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**PLOT TWIST :( ** NBD: Bucket list DONE - 1991 Rickenbacker Chris Squire 4001CS

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The list is done for me folks - I've had a LOT of Rics and this one is the king!

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Amazing neck, high output Toaster, long headstock, just-right neck width + the vermillion fingerboard and wings kill me it sounds perfect.

I told my gal if I ever tried to sell it she has to leave me and / or kick me in the pants in no particular order - because she is sick of listening to me talk about getting a Chris Squire signature bass someday!

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Oooooooohhhhhhh my god. Other worldly. The holy grail. Congratulations!
 
By the way, you mentioned having a 60s Ric - a 4001? If so, did you experience any noticeable difference in playability between the CS and your 60s Ric?

Owning a 60's and a Lemmy would be the only comparable purchases, never had a 60's - only 70's to present. The only one that comes close is a C64 I had recently