Can someone tell me what kind of Rick this is? The guy who sells it says it's an 80's one. He also placed an extra humbucker close to the bridge...
I want a lefty Rick, but don't know if I want this one.
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Identify this Rickenbacker please
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Can someone tell me what kind of Rick this is? The guy who sells it says it's an 80's one. He also placed an extra humbucker close to the bridge...
I want a lefty Rick, but don't know if I want this one.
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Can someone tell me what kind of Rick this is? The guy who sells it says it's an 80's one. He also placed an extra humbucker close to the bridge...
I want a lefty Rick, but don't know if I want this one.
It looks like a 1970s 4001 left handed. The rounded edges, the extra pickup, the pickguard, and the paint are all added later.
I like the rounded edges, The extra pickup and wiring would have to go.
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It shouldn't be too expensive, as it's heavily modded.
The removal of the binding and rounding of the edges, as well as the extra big pickup rout pretty well kill resale value for many Rick fans, but it might be a good player for the right price, and leftys are rare.
Just keep in mind that if you do buy it, you're probably not going to make a profit ir f you resell it unless you get it dirt cheap, and even then it'll be appealing to only a very limited few.
The removal of the binding and rounding of the edges, as well as the extra big pickup rout pretty well kill resale value for many Rick fans, but it might be a good player for the right price, and leftys are rare.
Just keep in mind that if you do buy it, you're probably not going to make a profit ir f you resell it unless you get it dirt cheap, and even then it'll be appealing to only a very limited few.
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Aren't the shark-fin fret markers in reverse? I know its a lefty but it still looks wrong to me.
I'm going to pass then. Thanks for the advice. By the way he was asking 1200€. A 4001/4003 in good condition lefty will cost me at least 2500€.
I cannot begin to agree more, a crucial difference between Fenders and Ricks is that modifying a Rick effectively kills the Rick's essential character. Simply put if you modify a Rick it stops being a Rick; I would not touch that thing with a ten foot pole.
