The Last Bass Outpost

'Tis true. Here are the latest. I just sold the brilliant white V63 (refin) to a collector, but these four joined the Forest in the last year or so. First, a Turquoise 4004L Laredo where I swapped out the chrome hardware for gold. Since the body wings were made of the maple/walnut/maple sandwich anyway, this is nearly a thoroughbred 4004Cii now:

An early 4001CS Chris Squire Limited Edition that was refinished by Paul Wilczynski:

Don't know if ya'll know what a "real" Rickenbacker Tuxedo looks like, but they were a special painted all white over a 4003S with a maple fingerboard. Since the white usually yellows badly, they look pretty sickly to my eye. I prefer natural maple, so I had Larry Davis strip this one and apply a satin clear finish. I call it a "Naked Tux":

And last, a basket case 1972 4001 restored with a bright Azureglo finish by Larry Davis. The new bridge/tailpiece assembly is a concession to a full vintage restoration:

Beautiful grain on that MG!!

Isn't that Denver Pyle in your avatar?

DAVE! There you are! Long time no hear! No, actually, that one belongs to someone else and his is featured in the book as it is in stock condition. The one I bought from you received a volume/volume/tone mod back in 2004. Looks pretty much the same except the little microswitch has been replaced by a third knob. Still have it among the 21 in my "Rickenbacker National Forest."