Stub Mandrel Posted May 21, 2019 Posted May 21, 2019 After you, folks: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1967-RICKENBACKER-4005-Bass-made-in-USA/173903831262?hash=item287d79e0de:g:C6EAAOSwNXpcDY15 Quote
BigRedX Posted May 22, 2019 Posted May 22, 2019 Our German "friend" at Music Outlet Shop. There ought to be a Basschat rule about not posting his stuff and giving him the publicity. Quote
Happy Jack Posted May 22, 2019 Posted May 22, 2019 All we need now is Music Outlet to be selling a Rickenbacker bodged by you-know-who and that would be all the boxes ticked ... 1 Quote
NikNik Posted May 22, 2019 Posted May 22, 2019 That thing has been up on his site for ten years, easy. Quote
NikNik Posted May 22, 2019 Posted May 22, 2019 3 hours ago, Happy Jack said: All we need now is Music Outlet to be selling a Rickenbacker bodged by you-know-who and that would be all the boxes ticked ... I would die a happy man if that ever came to pass. Quote
Stub Mandrel Posted May 22, 2019 Author Posted May 22, 2019 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1966-FENDER-MUSTANG-USA-CHARCOAL-EDITION-a-la-JIMI-HENDRIX/123749903589?hash=item1cd011ace5:g:oakAAOSwBG1cxh5G This guy should be done for 'cruel and unusual punishment'... Quote
BigRedX Posted May 23, 2019 Posted May 23, 2019 21 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1966-FENDER-MUSTANG-USA-CHARCOAL-EDITION-a-la-JIMI-HENDRIX/123749903589?hash=item1cd011ace5:g:oakAAOSwBG1cxh5G This guy should be done for 'cruel and unusual punishment'... So why are you giving him publicity by publishing links to his sale items? Quote
Stub Mandrel Posted May 23, 2019 Author Posted May 23, 2019 (edited) 28 minutes ago, BigRedX said: So why are you giving him publicity by publishing links to his sale items? 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... Edited May 23, 2019 by Stub Mandrel Quote
BigRedX Posted May 24, 2019 Posted May 24, 2019 Not that I am aware of. This thread should probably have been removed. Quote
Stub Mandrel Posted May 24, 2019 Author Posted May 24, 2019 1 hour ago, prowla said: Wow, is the no-Rickenbacker rule lifted? Lots of 'real' rics on eBay it seems. Most look a bit healthier! Quote
Stub Mandrel Posted May 24, 2019 Author Posted May 24, 2019 1 minute ago, BigRedX said: Not that I am aware of. This thread should probably have been removed. Have you looked at what I linked to? Quote
Hobbayne Posted May 24, 2019 Posted May 24, 2019 It doesn't look like a Rickenbacker. It doesn't look like anything. 💩 Quote
Shaggy Posted May 24, 2019 Posted May 24, 2019 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....... Quote
BigRedX Posted May 24, 2019 Posted May 24, 2019 2 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said: Have you looked at what I linked to? Yes. It's a rather worn Rickenbacker 4005 body and neck. Very obviously a Ric from the shape. Quote
prowla Posted May 25, 2019 Posted May 25, 2019 21 hours ago, 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....... 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). Quote
Shaggy Posted May 25, 2019 Posted May 25, 2019 (edited) 10 hours ago, 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). 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...... Edited May 25, 2019 by Shaggy Quote
Maude Posted May 27, 2019 Posted May 27, 2019 On 25/05/2019 at 18:38, 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...... I never pass up an opportunity to whip mine out. Made by the same luthier as Rick's Fine' 52 (I think). 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. Quote
prowla Posted May 27, 2019 Posted May 27, 2019 My 60s Ric made an appearance at last year's SE Bass Bash. (It's the white one.) Quote
Shaggy Posted May 28, 2019 Posted May 28, 2019 22 hours ago, Maude said: I never pass up an opportunity to whip mine out. Made by the same luthier as Rick's Fine' 52 (I think). 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. Absolutely stunning bass.... if it's the same luthier, I understand he hand cast the ""R" tailpiece, using an original as a template Quote
Maude Posted May 28, 2019 Posted May 28, 2019 18 minutes ago, Shaggy said: Absolutely stunning bass.... if it's the same luthier, I understand he hand cast the ""R" tailpiece, using an original as a template Thank you, it is rather nice🙂. Yes makes his own R tailpieces and bridges, a very talented chap. Quote
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