Thinking of getting a Rickenbacker

[ricdiculous5487]

so i was surfing the web today and suddenly I saw a picture of a Rickenbacker. It was truly love at first sight. So i went onto musiciansfriend.com and looked them up and saw the "price too low to print" sign. so i was wondering, how much do these bad boys cost? i'm not the wealthiest person in the world, so i'd hope they weren't too expensive. if they're out of the $500-$800 price range, are there any good Rickenbacker copies that I should know about? Thanks in advance!

 

[syciprider]

They'll do serious damage to 13 - 15 $100 bills.

 

[MCBTunes]

It is unlikely you'll find ric copies.

 

[syciprider]

I think Jive still has one for sale.

 

[Synplicity]

welcome to the feeling which is GAS!

I believe they are alot more than $500-800.

As for copies, theres not many around because of copyrights.

I think ibanez or yamaha did one in the 80's but not too sure.

 

[ricdiculous5487]

what is this jive you speak of? is there a link or something?

 

[Synplicity]

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=245835

 

[crkempton]

i've requested a price before on a Ric and i was quoted somewhere around $1300 new. They are definitely over $1000 New. Of that i am sure.

 

[ricdiculous5487]

hmm...well after reading and hearing good things about them, i'm pretty hell bent on getting one. guess i'll be saving up my pennies. thanks for all the info guys!

 

[lug]

A guy over at Harmony central just got a quote from musician's fiend for $1079 ($1199 - 10% memorial day discount).

 

[syciprider]

Lug, it's not a quote. Check sig

 

[lug]

Lug, it's not a quote. Check sig

Bought it? Welcome Rickenbrother! The secret handshake starts with moving th index fin....er....better just send you an email, we don't want the common unrickenbackered masses to find out.

 

[PrimusNut]

We all get Rickenbacker GAS. The lucky ones of us find a good deal and buy one,those of you who don't get to live with the GAS. Hope ya can save up the cash, you won't regret it.

BTW, check Craigslist and eBay for nice second hand ones thats what I did. Only a few things wrong with it, have to replace the output jacks, and the bridge mute was broken. Hell of a lot cheaper than buying new in Canada though. Found mine on eBay last September, but it sold to some guy in Italy, he couldn't afford shipping. I found the same bass on Craigslist 2 days later and emailed the guy. after about 3-4 days of price negotiating I finally got him down to $1240 CAD including shipping. In great shape too.

Good luck!

 

[Masher88]

Even used ones are going for more than a grand these days! I think the brand new ones are all on back order till June or July. I just got a 4003 used. Nice bass. Definitely PLAY one before you buy it. They are very different than most basses out today!

 

[Andy_colassal]

i pm'd jive and its long gone