Return Of The 4001V63 ...Well,..One Can Hope.

bill · Post by **bill** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 7:54 pm

Does anyone know if Rickenbacker has any plans to
produce any 4001s-style basses any time soon, besides the c64.Unfortunatly when I decided I wanted a v63 they stopped making them.I'd settle for a 4003s but they stopped making them too,only
leaving the pricey reverse-headstock c64 option.

dave4004 · Post by **dave4004** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 10:25 pm

Don't hold your breath.

marc67 · Post by **marc67** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 11:32 pm

Now that the C is out looks like nothing like that will happen. I got a C64 and it is a great bass but it aint no V63...

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Sun Apr 04, 2004 2:34 am

I'd like to see the return of the 4003-S series. I like the simplicity of the dot fingergboard and unbound body.

marc61 · Post by **marc61** » Sun Apr 04, 2004 4:05 am

I'd like to see the return of the checkerboard binding as an optional vintage upgrade like they do with the pickups and the knobs.

Probably impossible

dead_in_okc · Post by **dead_in_okc** » Sun Apr 04, 2004 6:09 am

IMHO,if they were to offer checkerboard binding as an option,they probably wouldn't have enough to fill the demand....I would think that's what most everyone would want...I know I would....

henry5 · Post by **henry5** » Sun Apr 04, 2004 9:06 am

And me! And while we're at it, bring back the wide crushed pearl inlays; if the 4003 was available with a toaster, wide inlays and checked binding I'd be in like Flint...one in every colour (sigh)!

beatlefan · Post by **beatlefan** » Sun Apr 04, 2004 9:38 am

Here we go again......

aceonbass · Post by **aceonbass** » Sun Apr 04, 2004 10:30 am

Okay....I need some clarification here on something. I'm well aware of the C64's cosmetic difference to the V63 but how can it be said that it is "no V63"? I don't get it. Aren't the rest of the parts and material specs the same as a C64?

marc67 · Post by **marc67** » Sun Apr 04, 2004 10:45 am

Not realy. I put my V63 next to my C64 and there are so many things that are different from the cosmetic point of view and its sound. Examples? tuning machines, nut, trc, pickguard (you can actually see the route that it covers) and even the bridge... did I forget anything?

marc67 · Post by **marc67** » Sun Apr 04, 2004 10:47 am

Yes. I forgot to correct my spelling mistakes...

aceonbass · Post by **aceonbass** » Sun Apr 04, 2004 10:57 am

Okay but you're talking cosmetically and when making a negative comparison between two similar Ricks the qualitative assessment should be playability and sound...IMHO.

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Sun Apr 04, 2004 12:45 pm

It would figure that when I was ready to buy a 4001V63, they stopped making them. I would order a 4001V64 if it didn't have that upside down headstock.

bill · Post by **bill** » Sun Apr 04, 2004 2:45 pm

I don't know why they had to discontinue the v63 when they started to make the c64.I'm sure someone from Rickenbacker could answer that question.But if they read this forum they must know Rickenbacker bass enthusiasts love the v63 and the simplified styling (and affordability) of the 4003s.MAKE IT.THEY WILL BUY IT.

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Sun Apr 04, 2004 3:15 pm

ok ... Ric ... Make more of these models ...

4001v63 4003s 4001cs 4003s5 4003s8

ok I won't mention 4002, 4005, 4004CI, 2000 and 3000 series ... and the black trim option

We always want what we can't have ...