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01-11-2012, 10:32 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: San Franciso Bay Area | | | Rickenbacker 4001 for $750
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Looks like the neck was broken at some point and glued back together? Other than that and the crappy pics, it looks legit to me. Rickenbaker 4001 bass
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01-11-2012, 11:38 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Manchester, Connecticut | | | If it's stable, that's a good deal!
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01-12-2012, 12:21 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Spokane, WA | | | I don't particularly care for how Rics look, but at that price I'd hit it for sure (if I wasn't kinda broke...).
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01-12-2012, 12:37 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: San Francisco Bay Area, CA | | | I hate having no money.
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01-12-2012, 02:13 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Manchester, Connecticut | | | although aren't the ones with black hardware notorious for having really bad tail lift?
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01-12-2012, 08:44 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Midwest | | | If that played good, that'd be a really good deal!
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01-12-2012, 08:58 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Ohio | | | If the neck was once broken......it's still broken.
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01-12-2012, 10:06 AM
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Originally Posted by xring If the neck was once broken......it's still broken. | I guess that's technically true, but I have a Gibson acoustic guitar that had to have neck repaired (in true Gibson fashion at the base of the headstock) and I don't notice nor think about it. As far as I'm concerned it is as good as new because it was professionally done. Your wouldn't even notice unless you were looking for it. If it was a good repair job I don't think there's anything to worry about.
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01-12-2012, 12:06 PM
|  | used to play 5's, then I took an arrow in the knee | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Charlottesville, Virginia | | | It's true that you can fix a neck after being broken to be even better than before, I SEEN IT(!)
But also, broken and repaired necks dramatically effect the value even if they play perfectly. $750 is fairly priced, not exactly a steal though. |
01-12-2012, 03:07 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Conshohocken, PA | | | The black hardware, pickups, and truss rod cover are almost worth the asking price, as long as the action is still decent then its worth picking up IMO. |
01-12-2012, 04:09 PM
| | used to play 5's, then I took an arrow in the knee | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Charlottesville, Virginia | | | Yeah looking at the pics after posting that I've got to upgrade my opinion of it some, I was expecting something a bit uglier. I'd still pass even if local but if I'd never owned a Ric I'd jump on it. |
01-12-2012, 04:15 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Brooklyn Park, MN. | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Spleenface92 although aren't the ones with black hardware notorious for having really bad tail lift? | No, they are the ones that never lift. They have the extra 2 screws.
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01-12-2012, 06:24 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: San Francisco Bay Area, CA | | | If I had any spare cash, I would pick that up in an instant, since it's right near me. Sadly, I don't.
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01-12-2012, 08:14 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Indiana | | | Looks just like mine!
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01-13-2012, 12:07 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Oregon | | | If it was not 10 hours away from me i would check that out | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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