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I've decided to sell my 1978 Rickenbacker 4001 in JetGlo. I have two and I need to sell one in order to buy a Fender Precision. It's in very good condition, some minor dinks and chips from it's 34 year history. In particular there is some buckle rash close to the jack plate, and wear to the lacquer on the neck, where the bass would normally be held (see pics) The bass was recently setup at Rickysounds and fitted with Rotosound strings. At the same time, I bought a replacement pickguard as the original had a crack (I still have the original). I've obscured the serial number in the pictures, but will happily provide it to any potential buyer via email/pm. I believe it has been re-fretted at some point (see pics) - it shows no sign of fret wear. The bass comes with a proper Rickenbacker Deluxe left handed case - as rare as the guitars themselves and worth a good few quid by itself. The case has a crack at the corner, which I've glued to prevent it spreading. It doesn't affect the integrity of the case.
The bass owes me £1700. That's the price, it's firm and I won't sell for less. If I can't achieve that, I'll keep it and think of another way to raise the cash for the p-bass! I'd consider a trade/part exchange for a P-bass - American or Japanese, please let me know what you have.
Thanks for looking!