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Not calling BS, but I'm calling something...

#41
Who does the seller expect to buy this? It's $2800 for a neck and body that are beat to hell, and that will require $2K-3k in parts and labor (my ignorant estimate) to be functional. And it will still have poor resale value because nothing will be original except most of the wood. If it was $200-500 it might be worth it to someone who really wants a 4005 and doesn't mind if it's kitted out with modern replacement parts, especially if that person could do the work themselves.
Collectors can afford a 4005 in original condition, and players aren't going to pay almost $3k for a husk that will cost another couple thousand to get working.
 
#42
eban3 said:
Its a real one but its been routed out ,god knows how your gonna find hardware ,the routing could be patched and then the bass refinned in a solid color but getting all the hardware ? good luck especially the r tail piece ,ask Rick?...good luck i had a a 66 4005 with a cracked neck they wouldnt even look at it their incredulous response on the phone was "Your only one customer were to busy and "don't know if theres anyone here who could even repair it here" ,THAT WAS THERE ACTUAL RESPONSE IN 1988 ...Never bought nor will buy another Rick again
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Ya still got the '66 4005?

I know where you can get a neck for it...
 
#43
eban3 said:
Its a real one but its been routed out ,god knows how your gonna find hardware ,the routing could be patched and then the bass refinned in a solid color but getting all the hardware ? good luck especially the r tail piece ,ask Rick?...good luck i had a a 66 4005 with a cracked neck they wouldnt even look at it their incredulous response on the phone was "Your only one customer were to busy and "don't know if theres anyone here who could even repair it here" ,THAT WAS THERE ACTUAL RESPONSE IN 1988 ...Never bought nor will buy another Rick again
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I'm not sure what you expected from RIC. Your bass was out of warranty and out of production, and the factory probably didn't have anyone who could repair that (cracked necks get chopped up in factories, not carefully repaired). Other than a recommendation to a good repair shop, I'm not sure what they could have done.
 
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#45
Since the checkerboard binding and the front "cat's eye" binding is intact, it is worth restoring. The only parts that might be an issue in acquisition would be the truss rod cover and the "R" tailpiece. It will be worth more than the sum of its parts when restored, however.
 
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If it were restored to match my 6-string, short-scale picolo bass I might be interested.
 
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pilotjones said:
I can't tell you, I don't know enough about vintage Rics. I can't imagine doing a fake if it requires $50-100 of checkerboard binding, on the back side, just to beat it up afterwards.

But..
Wow, that looks like a like the loser from a prize fight, when he stepped outside after the match and got hit by a car.
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Binding is one of those things you'd think would add a huge cost to the manufacturer of an instrument... but it doesn't.
 

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