No longer available Rickenbacker 4001v63 1984 [first year]

I acquired this bass in a trade a couple months ago but as I'm not a bass player primarily i find it to be a bit too much for me. I'd honestly much rather use the funds from selling it to buy myself a nice guitar and keep my cheaper bass to fulfill my low end needs.

This bass was build in 1984, both the cavity and the serial number date it to that year. It's also the first year of the model which is always a plus. It has an original magnetic horseshoe pickup in the bridge. It's fireglo and has a little amount of wear and tear but is in great condition for it's age.

When i first got this bass it had some issues. The action was way off (over 5mm on E string) and it was a pain to play. My luthier fixed this by pressure fitting maple into the neck pickup route, which was for some reason massive and pulled the neck inwards, it has been corrected and the frets were leveled. The whole instrument was cleaned up, there is no buzzing at any fret and it sounds fantastic. It has no bridge tail lift at all. Neck is straight as an arrow.

Everything on the bass is original, i don't have the original case it came in but the instrument itself is same as it left the factory. This includes the factory mute for the bridge. Overall I'd rate it at 8.5/10 cosmetically speaking, neck has almost no wear at all.

If you're looking you probably know it's a rare bird. Only a first few had a magnetic pickup and the two i saw sold on reverb were both mapleglo, fireglo seems to be a bit rarer from what i found.

I'm located in Brooklyn and I don't feel like shipping an instrument of this value is something I'd feel safe doing. I'd much prefer someone to come play it and fall in love with it before i get paid. Theoretically this should only increase in value since it's discountinued, has a magnetic pup and is a first-year model.

Looking at sold 4001v63s on reverb I'd say my price is quite fair in comparison. Serial number is XK1230. I'm always open to reasonable offers, and i might trade it for a guitar or bass of the same value if it's something i like. Any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me!

 

Thank you! I see you're from Germany, are Rickenbacker's really expensive there? I heard they're unrealistically priced, then again i assume Ritter, Marleaux and brands like that are cheaper for you?

 

Thanks brother! He really did, he lowered action drastically and the neck won't move any longer. On my bathroom scale it's 9.4 lbs which seems about right. Would you say my asking price is fair? I tried to price it as realistically as i could based on the models i saw sold online..

 

You taught me something new, i had no idea it's called clownglo, I'm not very familiar with Rick as a brand. Thanks for your opinion, i hope someone likes it and gets it cause it's just not getting the play time it deserves in my hands.

 

Kinda got that, i was just referring to the slang term you used and I'm unfamiliar with. I appreciate all your help with this bass, you've given me some useful advice in past as well

PS I'm probably weird and somewhat unorthodox but i kinda like the color. I assume it darkened over time and now it's not too bright nor dark in person.