Stupid question, this is a bass, right?

[Cat Burrito]

(see attached image) Looks like the 4001 / 4003 to me as the majority of Rickenbacker guitars have straighter headstocks but I just wanted to triple check. This is from a cool picture I liked.

[Huw Foster]

I'm not familiar with Rickenbackers at all, but judging from the size of the tuners I'd say it's definitely a bass!

[Clarky]

'Tis a 4001/4003. The tuners are staggered due to assymetric headstock shape

[Marvin]

It definitely could be a Ricky.

[Stylon Pilson]

It's definitely some variety of stringed instrument.

S.P.

[Cat Burrito]

Marvellous. Just a shame this thread now remains in the public domain with more than a hint of the suggestion that I might be an idiot!

[Marvin]

It's more than likely to be a Ricky because it looks very similar if not identical to this, which is definitely a ricky.

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[Bassassin]

It is a Rickenbacker 4003.

Not a 4001, because it doesn't have a skunk stripe, and not a copy, because it has the correct short-shaft Schaller tuners. You can just about see the "Rickenbacker" logos on the tuners - compare it to this big version of the pic Marvin posted:

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Jon.

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[quote name='Bassassin' post='726723' date='Jan 27 2010, 07:16 PM']It is a Rickenbacker 4003.

Not a 4001, because it doesn't have a skunk stripe, and not a copy, because it has the correct short-shaft Schaller tuners. You can just about see the "Rickenbacker" logos on the tuners - compare it to this big version of the pic Marvin posted:[/quote]

Beat me to it.