WHUFC BASS

John made up a Rickenbacker 4001 loom for me and it was just perfect. Thanks John.

£455... Sorry, that's a great band, my favourite in fact, a great lineup too but I just can't justify that price.

Interesting,mine is as follows

Yep, that was me being a nobjob, I was in the stereo jack but in my defence, the toggle switch appears to have a loose connection as well which makes the sound intermittent. I've also discovered that the springs and screws from the bridge saddles are missing which I found out when I removed the strings and the saddles fell out. It's a shame as the sound is really nice and I'm really liking the thick baseball bat neck.

Well mine arrived today and I'm slightly disappointed with it. There's a number if faults that weren't in the description. Notably 1. The bridge is lifting away from the body resulting in high action. Common problem I know but wasn't advertised as such. Possibly a replacement bridge will solve this. (see pics) 2. Rear pickup doesn't work at all. I'm assuming the switch in the up position is rear, but either way it's as dead as disco. *EDIT* it's actually the neck pickup as I've just discovered that Rick's dont follow Gibson pup selector switches of the bridge pickup being the up position of the switch. 3. No strap buttons at all, not a biggie but again, wasn't advertised. 4. There's a crack along the neck, just below the binding, as far as I can tell, it's cosmetic (it's a 50 year old bass after all) but wasn't advertised. 5. There's a number of screws missing from the pick guard, TRC and Jack plate, again, easy fix but wasn't made clear. 6. The machine heads are loose when no strings are attached due to no bushings being present. Not sure if this is normal (assuming not) but I was going to replace the machine heads anyway. There's other cosmetic issues I'm willing to let go such as the back being sanded from what I can tell but that's not a major one for me as it'll be used mainly in the studio. I want to keep the bass as I love the chunky neck and weight if the bass so I've asked for £100 refund which I think is very reasonable. I'll keep you posted.

Wow, that's really nice, almost looks like Birdseye Maple from that camera angle. The chequerboard edge binding was what caught my eye when looking at the eBay ad as well as the bolt on neck. I've heard some stories about tuning stability and neck movement on the neck through copies as well as difficulties with setting the basses up but hopefully this one isn't too bad that a shim can't sort out.

£470 plus postage. I've actually never really liked Rickenbacker bass aesthetics and the eccentric bridge and awkward pickup cover but I've always loved the sound of them. A real Rick is just way out of my price range so I've never really coveted one but the other night I was on ebay and saw this and decided to put in a BID. Alcohol may have been involved in this but I always think that's the best time to buy something 😂

Thanks @Bassassin for the detailed response and to everyone who contributed. Are these rare ? I actually won this on eBay for not too much money. When it turns up I'll do a video with a description on how it plays and sounds

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Wondering if anyone can id this Japanese Rick Copy, I'm assuming it's a Matsumoko guitar but any idea of the brand?