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I've never seen this before...

Not sure it's a bargain - several have sold for that sort of money. https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=sterling+ray34&_sacat=0&rt=nc&LH_Sold=1&LH_Complete=1 There are a few offered at significantly higher prices, in the hope of people not twigging that Sterling is MM's equivalent brand to Fender's Squier.

Rare = expensive (Whether or not it's worth it!) OTOH, new ones are £600! https://www.rosetti.co.uk/rickenbacker-vintage-reissue-case-4000-bass-series

I've seen AI-generated descriptions in watch for sale ads too.

I've seen that one for sale a few times - too rich for me, though.

That description is utterly ridiculous. It's a shame the AI can't help them out by reading the headstock on this one... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/116000116589

Cheapened? Those Squier Broncos are sub-£100 instrumants!

I have a Flyte bass; I took it to the Bass Bash (you were in the room with it @TheGreek). That one now makes it 4 I have seen. I wouldn't mind a Riverhead too!

Press on the 1st and top fret and there should be a business card's gap at the 12th fret. String height is as low as it'll go without choking the notes!

How strange - just yesterday I was in a thread about another brand of bass which people say is difficult to play and I said: "I think if you've played a Jazz all your life and then swap to another brand (Warwick, Ric, etc.) it may seem odd, but that's down to closed minds rather than issues with the instruments themselves; in extremis, some folks find it odd to go from a Jazz to a Precision and in the olde days there was a thing of putting Jazz necks on Precisions."

OK - why's the Sheehan pedal downside-up?

Might be useful as a fender...

The wing separation suggests there's more to it.

You don't need to go so elaborate - check out the splitter box earlier in the thread.

This one appears to have neck-lift. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/166459748088 Hope the buyer knows how to sort it.

Hmmm - I'm about £23k short of the asking price.

Yep - that's its shortcoming.

Sure... There's a GigRig Cinco-Cinco patch bay at the right side and I currently have it wired up for just one in and one out; I use EBS Flats. Also underneath is a CIOKS DC-7 power supply and a Neuro MIDI adapter for the C4. The Microbass 3 is the hub of the board and its input and output are wired to the Cinco-Cinco. The Microbass 3's Fx loop connects to either end of the Quartermaster and 4 of its loops are connected: C4 MP-40 SS-11 HX Stomp The Quartermaster serves several purposes: It takes the effects out of circuit when not in use; in particular the HX Stomp changes the sound even on "bypass". It allows effects settings to be changed silently (ie. when they're switched out). The on/off switch is easily accessible and the LEDs are easy to see. There are a couple of supplementary controls there: The Morningstar MC6 (bought from Thorpy) connects MIDI via the Nuro Hub to the C4, as the one button simply isn't enough. The unit's physical area is fine, but I'd prefer it wasn't quite so tall on the board; maybe there'll be something come along in due course (I think the newer one with colour display is still tall). Alongside the HX Stomp is a Ninja Fox two-button switch which connects to the TRS expression jack input and I have set to do up/down on the Stomp. The 5th switch on the Quartermaster is a custom on/off a previous owner had (which I haven't found a use for) and the 6th one is probably to connect to a second patch bay (Cinco-Cinco or similar) to go to a second pedalboard with extra effects (I like the EH "9" range). Overall, I'm happy with the units there, but I do need to spend some quality time programming them. (I don't recall who was next to me at the Bass Bash, but he had some rather nice patches on his C4.) The Microbass 3 is a GREAT pedal, but I do wish they'd done two clean channels rather than the 2nd one being drive; I've tried using my Rickenbacker in stereo there, but the second channel just plain sin't as good. (They do the Stanley Clarke acoustic bass one, so maybe one day...) I think I also need to run over them with a duster! 🙂

Mine made an appearance at the Bass Bash; I've still got to spend some quality time with the programmable gadgetry on there, though.

The case of the 10 year old thread... 🙂

Yep - "vintage" = £££...

I think the "tech" needs a decent soldering iron.

@luckymauroFYI - this isn’t mine; I just inserted the picture from the ad in the OP.

I think the old tailpiece/bridge assembly is discontinued. Yep - the 4001/4003 has evolved over the years. One thing I don't like about the current 4003 models is the shifting of the tailpiece away from the end of the body.