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Gear Discussion Forums => Rickenbacker Basses => Topic started by: ilan on January 23, 2009, 04:46:28 PM

Title: Couple of interesting Rics on the 'Bay
Post by: ilan on January 23, 2009, 04:46:28 PM
A refin'ed 1980 set-neck (http://cgi.ebay.com/Rickenbacker-1980-4001S-Bass-White-9-9-Condition-NR_W0QQitemZ110341723853QQihZ001QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) and an '88 neck-thru 4003S Jetglo (http://cgi.ebay.com/Rickenbacker-1988-4003S-Bass_W0QQitemZ320334203854QQihZ011QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)... A stunning five-string '97 Fireglo 4003S/5 (http://cgi.ebay.com/5-String-Rickenbacker-4003-S5-Bass-97-Fireglo_W0QQitemZ290290552040QQihZ019QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)... An '88 Mapleglo 8-string 4003S/8 (http://cgi.ebay.com/1988-Rickenbacker-Mapleglo-8-String-4003-Bass-Repair_W0QQitemZ250361913883QQihZ015QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) with body wing delamination... And an '86 Silver/BT (http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-1986-Rickenbacker-4003-Silver-Bass-Guitar-RARE_W0QQitemZ130282940246QQihZ003QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)...




Title: Re: Couple of interesting Rics on the 'Bay
Post by: Dave W on January 23, 2009, 07:23:32 PM
Love the 80 4003S. It's almost sure to end above my budget.  :sad:
Title: Re: Couple of interesting Rics on the 'Bay
Post by: eb2 on January 26, 2009, 10:01:41 AM
Ooops.  The 88 4003s is gone. 
Title: Re: Couple of interesting Rics on the 'Bay
Post by: Thornton Davis on January 26, 2009, 04:09:46 PM
The last new RIC that I bought was a Jetglo 4003S/5 in 2000. It was the worst bass that I ever owned. It quickly developed a number of issues (that I won't get into) that were so bad, it was returned to the factory and they determined it was not repairable so they offered to replace it with another new one in a different colour. I told them no thanks and the store returned all of my money in full. It also took them almost a year to determine that it was unrepairable before they made the offer to replace it.

TD