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For sale 79 Rickenbacker 4001 Burgundyglo

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If you want to be a closet Cliff Burton or Paul Macca/Geddy/Chris Squire, this is the one you want....There is a lot of history in this bass and it is a real player. Early 79 Burgundyglo....try to find this color....it is difficult--ESPECIALLY at this price....

It has gone from death to life since I have had it. When I got it:


the pickups were dead---they are brand new now
all of the wiring was cooked---all rewired correctly
Bada$$ I bridge--left it because it makes the bass come alive and tightens up the sound
Original P/G was mangled---found another one very close, holes are slightly off
tuners were shot--has brand new Rickenbacker tuners on it

OG hard shell case comes with it. slight crack where the body had been routed for the bada$$....has not moved or opened.
Could use a level job on the frets and maybe a new setup since I have it tweaked for me...strings ride pretty low but buzz because that is how I play...Considering the prices of Ricks and the shape this thing is in, $1300 shipped in the CONUS

My only reason for selling, there is a Rick that I have seen before and it is available to me and I don't want it to go away again.....

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(Don't ask about the painted one...it stays here with me!!!!)

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Jaymi

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Sorry, Jaymi...I ain't leavin' that out there. What's the scoop on that bizarre design/color scheme?

Free bump for a good dude and a nice Ric!

It started life as a white Ric and the PO decided to paint it and had the top and the headstock painted with the designs and then clearcoated so it feels and looks like a factory finish. It was done very well...
 

Jaymi

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Better pics?

Could an original Ric bridge be put on it without holes showing?

I will be putting some more pics up this afternoon. I believe it would be necessary to fill the hole in to not have anything show. I have done the reverse mod myself before to put it back to stock but this one sounds REALLY good this way so I left it...
 
BurgundiGlo bump. I had one of these in the early 90's and stupidly traded it for a Rickenbacker 330 guitar. Burgundiglo is an amazing finish. Pictures don't do it justice. Very tempted by this myself and may have to pull the trigger if it's still here in a couple days.

Is that the original pick guard?
 

Jaymi

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it is a rick pickguard but did not come on the bass, I had to search it because the one it came with was aftermarket when I got it.
 

Jaymi

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There is no separation of the neck/fretboard.
the pickups even out on volume
No neck twist and it is close to Rick specs
It has fret buzz because that is how I set it up, it is part of my sound
I have not checked for dead spots.
Serial number is SA (Jan of 79)
 

Eric Swaim

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Jaymi, were is the General Lee???? Good God man, have you no sense of pride? Fix that Avatar :D
 

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Man, if I only had the money, this would be an excellent first Rick, it seems like.
 

Jaymi

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I thought about it but I have a chance to get one that got away and don't want to do that again..
 

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