OMG Rickenbacker

[SteC]

It makes the bridge pickup look huge

 

[ThinCrappyTone2]

that looks like ai

 

[Gorilla Monsoon]

I used to get high enough to do something like this, but the time i got a DUI on a riding lawnmower, i took it as a sign from God that maybe i should just stick to liquor.

 

[GodsLove66]

The good news is you could cut the body and headstock wings off and restore it to original. Of course, it would be cheaper to just buy a new one.

Depends on what the Seller is actually willing to take for it. I suspect he doesn't SERIOUSLY think he's getting $2k.

 

[SubHuman]

It would fit right in to a Prince cover band!

 

[EdwardofHuncote]

The good news is you could cut the body and headstock wings off and restore it to original. Of course, it would be cheaper to just buy a new one.

^That^... totally fixable in the right shop. The economics are up to the individual. Wood is a lot more forgiving than the Talkbass Hivemind.

 

[red_rhino]

Move the decimal point to the left a couple of places and it might be worth it... to someone... not me.

 

[6-3-2]

Maybe if the pick guard was also modded, but as is the two are not in proportion at all. I also think the Rick is one of the best-looking basses of all time, so I admit some bias.

 

[mikewalker]

For when the standard Ric design isn't wiggly enough and you want it extra-wiggly.
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It's a Rickenbacker on Acid

 

[Jeff Scott]

I also think the Rick is one of the best-looking basses of all time, so I admit some bias.

That's not a bias, that's the truth. (no bias on my part )

 

[Ellery]

I though it was only if it looked cool? It can weigh 40lbs but, it looks cool! (Yes, that's sarcasm)

Well I've seen the question "how much does it weigh" asked about some pretty ugly basses...

 

[EdwardofHuncote]

I'll ask the question, because I really don't know the answer. How much is this bass worth repaired, (meaning new body wings, to period-correct original pattern, and refinished? I'm not concerned with what the asking price is now, simply; how much is it worth repaired, and refinished?

In the scenario I am talking about, it would be refinished in a color that would not allow the repair to show.

 

[Michael Stanley 2112]

WTH is wrong with folks?
Rickenbacker 4001 1975 - Mapleglo | Reverb

I don't see how forcing you Ric to lose "weight" would make the sound any fatter.

 

[coy garcia]

It would fit right in to a Prince cover band!

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My first thought when I saw this was "I wonder if prince commissioned it"

 

[mapleglo]

I'll ask the question, because I really don't know the answer. How much is this bass worth repaired, (meaning new body wings, to period-correct original pattern, and refinished? I'm not concerned with what the asking price is now, simply; how much is it worth repaired, and refinished?

In the scenario I am talking about, it would be refinished in a color that would not allow the repair to show.

The standard answer is the worth is what someone would pay for it. To me, it would be worth at least $500 to 1K less than an unmolested Ric of the same vintage, maybe less. I don't know that I'd be interested in such an instrument at any price.

 

[Revolver]

Looks like the result of a night of passion between a Rick and a Tobias . . .

 

[mcrawfordmusic]

Poor thing.

 

[deesonic]

Just remember, even Geddy Lee once turned a perfectly good P Bass into this abomination. One of those regrettable "seemed like a good idea at the time" moments.

 

[Jeff Scott]

Looks like the result of a night of passion between a Rick and a Tobias . . .

Or, one of Brian Bromberg's creations.

 

[Gizmot]

Uhhhhh - NO!

This bass goes too far past the line between cool and funky