Members finboy Posted July 19, 2012 Members Share Posted July 19, 2012 no strings though, that is a problem, anyways onto the description from the seller... japanese copy of a rick 4001. I dont know what brand it is. previous owner replaced all the hardware/electronics with rickenbacker stuff weeee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Yarbicus Posted July 19, 2012 Members Share Posted July 19, 2012 Cool! When I was at Musician's Friend, there were prototypes of "Rogue-enbacker" guitars and basses. You can guess what happened before any of them hit the market... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 no strings though, that is a problem One that should be fairly easy to rectify. Congrats - that looks remarkably like a real Ric. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members finboy Posted July 19, 2012 Author Members Share Posted July 19, 2012 It is a bolt neck (as opposed to the neck thru models), but it bolts under the neck p.u. I figure if it works for the 481, it will work for this, and it is about a third of the price of a new one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Did the seller have any idea regarding how old it is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members finboy Posted July 19, 2012 Author Members Share Posted July 19, 2012 70's but no brand, my guess would be ibanez but who knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GreaserMatt Posted July 19, 2012 Members Share Posted July 19, 2012 Cool bass! I love them, but won't pay for a real one; I'll own a 'fake' one myself one day. I used to own a '76 4001 'mapleglo' (wood tone, LOL) & sold it before the interwebs came around; great basses. There are alot of different brands that made them for a while (greco, ibanez, etc); you could probably find out who made it at talkbass.com... a friend of mine has an ibanez that I've been trying to buy off him for like 7 years, LOL... HNBD!!! PS - throw some rotosounds on that thing... great bass strings... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TomCTC Posted July 19, 2012 Members Share Posted July 19, 2012 Kiiiiiiller score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faldoe Posted July 19, 2012 Members Share Posted July 19, 2012 Kiiiiiiller score. yep. Looks sick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members triviani Posted July 19, 2012 Members Share Posted July 19, 2012 Look so nice!.. but you'd better learn to play badass rock, it's compulsory for these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seifukusha Posted July 19, 2012 Members Share Posted July 19, 2012 i found a fakenbaker..played real nice..in purple sparkle...ahem...in japan...a while ago. it was an early 90s deal..so maybe the same... afaik the greco backers were 80s anyway..you got a great deal....id love to hear it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mel Cooley Posted July 19, 2012 Members Share Posted July 19, 2012 Nice! Can't tell what brand though. Not a Tokai "Rockinbetter". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seifukusha Posted July 19, 2012 Members Share Posted July 19, 2012 http://www.grouseguitars.com.au/sold/greco80ricbass.htm ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dotlikeimpact Posted July 19, 2012 Members Share Posted July 19, 2012 Congrats! Those are great. Prolly either a Greco or a Univox. See those around from time to time. The details aren't the same as a real one, but damn if they don't sound and play just right. Depending on the wiring, you may need to disable the .0047 cap on the bridge pickup, which is like a high-pass filter. Thins the bridge pickup sound out. Rics rock, but you have to play them differently than P or J basses. Once it's in hand, you'll see what I mean. Most of the Japanese clones don't have the dual truss rods, but if this one does, you'll want to be careful putting new strings on and bringing it up to tension. Real 4001s can pop the fretboard right off if the rods are too tight... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 http://www.grouseguitars.com.au/sold/greco80ricbass.htm? Very nice indeed. Not the same as the one in the OP though - he said his is a bolt on, and that one is a set neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members imbuedblue Posted July 19, 2012 Members Share Posted July 19, 2012 HNFRBD! That {censored} looks sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members captions87 Posted July 19, 2012 Members Share Posted July 19, 2012 Anybody know where would be a good source to search out one of these RickenFakers? I remember seeing one a couple years ago in my local craigslist, but they seem to be quite elusive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members One Man Banned Posted July 19, 2012 Members Share Posted July 19, 2012 no strings though, that is a problem, anyways onto the description from the seller... weeee Prolly sound pretty good with some strings on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jerry_L Posted July 19, 2012 Members Share Posted July 19, 2012 Looks like a nice bass. However, if you ever get much exposure for playing it, Rickenbacker will probably come after you with a cease & desist order. That's why Ric copies are so elusive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Looks like a nice bass. However, if you ever get much exposure for playing it, Rickenbacker will probably come after you with a cease & desist order. Interesting question. I can see them going after the company that made it, or trying to prevent those basses from being imported to the USA, but once it's owned by a private party, can they legally prevent them from using it onstage? What if someone built a clone for their own use (and never sold it) - would Rickenbacker have grounds to sue? I honestly do not know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members finboy Posted July 19, 2012 Author Members Share Posted July 19, 2012 It does piss me off how they shut down private sales, the people looking for 3-500 dollar basses were likely never going to pay $2000 for a new one anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GreaserMatt Posted July 19, 2012 Members Share Posted July 19, 2012 Interesting question. I can see them going after the company that made it, or trying to prevent those basses from being imported to the USA, but once it's owned by a private party, can they legally prevent them from using it onstage? What if someone built a clone for their own use (and never sold it) - would Rickenbacker have grounds to sue? I honestly do not know. Personally, I think they are out of their minds; stopping autions on ebay & flagging craigslist ads? Gimme a break... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Yarbicus Posted July 19, 2012 Members Share Posted July 19, 2012 Personally, I think they are out of their minds; stopping autions on ebay & flagging craigslist ads? Gimme a break... Actually, copyright law basically forces them to do it. If you don't AGGRESSIVELY defend your copyrights, you lose them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GreaserMatt Posted July 19, 2012 Members Share Posted July 19, 2012 Hmmm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Actually, copyright law basically forces them to do it. If you don't AGGRESSIVELY defend your copyrights, you lose them. This is actually quite true. However, those situations all pertain to instruments being advertised and sold - I'm still not sure if, and under what laws they can force someone to stop using a "clone" of one of their instruments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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