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Topic: Cool Rics on eBay / Reverb / Craigslist (Read 369263 times)
gearHed289
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Posts: 4450
Re: Cool Rics on eBay
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Reply #735 on:
May 14, 2013, 08:36:17 AM »
4003S/5 -
http://www.ebay.com/itm/5-string-Rickenbacker-candy-apple-red-must-see-/171040447992?ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123
Too bad about the pickups, but that's an easy fix. And the pickguard. And the knobs...
Edit - maybe NOT so easy to find a 5 pole high gain for the treble position. Dual toasters would be good though.
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Dave W
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Posts: 22269
Got time to breathe, got time for music
Re: Cool Rics on eBay
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Reply #736 on:
May 14, 2013, 10:55:29 AM »
Too bad about the Yngwie connection.
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nofi
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Re: Cool Rics on eBay
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Reply #737 on:
May 14, 2013, 12:47:19 PM »
this is the only bass this person has ever had up for sale. everything else has been clothing. i'm just sayin'...
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the mojo hobo
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Posts: 1295
Re: Cool Rics on eBay
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Reply #738 on:
May 15, 2013, 04:37:55 AM »
And is it Ruby or refin? Listed as Candy Apple Red, not a Ric color, and I'm not sure but I think Ruby was replaced with Red before the S5 was introduced.
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gearHed289
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Posts: 4450
Re: Cool Rics on eBay
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Reply #739 on:
May 15, 2013, 07:30:48 AM »
Quote from: Dave W on May 14, 2013, 10:55:29 AM
Too bad about the Yngwie connection.
Ha ha! I actually did do a quick search on YouTube, and the clip I found had the guy playing a Peavey or something.
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Dave W
Administrator
Posts: 22269
Got time to breathe, got time for music
Re: Cool Rics on eBay
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Reply #740 on:
May 15, 2013, 08:38:49 AM »
I recall an article in BP or some other magazine about Barry Sparks. Whatever the story on this bass might be, he's for real. And
look at what he's playing now
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ilan
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Posts: 3912
Re: Cool Rics on eBay
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Reply #741 on:
May 15, 2013, 09:45:34 AM »
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The guy who bought the same bass twice — first in 1977 and again in 2023
ilan
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Re: Cool Rics on eBay
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Reply #742 on:
May 30, 2013, 10:48:59 PM »
RED '98 4003 in "reverse trim"
(chrome/white instead of the standard RED/BT) in Japan.
Seems like there's some color bleed into the binding. Like Midnight Blue did until RIC changed the formula.
Wait... could that be the reason RIC opted for BT as standard on Red and Midnight Blue in those years?
Link to the full photo album:
http://s868.photobucket.com/user/spazzman7/library/98RICK4003bass?sort=3&page=1
Actually it's nicer than bright white binding, the red color bleed gives it an aged look.
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Last Edit: May 30, 2013, 11:16:02 PM by ilan
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gearHed289
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Posts: 4450
Re: Cool Rics on eBay
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Reply #743 on:
May 31, 2013, 07:46:53 AM »
One of my least favorite colors, along with MapleGlo. But the white/chrome is way better than black with that "fire engine" look. OTOH, I do like black against MapleGlo...
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Dave W
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Posts: 22269
Got time to breathe, got time for music
Re: Cool Rics on eBay
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Reply #744 on:
May 31, 2013, 08:51:35 AM »
Ilan, you could be right about the color bleed and the choice of BT for those colors. Makes sense.
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ilan
Moderator
Posts: 3912
Re: Cool Rics on eBay
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Reply #745 on:
June 17, 2013, 05:29:17 AM »
An
'87 4003SPC Tuxedo
, refin'ed except for the fretboard.
Not listed as a Tux.
Looks like a nice restoration project and could go for a low price, especially since the seller doesn't know what he has there. Currently at $510 with no reserve.
EDIT
: sold for $1,029.
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Last Edit: June 19, 2013, 01:20:46 PM by ilan
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Paul Boyer
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Posts: 234
Re: Cool Rics on eBay
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Reply #746 on:
June 17, 2013, 06:55:38 AM »
Good candidate for going naked, too. I think the Tuxedo looks better without paint:
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ilan
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Posts: 3912
Re: Cool Rics on eBay
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Reply #747 on:
June 17, 2013, 07:17:14 AM »
I like the beat-to-hell look and, of course, the bright non-yellowed white.
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gearHed289
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Posts: 4450
Re: Cool Rics on eBay
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Reply #748 on:
June 19, 2013, 07:52:13 AM »
Gorgeous '71 here -
http://www.ebay.com/itm/290933070808?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
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ilan
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Posts: 3912
Re: Cool Rics on eBay
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Reply #749 on:
June 19, 2013, 08:40:59 AM »
Amazing cosmetic condition. What a beauty.
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