hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1991-Rickenbacker-4001CS-bass-guitar-custom-white-/320847083808?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item4ab3f9f920"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1991-Rickenbacker-4001CS-bass-guitar-custom-white-/320847083808?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item4ab3f9f920[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oopsdabassist Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 UGH! what a waste of a 4001CS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted February 12, 2012 Author Share Posted February 12, 2012 [quote name='Oopsdabassist' timestamp='1329061038' post='1536604'] UGH! what a waste of a 4001CS [/quote] Quite. Don't get me wrong, The Bee Gees have written some classics, but I don't love 'em enough to do that to a CS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacker Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Wonder why he did that? I know someone on Prickresource did this to an old V63 or somesuch. Can't figure why you'd do that to a CS unless it's taken some damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairyhaw Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Looks like it might be something to do with Pete out of Seyes. He used to actually own Maurice's RM1999 if I remember. Though it would have been nice to see the vermillion wings kept, I don't see anything wrong with the colour. The cream was prone to colour bleed from guitar stands anyway and as someone else mentioned it may have seen heavy gigging action. Doesn't look like a '91 though; headstock shape suggests post '97. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 What did he do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacker Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Plus, if he's gone to that much trouble, why didn't he get the neck, headstock and upper horn reshaped to the RM1999 spec? That guitar will have the fatter neck than the earlier CS and V63 models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacker Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 TBH, I've got a fat-neck V63 that has considerable stand-damaged and coincidentally I'm sending it over to Jimmy Moon in Glasgow later in the year to get it reshaped and resprayed off-white but I'll keep the wings on the headstock visible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacker Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 (edited) Actually, if you look at it again, the pic withe the bass upright ona chair, it appears to have the longer 'cresting wave'. Edited February 13, 2012 by Stacker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 "[color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]to emulate the iconic 1964 Rickenbacker 4001s of the late Bee Gee Maurice Gibb"[/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]Now that's what I call a niche market...[/size][/font][/color] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacker Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 It is PG's. Sale is also on Prickresource. Refinishing was done due to blemishes, as surmised by Hairyhaw. But I woulda defo left the wings visible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacker Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 He's also got a fat-neck [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1999-Rickenbacker-4001V63-Fireglo-bass-guitar-/320847074500?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item4ab3f9d4c4"]V63FG[/url] up there for sale, and at a reasonable price, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairyhaw Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 [quote name='Stacker' timestamp='1329133767' post='1537499'] He's also got a fat-neck [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1999-Rickenbacker-4001V63-Fireglo-bass-guitar-/320847074500?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item4ab3f9d4c4"]V63FG[/url] up there for sale, and at a reasonable price, too! [/quote] That's actually a really good price considering V63's tend to go for silly money. I'd consider myself....if I wasn't skint! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oopsdabassist Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 But..but..it was a CS....doing that to a CS is sacrilige, go mess up a normal Ric fine, but not one made in Homage to Mr Squire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkpegasus4001 Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 [quote name='Oopsdabassist' timestamp='1329146734' post='1537787'] "go mess up a normal Ric fine" [/quote] No it isn't !! go bug**er up a copy instead! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkpegasus4001 Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 [quote name='Johnston' timestamp='1329131248' post='1537438'] I actually quite like that. [/quote] Me too.....but in NO WAY would I have altered a 4001CS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stag Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 Yes, it *was* a CS... But i like it in white... I wouldnt have done it to my CS if I owned one tho! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegreenman555 Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Surely to god it would've been worth more as an original CS?! Sacrilege!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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