Model 4000

[chromium]

Is the market on Ric's kind of soft at the moment?  There was a '96 4001CS up a few weeks ago that I managed to resist with every fiber in my being (as much as I'd love it, there are other basses I want more).  It had some minor road rash, I don't think it had the cert, and someone had swapped out the 'guard (which is something I'd probably do anyway, if I had one - not big on sig basses).  Seemed the $2200 price reflected any of the negatives and then some.

Not a single bid on it.

[eb2]

I think Ricks always go through up and down periods, like anything.  I suspect the dot-inlay variants are stronger in the two pickup mode than the 4000, which has always been the case.  It is just going to be harder to pop over the $2 grand point for that model.  It is probably true of the glued in neck variants as well - either way.  The odd 4001 with glued neck will be less hot, and the odd 4000 with neck through will be hotter to move.

Now if one of the 30" scale versions would pop up, then we could have some fun!