'73 mapleglo checkerboard binding.

godofthunder · January 27, 2012, 02:34:29 PM

Man I gotta tell ya my finger is a twitch'n. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rickenbacker-4001-bass-1973-Natural-original-case-/230736877951?pt=Guitar&hash=item35b8fd597f

dadagoboi · January 27, 2012, 03:37:11 PM

It's over 300 miles away from me or I'd check it out for you. $75 seems reasonable to take a look.

Dr Quist · January 27, 2012, 04:54:47 PM

I will bet money my name is inside that bass

godofthunder · January 27, 2012, 05:53:24 PM

Did you sell it or was it stolen?

Dr Quist · January 27, 2012, 06:09:37 PM

I made it . I worked at rickenbacker from July 20th 1972 until Oct 16th 1976

godofthunder · January 27, 2012, 06:11:46 PM

How cool! Are you considering buying it ? If so I'll back off on it.

Dr Quist · January 27, 2012, 06:17:57 PM

I don't want it at all.

Denis · January 27, 2012, 07:30:46 PM

Any of these names familiar? This one is actually a '76 so the '78 date could be a repair or something.

Dr Quist · January 27, 2012, 09:41:32 PM

Mike is Mike Molina .. funny guy

chromium · January 27, 2012, 10:13:26 PM

Cool MG, and welcome Dr Quist!

I didn't notice a name last I had my 73 open, but I do have a 78 "Maria"

Dr Quist · January 27, 2012, 11:52:19 PM

Maria was the gal who applied paste wood filler to EVERY instrument from 1973 until 1983

Dr Quist · January 27, 2012, 11:55:22 PM

Many of these 1970's instruments have L.C. and Radar inside them .

L.C. is Laura Clark .. she was there from around 1962 until she retired in the 1980's . she was the head of the paint clean up dept... she could scrape the binding clean of all color in a under two minutes. she was a machine and a fun lady .

Bob Radar ran the paint area prep squad. He was the 'King' of epoxy filler .

Denis · January 28, 2012, 05:51:09 AM

I always like hearing about the people who made our instruments. Welcome aboard and thanks for the cool info!

Dr Quist · January 28, 2012, 10:40:42 AM

in the bridge cavity there may also be on eof two signature.
Maria (again ) or Cecilia . Both worked in the prep area before the spray booth.

Some other names from cavities ;

Bill - this was Bill Meyers factory Supervisor.. the REAL guy in terms of the production .
Ruby - she was a binding scraper.. had long black hair to her waist .
Brian Cery - sander in the prep area , great guitarist
Dave Florio - did everything in the post woodshop-pre spray booth area
Reggie .. another prep guy ,
Joe Seibert - prep area and piano player .. very Winwood influenced.
Mike Baccharini- bassist and float worker who was moved around in the finishing building depending on where he was needed . I found his stolen bass about 6 years ago. a very cool story .

ilan · January 28, 2012, 12:41:51 PM

Mine (Oct. '73) has Ruby in the cavity.