Rickenbackers

GSR · Post by **GSR** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 12:20 am

So.... i've been having multiple orgasms over my deepest end dvd. specifically Greasy Granny's Gopher Gravy with Les Claypool (who is utterly awesome, and will kick your ass). But he rips on a rickenbacker during that song with gov't mule. it looks like a 4003, but in bass player magazine he said he had a 4001 '72 rickenbacker, so yeah, but anyway. Anyone hear anything about them? the 4003 is $985 at musiciansfriend.com. which is a whole lot lower than a flea, for those of us that don't have connections. I've never seen one at guitar center, so i'm assuming it'd have to be a special order. I was just wondering what kind of info/experience you guys had.

I'm gonna go watch GGGG... again....

http://www.rickenbacker.com/us/4000series.htm

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=b ... id/513600/

i like tictacs · Post by **i like tictacs** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 7:54 am

I personally never got a hard on for one. The one I played was the 4003 and it was very heavy. Only 20 frets, meh, the Flea doesn't do much better but neither is 24. I also hate the pickup cover.

GSR · Post by **GSR** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 12:47 pm

mmhrm.

i like tictacs · Post by **i like tictacs** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 3:55 pm

Oh yeah - the action was stupidly high, maybe it was the kids who had it set up. but meh, make sure its adjustable

i am sam2 · Post by **i am sam2** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 10:57 am

yeah i hate the pickup cover thing and the fact that it is so "metally" feeling

bassman462 · Post by **bassman462** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 5:07 pm

those are nice theres one at my local guitar shop.

c_tietze · Post by **c_tietze** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 1:09 pm

Some of THE best 12 strings out there, great tone, great history.

GSR · Post by **GSR** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 1:22 am

grrrrrrr... I still have a craving for one of these..

Anybody know the story behind the 4001 -> 4003 switch, in terms of quality and such forth?

guitar_frk · Post by **guitar_frk** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 7:51 pm

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Great bass. Most of the best Beatle recordings were done with that one (rubber soul to white album, and some abbey road).

Mikey · Post by **Mikey** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 9:48 pm

last summer everytime i would go on richenbackers site and get raging hardons.

then i realized i coundlt get one cause i didnt have the $

GSR · Post by **GSR** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 10:07 pm

they've got 4003's for a grand, free shipping at http://www.samedaymusic.com

that's the route i might go...

there's this on ebay as well... but 200 bucks more for a brand new one and no risk of crappiness.

GSR · Post by **GSR** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 5:40 pm

k, ready?

fireglo?

mapleglo?

or jetglo?

Kahn · Post by **Kahn** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 5:44 pm

the dealer i got my larrivee from has a ton of Rickenbackers. I always thought they sounded pretty sweet.

bassman462 · Post by **bassman462** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 5:52 pm

mapleglow

GSR · Post by **GSR** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 5:55 pm

My GC and DJM will probably never have anything other than fender, ibanez, or occasionally warwick and musicman, ever. I'm so bored with almost everything in my life right now that i just wanna buy a ric online and have it delivered to my house tomorrow.

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