Cool Rics on eBay / Reverb / Craigslist

[felig]

4005 Jetglo - great color for 4005s IMHO. $13,500 starting bid.

It's hard to be sure, from the photos, but it looks as though the bridge is not original--it looks identical to the bridge (also not original) that is on my '66 4005 WB--larger saddles, thumbwheels for bridge height adjustment, etc.  Again, I might be wrong, but that's the way it looks on my monitor.

Here's mine for comparison:

[ilan]

2050 El Dorado - JG/gold hardware. Modded to fretless and the back of the neck is shaved - easy restoration. $799 starting bid. Rare bass and IMHO the prettiest of the 2000 Series.

[Highlander]

Yep, a mighty fine lady...

[SeanS]

Quite a lot wrong here, if it's a 72 that is......     http://cgi.ebay.com/1972-Rickenbacker-Fireglo-4001-Bass-FREE-SHIPPING-/220759560009?pt=Guitar&hash=item33664b8f49

[ilan]

Agree. The body/neck is May-Aug '73, the jack plate serial number is May '72, and the TRC is post-'75.

Still a very nice Fireglo.

[bassplayer8953]

And an exceptionally clean 4005 Fireglo - almost TOO clean.

Me want!!!   (but not for 12K)

[ilan]

An interesting one - 1982 Jetglo with black plastic and pinstripe double binding. I like one-offs from RIC. This precedes the Shadow by four years.

[Dave W]

That's in very nice shape.

[ilan]

First time I see a Ric-Outlet one-off creation back on eBay. This one was made from old stock surplus 4002 body wings, with checkerboard binding. Half-inch neck pickup spacing... Doesn't get much cooler than this IMHO.

[gearHed289]

I'd have it re-finished in Autumnglo. 

[ilan]

Norman's Rare Guitars (suppliers of Nigel Tufnel's collection!) have a cool 4005WB:

[ilan]

A 4003SPC Tuxedo - starting at $1,500:

[Dave W]

That's in reasonably good shape. Price ought to go well above the starting bid.

[Denis]

Something about the overall design of the 4001/4003 keeps me from warming up to black pgs, trcs and hardware on them.
The yellow 4001 at Harry's even has black binding, though the tuners and pups are chrome.

[Hornisse]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-1977-Rickenbacker-4001-Bass-Guitar-/260774234732?pt=Guitar&hash=item3cb75b0a6c

$1200 for a black 1977 4001!

Edit: Holy Crap!  The bass didn't last 4 minutes on Ebay.