Stag

Them pickups are mint mate :-)

I could do with sorting the electrics out actually. It buzzes a lot :-(

[quote name='lowhand_mike' post='17091' date='Jun 13 2007, 06:16 PM']cool cheers, just found one but didn't look cos they keep being taken off the sites, oh and it like em fairly hectic but looks like he got paid by the note for that one. [/quote]

Did he play that one with a pick? Its a bit mental... I remember having that over the PA before my band were due to due our second set and a little group of the audience went mad for it (musicians as I found out after the gig) and let's just say trying to follow YYZ isnt the easiest thing to do! LOL

they do look a bit pony but for £61 its very reasonable, particularly for plonking about at home on. I might get one! :-p

My budget is about £250 to £350 which should be possible. Conflicting camps here again... wonder if ill pluck up the courage to take the plunge!!!

October 1982 according to the serial number. It is an odd thing, which is half the reason I bought it... about 7 years ago now.

woodenshirt : I was a bit "Eh?" about the split pickguard as well! Bit of an oddity I must say.

One of these days ill use the neck pickup :-)

[quote name='woodenshirt' post='14311' date='Jun 8 2007, 06:06 PM']Deer Stag,

Great to have you with us,

(Sorry about the deer/dear thing just couldn't resist it)

Mart.[/quote]

The "Deer" thing has been mentioned before! hehe!

Cheers guys

Okay, this is my gigging weapon! Its been stuck into a few ceilings, had a tuning peg broken clean off it and pinned back in professionally, there's a belt buckle mark the size of the Grand Canyon on the back, the nut comes loose when you restring it... but it still sounds ace!

Cheers

Looks like its been kept in really good nick... like it

A fair while ago on the BW forums I was sniffing around to see if anyone had a Musicmaster they wanted rid of. I've been doing a little research and it appears that most people fall into two camps regarding their opinion on the lil' bebe basses.

CAMP 1 - (ooer!!) They are great, portable punchy basses. They're a bit odd, and that's cool, right?

CAMP 2 - (hiya!!) They are utter sh*t and arent worth buying, wooly farty sounds and cheaply made. Booooo!!!

Has anyone out there owned one? I seem to be obsessed with the idea of getting one but it might help if I knew a bit more about them before I part with hard earned cash from my bonus. I should point out that my right thumb got fractured some time ago and hasnt been the same since (drunken accident, and playing in goal dont help) so my logic is it might make it a bit easier to play than my Ricky 4001 all the time.

Opinions and views would be most welcome guys and gals....

Hi all - im Stag, was an infrequent visitor to BW before and an acquaintance of DOOD!

Ill keep it short...

Basses : 1982 4str Rickenbacker 4001 in cream, Washburn 4str B-20 (odd looking fing), 4str Aria Pro II ZZB Deluxe (defretted)

Amps / Cabs : 300w Trace Elliott GP7 SMC head, 1x15 Trace cab w/ 10in horn (seriously!) and a sh*tey 2x10 ADD for top end.

ill try and post a bit more now DJV!