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eb2

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This looks fun
« on: September 11, 2012, 09:37:16 AM »
Anyone know the scoop on this?  I am guessing it started out as a regular later 4000.

http://www.rocknrollvintage.com/proddetail.asp?prod=Rickenbacker-4000-58-Copy-Fireglo-062912
Model One and Schallers?  Ish.

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Re: This looks fun
« Reply #1 on: September 11, 2012, 09:39:11 PM »
Judging by solid aluminum horse-shoe and bridge, IMO it looks a lot like a custom build by Dale Fortune.

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Re: This looks fun
« Reply #2 on: September 12, 2012, 07:18:37 AM »
Wouldn't surprise me if it's one of Dale's. I don't think it's a modded later 4000.

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Re: This looks fun
« Reply #3 on: September 12, 2012, 07:21:10 AM »
Doubt it was from a later 4000. Single-pickup 4000's from mid 1972 onward were set-neck and would have the darker shedua strip down the middle of the neck (and headstock), but not in the body as it was not "neck through." Don't know the origins of this one. It would be interesting to know if this one has the thick body like the originals. They were approximately 1 5/8" (41mm) thick. Sometime in 1961 they reduced the weight by making the body thinner – to about 1 1/4" (31mm) , but that affected the balance, necessitating the increased length of the upper body horn to move the strap pin "up neck" to reduce neck dive.
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Re: This looks fun
« Reply #4 on: September 20, 2012, 12:00:08 AM »
Yep!Thats Dales.It does in fact have the thicker body like the early basses. :)
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Re: This looks fun
« Reply #5 on: September 21, 2012, 07:16:55 AM »
It must be nice to be able to build any Ric you want.
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