Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted November 25 Share Posted November 25 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/267073179522 This 4003 is listed as being a 2004/5 model in the title (and 2017 in the description) having been purchased by the seller as a teenager and then left unplayed for some undisclosed period of time. The pics don't look like a 20 year old bass — the roller bridge only arrived in the last few years and the skunk strip returned a few years after the new bridge, having being shelved in the mid 80s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwillett Posted November 25 Share Posted November 25 I found what I think is the first pic on an older advert from Reverb from a month ago. I looked at the case marker on the right. I was going to say I'm no Rickenbacker expert but will now just say I'm no expert. The pictures look identical to me. Sadly I have no idea how to look at old sold stock on Reverb. The second pic in the sequence of two is a standard pic. Wouldn't touch this with a barge pole TBH Rob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted December 3 Share Posted December 3 The 1st pic is a different bass to the others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted December 4 Share Posted December 4 ...lifted from https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/226401861215 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted December 4 Share Posted December 4 But even if it was fully right, why not save yourself a few quid and buy an absolutely brand new one from an actual dealer with a warantee and everything for that price? Its £50 cheaper from guitargutar, or £500 cheaper if you are happy with second hand for mint condition from andy baxter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted December 4 Author Share Posted December 4 6 minutes ago, Woodinblack said: £500 cheaper if you are happy with second hand for mint condition from andy baxter. Funny you should mention that; I placed an order with Andy yesterday, so there should be a NBD thread soon. 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted December 4 Share Posted December 4 Well, yes, I don't know andy baxters shop at all, but he seems well regarded and you have some chance of a followup if something goes wrong. There are a large number of people selling on ebay that don't seem to understand that if the full retail price of something is £3k, selling at 10% off that isn't a bargain, when you aer not providing the options, support and piece of mind that a shop is. Especially when most shops sell 10% below RRP anyway 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted December 4 Share Posted December 4 I've been to Andy Baxter's shop in East London; he was a bit off with me because I went without an appointment and phoned him from the street outside, but it was a genuine bricks'n'mortar place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kowad Posted December 12 Share Posted December 12 On 04/12/2024 at 10:39, Woodinblack said: Well, yes, I don't know andy baxters shop at all, but he seems well regarded and you have some chance of a followup if something goes wrong. There are a large number of people selling on ebay that don't seem to understand that if the full retail price of something is £3k, selling at 10% off that isn't a bargain, when you aer not providing the options, support and piece of mind that a shop is. Especially when most shops sell 10% below RRP anyway Stopped by his gaff in Leeds to pick up a half-tonne of Buzzard (in three-quarters of a tonne of case), not quite a shop as such but a very lovely space. Agree with Prowla, definite need to make an appointment in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted December 12 Share Posted December 12 20 minutes ago, Kowad said: Stopped by his gaff in Leeds to pick up a half-tonne of Buzzard (in three-quarters of a tonne of case), not quite a shop as such but a very lovely space. Agree with Prowla, definite need to make an appointment in advance. Was that the fretless Buzzard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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