My old beat up Rickenbacker 4001

[Stag]

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

Edited June 7, 2007 by Stag

[fleamail]

Everytime I see a cream Ric it grows my GAS for getting one even bigger!!!

[paul, the]

I don't think I've seen one that colour.

Arrr she's a beaut'.

[woodenshirt]

Like that a lot Stag.....

Unusual to see the split guard on the 4001.... weren't they normally on the early 4003's?

Great looking bass in a cool finish,

Mart

[beerdragon]

Nice, year of make?

[Stag]

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 :-)

[Oxblood]

[quote name='Stag' post='14351' date='Jun 8 2007, 07:36 PM']I was a bit "Eh?" about the split pickguard as well! Bit of an oddity I must say.[/quote]
You lucky cuss. Give it to me! I'd kill for a split pickguard on my 4003. It would make it SOOOOO easy to do electronic work, not having to loosen all the strings and v-e-r-y c-a-r-e-f-u-l-l-y slide the big pickguard (with the neck pup attached) so as not to scratch the top of the body.

[Stag]

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

[Bassassin]

[quote name='Stag' post='14351' date='Jun 8 2007, 07:36 PM']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]

It's odd alright! Says 4001 on the TRC, has a mid 80s split plate & big gap between neck & pup, and early 70s wavy Grovers. Is the colour a refin, do you think? Usually the white (I'm guessing it would have been white but has aged rather nicely!) went with black hardware/ binding - I can see paler binding on yours, if I'm not mistaken.

I'd guess it's a bit of a hybrid or a one-off. Either way, it's right luvverly!

Jon.

[stingrayfan]

Nice bass! I can't see me ever buying one but I think they look and sound like nothing else.

[Stag]

I have always had my suspicions that its a refin, and if its the case they did a crackin job on it I must say, no blemishes or tone changes in it (apart from the lovely nicotine stains where I used to stick fags under the strings at the top, oh dear). Could be a hybrid jobbie as well... but all the parts are definitely Rick :-)