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  On 23/05/2019 at 16:08, BigRedX said:

So why are you giving him publicity by publishing links to his sale items?

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Grown ups can decide if they want to buy fire-salvage or not! I thought his 'Hendrix' comment was quite funny 🙂

Plus I thought this topic was for 'weird' as well as wonderful...

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This has been listed for ever.   A 4005 is about the only bass I still GAS for,    but I think "you can't polish a turd" sums up this example.......:/

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  On 24/05/2019 at 09:01, Shaggy said:

This has been listed for ever.   A 4005 is about the only bass I still GAS for,    but I think "you can't polish a turd" sums up this example.......:/

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Yep - I think this one is beyond polishing; it'd make a wall-hanger in a man cave.

Mind you, I have this one in need of repair, after a fall; it's a Shaftesbury (Rickenbacker never made this precise model of bass).

 

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  On 25/05/2019 at 07:04, prowla said:

Yep - I think this one is beyond polishing; it'd make a wall-hanger in a man cave.

Mind you, I have this one in need of repair, after a fall; it's a Shaftesbury (Rickenbacker never made this precise model of bass).

 

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Nice - always quite fancied one of those Shaftesburys (who made some of the more decent 1970's copies) - it's more a bass version of the Ric 330 guitar, whereas the 4005 is a bass version of the 360 guitar, with more rounded upper and lower body horns.

Rick's Fine '52 has a couple of awesome custom made 4005's (non-Ric) hopefully he'll stop by and post some pics......9_9

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  On 25/05/2019 at 17:38, Shaggy said:

Rick's Fine '52 has a couple of awesome custom made 4005's (non-Ric) hopefully he'll stop by and post some pics......9_9

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I never pass up an opportunity to whip mine out. Made by the same luthier as Rick's Fine' 52 (I think). 

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Given the price genuine ones command that wreck of a shell on ebay might not be that rediculous. I'd never go near it but at around a third of the cost of a complete one who knows? It is an absolute turd though. 

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  On 27/05/2019 at 20:41, Maude said:

I never pass up an opportunity to whip mine out. Made by the same luthier as Rick's Fine' 52 (I think). 

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Given the price genuine ones command that wreck of a shell on ebay might not be that rediculous. I'd never go near it but at around a third of the cost of a complete one who knows? It is an absolute turd though. 

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Absolutely stunning bass....:x

if it's the same luthier, I understand he hand cast the ""R" tailpiece, using an original as a template

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  On 28/05/2019 at 19:32, Shaggy said:

Absolutely stunning bass....:x

if it's the same luthier, I understand he hand cast the ""R" tailpiece, using an original as a template

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Thank you, it is rather nice🙂

Yes makes his own R tailpieces and bridges, a very talented chap. 

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