Rick haters look away now...

[KevB]

The rest of you can have a quick drool and start filling in your lottery tickets...
[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RICKENBACKER-4002-BASS-1982-PRISTINE-Rare-hens-t-/140578558216?pt=Guitar&hash=item20bb229108"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RICKENBACKER-400...=item20bb229108[/url]

[GBass]

[spongebob]

One on E-bay in the UK last year didn't sell for about £2500 or less!

I was watching it (not to buy, just for interest) and couldn't believe it. It was a really nice example as well.

[Lfalex v1.1]

I like the binding.
I don't like the fact that the scratchplate doesn't match it.
That neck heel is utterly awful for a through-neck bass.
I don't mind Ricks [i]per se[/i] but I don't like the company's attitude to copies and the prices they charge /waiting times and all that business.
Still wouldn't buy one. Certainly not for big money.

[Dubs]

"For investors only".

Forgive my ignorance, but where the f*** is the investment opportunity in this?

[4000]

They're very rare. And some Ric collectors/players really, really like them. I played one once (maybe '82-ish???). Can't remember what it was like though, which I guess means it didn't blow me away.

[MoJoKe]

Never really been a fan of Ricks, but apart from that, if I was planning on spendng that amount of money on a bass I'd have to see it in the flesh, but to get my interest in the first place some better, clearer, pictures!

[charic]

If I won the euro I think I'd buy that and then get it road worn just to see peoples reactions.

It's already ugly anyway

[Dave Vader]

[quote name='MoJoKe' post='1312334' date='Jul 22 2011, 08:31 AM']Never really been a fan of Ricks, but apart from that, if I was planning on spendng that amount of money on a bass I'd have to see it in the flesh, but to get my interest in the first place some better, clearer, pictures![/quote]

Scroll down.....

[hairyhaw]

[quote name='4000' post='1311996' date='Jul 21 2011, 08:07 PM']They're very rare. And some Ric collectors/players really, really like them.[/quote]

Correctamundo. Never been a fan of them myself. I always felt the Rick holy grail was the RM1999.

[4000]

[quote name='hairyhaw' post='1312441' date='Jul 22 2011, 10:22 AM']Correctamundo. Never been a fan of them myself. I always felt the Rick holy grail was the RM1999.[/quote]

Indeed, something I'll sadly never own. However I obtained my own personal Ric Holy Grail in Feb of this year (a '72 Azure with full-width crushed pearl, checkered binding etc) so I can live with it.

[bassmachine2112]

Pants off

[rommi]

[quote name='charic' post='1312419' date='Jul 22 2011, 10:04 AM']If I won the euro I think I'd buy that and then get it road worn just to see peoples reactions.

It's already ugly anyway [/quote]

Haha +1

[Blademan_98]

I like it

I just wouldn't pay that for it even if I had the money

[bassmachine2112]

Fantastic piece of wood but does it sound any better than my 99 jetglo with the vintage circuit and a hipshot bridge ?

[alanbass1]

Not for me.....now another 4001 CS

[Stag]

I'd rather have a 4080

[chrismuzz]

I think it looks sexy... They can f**k off with the asking price though

[MoJoKe]

[quote name='Dave Vader' post='1312424' date='Jul 22 2011, 10:11 AM']Scroll down.....[/quote]


I did, but just saw a whole bunch of "mood lit" images where most of the bass was in darkness or blurry! I suppose anyone committed enough might print and cut out the bits that were brightly lit and assemble a collage, but you still wouldn't have enough to make a whole pic of a well lit bass!

Unless much mistaken its not new, and for this much I'd want to see what I was buying, not how "arty" the photographer!!

[KevB]

Was this the only model they produced with that funny 3 pin output jack in addition to the traditional stereo and mono outputs. I assume that is the low impedence output for studio work that is mentioned in the description? Never noticed one on any other rics.