1975 Rickenbacker 4000 on ebay?

Started by mc900ftj, July 05, 2015, 03:38:47 PM

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Dave W

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July 20, 2015, 09:55:07 PM
That's in beautiful shape.

Alanko

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July 21, 2015, 05:42:45 AM
Quote from: hieronymous on July 07, 2015, 04:37:56 PMThe positive one: isn't that just part of the homespun Rickenbacker charm?

Its a bit like British aviation engineering. When they tried to upgrade the ageing Nimrod fleet of aircraft into the MRA4 variant, they were essentially bodging micro-engineered wings onto a fuselage built on wooden jigs in the '60s. Amazingly the wings didn't match the fuselage because each one was subtly different; a few inches here or there.

I guess Rickenbacker basses are made, to some degree, by eye. The bridges don't always sit on the centre line because they are mounted with the instrument strung to make sure the alignment is good at the end of the neck? I'm not sure, but I have a small amount of 4000 GAS after watching Stanley Clarke playing a Jetglo one in an early Return to Forever video a few weeks back.

gearHed289

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July 21, 2015, 08:31:29 AM
Quote from: hieronymous on July 20, 2015, 07:57:03 PM
How does this one look? (belongs to a friend)



Nice! Rare neck through. And a Hipshot bridge...

hieronymous

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July 21, 2015, 11:57:45 AM
Quote from: Alanko on July 21, 2015, 05:42:45 AM
I guess Rickenbacker basses are made, to some degree, by eye. The bridges don't always sit on the centre line because they are mounted with the instrument strung to make sure the alignment is good at the end of the neck? I'm not sure, but I have a small amount of 4000 GAS after watching Stanley Clarke playing a Jetglo one in an early Return to Forever video a few weeks back.
That RTF video definitely made me want a 4000 too! I always wondered what bass he was using on Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy - if it's the 4000 then that would be very cool.

I have a '76 4001 and the tailpiece/bridge wasn't in the right place - the bridge would tilt, resulting in the strings lying almost on the fretboard. It was off by almost a 1/4" of an inch! The luthier said that Ric was cranking out basses in the '70s and that there are quite a few like that...

hieronymous

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July 21, 2015, 12:04:23 PM
Quote from: gearHed289 on July 21, 2015, 08:31:29 AM
Nice! Rare neck through. And a Hipshot bridge...
Jeez, I wasn't even paying attention - of course it's a neck through so it won't make sense to submit it to Ilan's spatial analysis. Hey it was a busy weekend!   :mrgreen:

The owner had it strung with NOS Maxima/Rickenbacker flats - really low tension, low action, sweet bass!

Happy Face

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July 24, 2015, 09:16:59 PM
A player's bass. A good thing.
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