The Last Bass Outpost
Gear Discussion Forums => Rickenbacker Basses => Topic started by: ilan on August 15, 2008, 02:03:12 PM
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When was the last time you saw two of those on eBay? A Fireglo 4080 (http://cgi.ebay.com/Rickenbacker-4080-6-string-EC-double-neck-SUPERB_W0QQitemZ230280728829QQihZ013QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) and a very rare Mapleglo 4080/12 (http://cgi.ebay.com/Rickenbacker-4080-12-doubleneck-guitar-bass-SUPER-RARE_W0QQitemZ160269263138QQihZ006QQcategoryZ2384QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem).
(http://i10.ebayimg.com/06/i/001/03/e3/6933_12.JPG)(http://i4.ebayimg.com/01/i/001/02/bf/944d_1.JPG)
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Those are both getting up there but neither has hit its reserve yet.
The overall vintage climate may be a little sluggish but if you want to sell a Rick rarity then IMO it's a good time to be cashing out.
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The collector in me would love to own one of these someday, but the realist (and my back!) says it ain't gonna happen unless I happen across one where the owner doesn't realize what they have...
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It would be so cool to gig such a bass!!
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playing a double neck would be sort of lame unless you could play the guitar neck as well. mho.
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playing a double neck would be sort of lame unless you could play the guitar neck as well. mho.
Which would most likely require a completely different amp setup, which is another excuse not to invest. Good thing they never made a double-neck 4-string/8-string - that could tempt me!
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$6900.00 didn't meet the reserve...
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$6900.00 didn't meet the reserve...
The 4080/12 was relisted and is back on the 'Bay... the Fireglo sold for $4,300.
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The 4080/12 was relisted and is back on the 'Bay... the Fireglo sold for $4,300.
Sorry Ilan, I had forgotten that there were two up for auction.
I realize too that I actually know very little about these. The big issue is how it's wired - it looks like, from the question & answer in the original auction for the mapleglo, that with the standard wiring you can't send each neck out to a different amplifier? Now that I think about it, my Alembic doubleneck isn't wired that way either - you just switch between the necks - but the Rick is a bass and a guitar which to me would make sense to play through separate outputs/amps...
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If I had a 4080, I'd have the Ric-o-Sound thingy re-wired like you suggest - send each instrument to a separate amp. It makes perfect sense.
Is 14 1/2 lbs. that bad? A '79 Fender Jazz typically weighs 11lbs.+, and a Les Paul bass feels like 12-13 lbs....
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And now 3 CS's (http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?sofocus=bs&sbrftog=1&catref=C6&saaff=afdefault&sacur=0&fcl=3&frpp=100&from=R6&saslop=1&fss=0&satitle=ricken*+(cs%2C4001cs)&sacat=-1%26catref%3DC6&sargn=-1%26saslc%3D2&sadis=200&fpos=ZIP%2FPostal&sabfmts=1&ftrt=1&ftrv=1&saprclo=&saprchi=&salic=-15&fhlc=1&fsop=2%26fsoo%3D2&coaction=compare&copagenum=1&coentrypage=search&fgtp=)! Not as rare as a 4080 but I can't recall ever seeing 3 at the same time on eBay.
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And to think that I passed up a CS for $700 10 years ago.
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If it makes you feel better, Dave, I passed up a horseshoe-era 4000 for about the same asking price when I was still Ric-ignorant.
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Another 4080/12 on the 'Bay (http://cgi.ebay.com/Black-Rickenbacker-4080-12-doubleneck-guitar-bass_W0QQitemZ270271153573QQihZ017QQcategoryZ41439QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem), this time a Jetglo:
(http://i15.ebayimg.com/02/i/001/09/24/925f_1.JPG)
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That's too much...