Is buying a Rickenbacker even possible??

[TrueNorthMatt]

Ah, if only it was in jetglo. Not to he picky, but if I’m spending 2000 bucks on a bass, I want it to be the colour I want.

That's perfectly understandable. I saw several Ricks on Reverb yesterday (Canada and USA) while looking for something else. Take all the time you need, check regularly, and I'm sure you'll find exactly what you want at some point.

By the way, thanks guys: I discovered Reverb because of this thread!

 

[jd56hawk]

Possible...of course!
Feasible, practicable, realizable, sensible?
Ah, there's the rub.

 

[Koshchei]

Keep checking. I haven’t been in that L&M for a few months but I used to go in every month and saw one or two in like every other time I went in. Also, I don’t think everything gets posted on the website.

With that said, I’ve only played two Rics in my life (both brand new 4003s that were two weeks apart) and the difference in feel between them was huge! One had a thin neck (almost felt like an Ibanez SR) and another had one thicker than a P Bass neck. There are some basses I’m comfortable ordering without playing because I know how it will feel (Ibanez, Dingwall, and Warwick). Rics are very much in the camp of “try before you buy”.

L&M may transfer between stores without much of a commitment (unlike ordering a non-stock item), but I’m not sure.

They will; this is how I get my Mesa EL-84 tubes without having to drive to the ‘shwa.

 

[GreyBeard]

For Sale - Rickenbacker 4003s FG 2016 mint condition

 

[david barnes]

Yes, there's on in my local L&M for almost exactly that much. It always seems to be there.

ive seen several for alittle over 1500.. several times. mainly on reverb and bass central, but as of now there is none on bass central.

 

[david barnes]

Yes, there's on in my local L&M for almost exactly that much. It always seems to be there.

go to reverb right now. there is tons around the 1500 dollar range..

 

[96Brigadier]

go to reverb right now. there is tons around the 1500 dollar range..

$1500 Canadian as the OP said? Keep in mind that means no more than $1,150 USD.

 

[Green Knight]

$1500 Canadian as the OP said? Keep in mind that means no more than $1,150 USD.

I've never seen one at L&M brand new for under 2100. Not sure if it's the same one that's always there or not. Can't speak to their value used.

 

[96Brigadier]

I've never seen one at L&M brand new for under 2100. Not sure if it's the same one that's always there or not. Can't speak to their value used.

Yup, a few people in this thread missed that the OP said Canadian funds, not USD. Even used there isn't anything that cheap, $1500 USD sure, but not CDN.

 

[Rugmaster]

Keep some money saved up and look for a decent deal on a used one, it shouldn't be that hard to find one. I just got this 4003W for $2000 off a guy that bought it to learn bass and hardly ended up using it, it doesnt have a mark on it and is basically brand new. I've also seen used 4003s go for as low as $1600 at this store in Whitby Ontario called the Guitar Boutique, and you can put them on layaway.

 

[Iristone]

Same in China. ¥20,000+ (around $3,000) and only shipped from America (slow, especially with USPS being literally a pile).

 

[guygorilla]

Bought a used (2018) jetglo 4003S at L&M recently for $1900(Can) tax included...you just have to keep looking and be ready to make that purchase.... could've bought one back in the early '90s for under $800, but I went for a Fender J instead (still own it)...when I saw this 4003S I knew I was being given a second chance and couldn't pass it up.

 

[DigitalMan]

$1500 Canadian as the OP said? Keep in mind that means no more than $1,150 USD.

That's not a price point Rics hit very often, and when they do it's usually for all the wrong reasons.

 

[Snakeman1066]

Not sure why anybody would buy a Ric anyplace but Wildwood Guitars...they have the absolute BEST prices on NEW RIC'S I have ever seen (they sell new ones for what most people ask for used ones)

 

[Skybone]

I recently played a 4003W, and as much as I love Ric's, I couldn't see myself parting with the money to buy it.

It was priced very competitively for the UK market (way below the UK Recommended Retail Price), it played nicely, it sounded good, it didn't have any flaws that I could see (and I did look!), it just didn't speak to me enough to justify spending £2,000 (approx. $2500, CDN$3,250).

 

[radapaw]

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