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ilan:
A really nice one on eBay... Bob Atherton's '73 Fireglo 4000. We all love the 4001 deluxe features, checkerboard binding, crushed pearl inlays etc., but the elegant simplicity of the 4000... I can't take my eyes off these auction pics.

http://cgi.ebay.com/RICKENBACKER-4000-BASS-FIREGLO-1973-VERY-RARE_W0QQitemZ120264366209QQihZ002QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Bert:

Mine:

Dave W:
Elegant simplicity...that's an apt description.

I'm pretty sure this one will end up well beyond my reach but I could go for a 4000 reissue.

hieronymous:
I used to hate the idea of a single-pickup Rick - I thought it was just the stupidest thing possible - but I've since come around. I think the video of Stanley Clarke playing one in Bill Connors-era Return to Forever helped.

Fortunately I'm not a huge fan of fireglo so I'm immune to the one on eBay!

Bert:
I couldnt be happier with my first Rick than with any other bass I will ever get. My first Rick. I could hardly pay for it at the time but finally I had a real Rick! But somehow I always had the feeling I missed a neck pickup. Once I had a Rick with a neck pickup I knew for sure.

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