slazman Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 (edited) After much thought I am posting my beloved [b]Rickenbacker 4003[/b] for sale. My band is in limbo at the moment and I don't have any gigs, my Wife wants a new kitchen, I cannot justify two bass guitars so I have decided to hang on to my G&L. [b]It is a 2005 model in Mapleglo[/b] with original Ric case. I love Mapleglo - the grain of the wood makes each bass unique - I hope you can see that. It is strung with Elite nickels. [b]I am looking for £1150[/b]. Alternatively I would only consider part trade/part cash for a 1x15 or 2x10 lightweight combo - probably only Markbass or Gallien-Krueger. The bass has an interesting feature with a block installed behind the treble pickup - this was done by a previous owner. It addresses the known issue of playing finger style whilst retaining the bass pickup cover which is so much part of the Rickenbacker's unique style. The block does not interfere at all playing with a pick. I have tried to capture a blemish on the inlay around the body (last photo), bottom right under the treble volume control. There is also a slight ding on the bottom rear of the headstock which I can feel but it is so small I cannot photograph it even with a macro setting. There is very minor marking on the back of the body which can only be seen when held at a particular angle to the light and is not apparent on the photograph of the back. I have tried to do the bass justice with the attached photographs but they fall a bit short of the real thing, however anyone is welcome to inspect hands on. For the logistics of collection/delivery, I am based between Nottingham and Derby, 2 miles form M1 J25. I do travel regularly on business - particularly down to Croydon, occasionally the North West and South West (as far as Exeter). I do not want to trust this to any couriers and would be happy to travel a reasonable distance for a half way meet up if at least a deposit was paid prior to travelling. If you are interested PM me with your location and I will see what I can do. Edited March 9, 2011 by slazman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slazman Posted February 27, 2011 Author Share Posted February 27, 2011 Supply and demand early price reduction bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slazman Posted March 1, 2011 Author Share Posted March 1, 2011 Wow ... I knew the market place was slow but felt I was asking a realistic price bump! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martthebass Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 [quote name='slazman' post='1146103' date='Mar 1 2011, 05:33 PM']Wow ... I knew the market place was slow but felt I was asking a realistic price bump![/quote] Join the queue S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jontywisp Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 PM sent to seller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AinsleyWalker Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Is this still going?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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