say enough great things about mine. It gets high praised by anyone who plays it or just hears it.
Playing it here, strung with D'Addario Chromes ECB84 flatwounds in a British Invasion Tribute band.
Re: There's a lovely 1992 4001v63 on reverb
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2026 6:12 pm
by jps
My former April 15,1998 4001V63.
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Re: There's a lovely 1992 4001v63 on reverb
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2026 9:24 am
by teeder
My 1990.
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Re: There's a lovely 1992 4001v63 on reverb
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2026 9:15 am
by henry5
I had a V63 from around 1999 IIRC. Nice bass, but the neck was far too big for me. Ones prior to maybe 1997/98 (? more correct long headstock is the giveaway) have much nicer necks IMO. FWIW the necks on the 2 x CSs I’ve owned (‘91 and ‘96) have been glorious.
Re: There's a lovely 1992 4001v63 on reverb
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2026 12:45 pm
by jps
The neck on my V63 was virtually identical to those on the two '73 4001s I had (March and July). This was verified from measuring their girth (remember when we were doing that?).
Re: There's a lovely 1992 4001v63 on reverb
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2026 2:56 pm
by henry5
The neck on my ‘99 (think it was a ‘99, certainly the shorter headstock) was the biggest Rick neck I’ve owned by some margin. The same has gone for all the shorter headstock V63s I’ve played. Rick being Rick though, I’m sure they’re potentially all over the place.
Re: There's a lovely 1992 4001v63 on reverb
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2026 2:57 pm
by henry5
teeder wrote: Mon Jan 12, 2026 9:24 am
My 1990.
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Beautiful, Kevin.
Re: There's a lovely 1992 4001v63 on reverb
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2026 5:15 pm
by teeder
henry5 wrote: Wed Jan 14, 2026 2:57 pm
teeder wrote: Mon Jan 12, 2026 9:24 am
My 1990.
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Beautiful, Kevin.
Thanks Shaun!
After all the Ricks I've had through the years, this is the last one standing!
Re: There's a lovely 1992 4001v63 on reverb
Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2026 2:39 am
by RobW
I had a '92 4001v63 I sold for $800 in '96 at a music shop in Hollywood and I remember the guy saying "why are you selling this??" (I needed the cash).
One of the worst decisions of my life.
