Rickenbacker Question

[88persuader]

I've never owned a Rickenbacker but always thought they looked cool. However I'm addicted to extended range basses. Does Rickenbacker make a 5 or 6 string bass?

 

[ROON]

I've never owned a Rickenbacker but always thought they looked cool. However I'm addicted to extended range basses. Does Rickenbacker make a 5 or 6 string bass?

Nope.

EDIT: Wait! Found this...

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[XsorrowfoxX]

well they used to, but theyre discontinued now.
fetch a pretty penny on the 'bay, too.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Rickenbacker-40...oryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

there's a 5 string

 

[off-topic]

they did a 4003s5 and then replaced it with the 4004cii/5 but both were discontinued

 

[88persuader]

I wonder why they stopped making them? Every bass manufacturer makes 5 and some make 6 string basses now. Maybe they'll rethink this in the future? I've only had my latest bass ... my Modulus Quamtum 6 string for one week and I'm already totally addicted to the extended range it gives me. My other basses are 5 strings but when it's time to replace them their replacements will be 6 string basses. I HAD a Groovetools 8 string bass a few years ago. I sounded AWESOME but the neck was sinply too wide for comfort. I think the average 6 string bass neck is about as wide as I could go with my average size hands.

Oh well ... thanks for the info!

 

[Phalex]

The 4004 is only temporarily out of production. They've been having a rough time keeping up with the volume of orders coming in for the more popular stuff and haven't done a run of 4004's in over a year I believe.

The production facility has been updated now so they should begin doing the 4004 sometime in the near future.