Cool Rics on eBay / Reverb / Craigslist

ilan · March 27, 2009, 05:51:47 AM

Another one-off SPC from ric-outlet... the body wings were originally made for a 4002.

A rare white '72 with checkerboard binding, missing treble pickup surround:

A restored/refinished '69:

There's also a Shadow and a nice Azureglo with a reasonable BIN price.

No affiliation to any of those.

Barklessdog · March 27, 2009, 08:26:08 AM

That birdseye one is really cool.

Dave W · March 27, 2009, 09:53:10 AM

Yow! The 4003SPC MG/BT/CB is super nice.

hieronymous · March 27, 2009, 10:45:49 AM

Quote from: Dave W on March 27, 2009, 09:53:10 AM
Yow! The 4003SPC MG/BT/CB is super nice.

Ditto

gearHed289 · March 27, 2009, 12:36:05 PM

Yeah, the price on that SPC is going to get nutty. Too bad about the black hardware. $:-\$

gweimer · April 22, 2009, 12:48:02 PM

I just snagged an old Ric pickup off Ebay, and am also bidding on a Ric wiring harness. Next project bass is about ready to begin. Combo of Les Paul and Ric ideas.

gearHed289 · April 22, 2009, 03:57:41 PM

Quote from: gweimer on April 22, 2009, 12:48:02 PM
I just snagged an old Ric pickup off Ebay, and am also bidding on a Ric wiring harness. Next project bass is about ready to begin. Combo of Les Paul and Ric ideas.

Sounds like a winner!

Dave W · April 22, 2009, 04:55:37 PM

Quote from: gweimer on April 22, 2009, 12:48:02 PM
I just snagged an old Ric pickup off Ebay, and am also bidding on a Ric wiring harness. Next project bass is about ready to begin. Combo of Les Paul and Ric ideas.

Maybe you can combine an exploding "R" tailpiece with a snapping mahogany headstock.

gweimer · April 22, 2009, 06:12:38 PM

Quote from: Dave W on April 22, 2009, 04:55:37 PM
Maybe you can combine an exploding "R" tailpiece with a snapping mahogany headstock.

LOL! This bass is going have the Schaller 460 bridge I've been saving.

ilan · April 26, 2009, 12:03:55 AM

http://cgi.ebay.com/1976-RICKENBACKER-4001-bass-AUTUMNGLO-w-rare-binding_W0QQitemZ150341527746QQihZ005QQcategoryZ118984QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Drop-dead gorgeous Walnut 4001, double bound (inner white, outer black), black TRC and guard. Looks a lot like the Walnut 4002 prototype on the Smith book (p.211).

Ted Staberow over at the RRF says that it's a Walnut 4001 with double binding and that RIC has made a few like that. Still I think there's something special about this one, and it could be some sort of a test instrument. The non-stamped jack plate, the beveled edge guard (4002's had beveled edge guards), and what looks like a beveled-edge Plexi TRC.

Dave W · April 26, 2009, 12:37:00 AM

I even like the black trim on that one. I have to agree with you, that must be some sort of special experiment.

bobyoung · April 27, 2009, 12:28:31 AM

Quote from: Dave W on April 22, 2009, 04:55:37 PM
Maybe you can combine an exploding "R" tailpiece with a snapping mahogany headstock.

Haha! You remember the famous exploding "R" tailpiece too? Now that was funny

I love that all white 72, my favorite Rick color combination.

Freuds_Cat · April 27, 2009, 12:49:55 AM

That walnut ric is very sexy.

ilan · April 27, 2009, 02:30:12 AM

I have learned that RRF member Bryce Gracey was its previous owner, he posted this:

"i bought the bass from the original owner, he had a friend from Ric that helped him put the finish package together.

i'm not sure how it skipped a serial # - pssibly due to the shop worker passing it off directly to his friend?"

ilan · May 01, 2009, 04:18:54 AM

Two fivers (no affil.):

'88 4003S/5 Mapleglo/BT and '98 S/5 White/BT.