•  Model
     4001
  •  Strings
     4
  •  Finish
     Fireglo
  •  Manufacturing Date
     1978-04
  •  Serial #
     RD1954
  •  Celebrity owned
     Bruce Foxton
  •  Registration Date
     Sep 07 2010
  •  Country
     United Kingdom
  •  State/Province
     London
  •  Lefty
     No
  •  Collected Item
     Yes
  •  Registered User
     Yes
  •  Comments
     http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?from=searchresults&pos=8&intObjectID=3507819&sid=2c51270b-b912-464d-b488-7db829d9ab99

    A 1978 Rickenbacker 4001 bass guitar serial number RD 1954, sunburst finish, doublecutaway body and neck with maple and shedua laminates, headstock with Rickenbacker on truss cover, 20 fret bound rosewood fingerboard with triangular inlays, two pickups, selector switch and four controls, tailpiece with mute and chrome pickguard, signed by Bruce Foxton in black felt pen; with hardshell case; accompanied by an autograph letter, signed, from Bruce Foxton stating that this guitar was ..used at the Townhouse Recording Studios in the following sessions: News of the World, David Watts, Eton Rifles. The infamous long sustain (sic) notes on 'Eton Rifles' were in deed plucked on this guitar. Take good care of it. Cheers, Bruce Foxton, 1p. (2)
  •   This item was identified as a Late vintage (1973 up to and including 1983) instrument
      The following is a summary of sales of above referenced model gathered from actual sales on eBay:
      *Basis for comparison: Same model, same strings number, same "special" features, same era

      Sample type  Min  Avg  Median  Max  Sample Size
      Same model, same era:   $710  $1784  $1695  $4995  1369

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