New Rickenbacker 4003's for under $1600 USD

[Mind Eroded]

As many of you already know, mf is having another one of those generic President's day sales. Just for the heck of it, I put a Rickenbacker 4003 in my shopping cart and entered the promotion code "George", which took off 15%($277) bucks off the order, the final price came out to $1,572, which imo is a DAMN GOOD deal for a new fireglo Ric.

The only downside seems to be that they are not currently in stock, but mf states that it is awaiting a "2/28/11" shipment...don't know how reliable that info is, considering i've been d**cked around by mf in the past, concerning the accuracy of those "estimated" in-stock dates.

Anyway..just giving a heads up to anyone looking to pull the trigger on a new Ric anytime soon, this promotion code will only last till monday...which means I will def not have the dough by then


-Paul

[waleross]

That is a great deal even with the backorder delay. I bought a Jetglo for $2100 (BassEmpourium) and the inventory was selling fast. Hopefully you wont have to wait long.....best of Luck

[ShredderMaximus]

Am I crazy or when I started playing in 07', weren't new rics like 1,200$ or less?

[christw]

Originally Posted by ShredderMaximus

Am I crazy or when I started playing in 07', weren't new rics like 1,200$ or less?

A Ric 360's big name store retail (MF, GC) price was $1400. The 4001 was $1600 through MF. In 2008 both went up to $2000.

[shwashwa]

how much would an '85 4001 go for?

[EdHunter]

You guys are lucky. Over here in Europe we tend to have to sell body parts for Ricks...

[Richland123]

I own a 1975 Fireglo 4001 stereo Ric I bought new when I was 19 years old for about $550 with a hardshell case and tax included. That was a lot of money back then. One thing about Rics is that they usually go up in value if you don't destroy them. I assume they are just as well made as they were 35 years ago.