Nealepi Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 There is a bass on Ebay for sale and its description says “This iconic bass guitar is in great condition and plays lovely. Rare edition with chrome string guard.” surely its standard, The colour is pretty standard and the “string guard” is what a lot take off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 When people write "rare" in adds, I read it as "so unpopular/impracticable that manufacture was ceased almost immediately" 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Hi and welcome 👍. What bass is it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nealepi Posted July 5, 2021 Author Share Posted July 5, 2021 27 minutes ago, Reggaebass said: Hi and welcome 👍. What bass is it Not allowed to mention it in sales so just being cautious but Chris Squire and Lemmy had them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Dare Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Perhaps they mean rare as in under-cooked... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 I wouldn’t know what lemmy had 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waddo Soqable Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Just now, Reggaebass said: I wouldn’t know what lemmy had 🙂 Its a Rickenbacker Doc... 😱 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nealepi Posted July 5, 2021 Author Share Posted July 5, 2021 1 minute ago, Reggaebass said: I wouldn’t know what lemmy had 🙂 Ok 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Just now, Waddo Soqable said: Its a Rickenbacker Doc... 😱 Ah cheers 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waddo Soqable Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Could be the ad is for a "rickenFaker" copy type thing, that seems to create even more fear at it's mention than the real thing..! Mental isn't it..! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nealepi Posted July 5, 2021 Author Share Posted July 5, 2021 20 minutes ago, Waddo Soqable said: Could be the ad is for a "rickenFaker" copy type thing, that seems to create even more fear at it's mention than the real thing..! Mental isn't it..! Nah its genuine but just cant understand why anyone would say its rare ? Just makes me wonder if its not a scam using photos of previous sales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus Lukin Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 (edited) - Edited March 15, 2022 by Jus Lukin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nealepi Posted July 5, 2021 Author Share Posted July 5, 2021 24 minutes ago, Jus Lukin said: Without seeing the ad it's hard to say, and linking to it won't be allowed. If it's a 4005 then it I'll be rare, but a 4001/3 probably not. There are a handful of other Rick bass models, none of which are particularly common, so it depends how one defines 'rare'. Folks on Ebay are rather keen to use the term, it seems. 4003 Fireglow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waddo Soqable Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Not remotely rare then ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4000 Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Have just seen the ad. It’s a bog standard 4003 from several years back, before they reintroduced the full width inlays. And to be picky, it’s Fireglo, not Fireglow. 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nealepi Posted July 5, 2021 Author Share Posted July 5, 2021 1 hour ago, 4000 said: Have just seen the ad. It’s a bog standard 4003 from several years back, before they reintroduced the full width inlays. And to be picky, it’s Fireglo, not Fireglow. 😉 Tell me more about the full width inlays please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nealepi Posted July 5, 2021 Author Share Posted July 5, 2021 Never mind, just ordered Paul Boyers book 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 It’s certainly rare in my house, in fact I’m pretty certain there’s not even one in my road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 15 hours ago, Graham said: When people write "rare" in adds, I read it as "so unpopular/impracticable that manufacture was ceased almost immediately" I ignore the word completely in ads, it's almost never true. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Play ad bingo. When you see "original", "vintage" and "rare", all in one ad, you win a night of boozing, to dull that stabbing pain you feel in your brain, with a clear conscience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus Lukin Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 (edited) - Edited March 15, 2022 by Jus Lukin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 15 hours ago, Dan Dare said: Perhaps they mean rare as in under-cooked... 14 hours ago, Nealepi said: 4003 Fireglow In that case, surely it's Blue, not Fireglow ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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