NikNik Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 (edited) Some much wrong, here. Wrong tuner keys, bushings missing, that awful rout, the awful replacement nut, and the incorrect replacement TRC. No 'under the hood' or output sockets pix. Would put £20 on a P-bass route being up at the neck pup area, too. 1970 4001 Edited June 22, 2019 by NikNik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidder652003 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 you could get a nice gypsy style caravan for 4K, pretty similar. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_c2 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 ....or quite a reasonable, low-mileage Fiat Panda. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Don't really know the values of properly old Ricks like this but £4K seems wildly OTT considering it's a borderline resto project. To add to the list, replacement pickup (looks like a modern hi-gain or a copy) screwed directly into the wood at the bottom of the route looks dodgy, considering how thin the bodies of these are, and the scratchplate's a new-looking replacement - should be plexi like the original trc. Fwiw I think the flat-key Grovers are legit - as far as I know these pre-date the more common wavy variety, and are a sight more rare. No idea where you'd get ferrules, though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4000 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 (edited) It is indeed wildly OTT given the state of it. I tried telling them but they wouldn’t have any of it. Complete and in decent nick the price would be about £4K, maybe a tad more. As it is, more like half what they want, if that. The flat Grovers are indeed more rare; I’ve got them on my favoured ‘72 and have never seen any for sale separately, although I haven’t been looking too hard. Edited June 22, 2019 by 4000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky 4000 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Yep, that's a wild price... it's been ruined by that routing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4000 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 It’d be a nice project if you had the bits and it was less than half the price. 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky 4000 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 (edited) 5 minutes ago, 4000 said: It’d be a nice project if you had the bits and it was less than half the price. 😉 Do you reckon the routing would be covered up by a standard pickup surround? Not quite - I reckon. Edited June 22, 2019 by Ricky 4000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4000 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 13 minutes ago, Ricky 4000 said: Do you reckon the routing would be covered up by a standard pickup surround? Not quite - I reckon. I’d fill in the worst of the routes and cover with a 60s style pickguard and treble pickup surround. Could refin but it’d be a shame to cover that Birdseye. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Looking at how the intonation is set on the bridge, I’d guess it has been used as a lefty too, hence the nut crime, so look for a big screw hole in the lower horn to go with the other violations. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2112 Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Dear me. I thought the classic car bubble had brought some right tat to the surface but this takes the cake. That said, in amongst the usual great selection of basses at The Gallery they have loads of naff old Fenders at wild prices too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ade on Bass Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 “A few dings and scratches” ? Possibly pushing their luck with the description.... 😊 Admittedly a later 1973 4003 model, but this is for sale at Norman’s Rare Guitars for 5k. Just for some perspective! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akabane Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Don't care about Ricks, but the guy should've definitely asked £4001. ... ... Ok, ok, I'll show myself the door 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikNik Posted June 24, 2019 Author Share Posted June 24, 2019 31 minutes ago, akabane said: Don't care about Ricks, but the guy should've definitely asked £40.01. ... ... Ok, ok, I'll show myself the door FIFY. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4000 Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 On 24/06/2019 at 00:14, Ade on Bass said: “A few dings and scratches” ? Possibly pushing their luck with the description.... 😊 Admittedly a later 1973 4003 model, but this is for sale at Norman’s Rare Guitars for 5k. Just for some perspective! Apart from my ‘73 4000, I’ve never played a ‘73 that I’ve liked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikNik Posted June 27, 2019 Author Share Posted June 27, 2019 2 hours ago, 4000 said: Apart from my ‘73 4000, I’ve never played a ‘73 that I’ve liked. I had a cracker: '73 cheq Fireglo. Another one released into the wild with no need for doing so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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