Cool Rics on eBay / Reverb / Craigslist

[Dave W]

Yes. And the earlier mentioned one just got sold.

Well, well. Good for him. But he still only got his opening bid.

[ilan]

$3,860 for a '71 21-fretter? Seems like a soft market now for Rics.

[ilan]

Feb. '73 Jetglo w/all the goodies... $3K opening bid.

[ilan]

Shhhhh..... a modified Blackstar with $1,900 starting bid, listed as a "Rickenbacker 4003 Electric Bass"... I don't think the seller knows what it really is.



Is that a bow rosin canister he has there in the case?

[Dave W]

Maybe, maybe not. Seems high for a regular 4003 in that shape so maybe it's a stealth marketing strategy.

Does look like that could be a rosin canister. But why?

[ilan]

I have just noticed that the extra pickup in the case, supposedly the original, has a black handrest.  Blackstars (unlike Shadows and other Black Trim Rics) came with a chrome handrest in a black surround.

[Daniel_J]

Lovely '73.

Looks like the inlays are the standard pearl, I thought all full width inlays were the crushed pearl type.

[ilan]

These are transitional inlays. Until '73 the inlays were crushed pearl and full width, in '73 RIC started using the poured material but they were still full width, and in or around May '73 they introduced smaller inlays.

[Bert]

and in or around May '73 they introduced smaller inlays.

I have seen both with May's. My May had the smaller originaly, but now has full width inlays.

[ilan]

Beautiful crushers! Is that Paul W's work? The new binding with red dots is a nice touch.

[Hornisse]

That is really nice!  Both '74's that I once owned had red dots.  Was that the only period that had the red dots?

[ilan]

AFAIK yes, only '74 had red side position markers.

[ilan]

A stunning Fireglo S... neck-thru. Unrealistic BIN but the pics are borderline porn. Save them for your desktop wallpaper!

[Dave W]

Now that's the kind of Fireglo I like.

[Freuds_Cat]

Stunning