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| Originally Posted by Stu748R Dont worry,i'll bring my 5 string fretless ,is it a 4001 stereo.??
I do love a "clickenbaker"
Seriously,it will be a lot of fun,if you can make it. |
Yep, it's a May 1973 4001 stereo in black. It was my first 'proper' bass, bought secondhand for £275 in 1975 which was an absolute fortune in those days. It's was gigged to within an inch of it's life for 25 years but has spent the last few years of it's life in honourable retirement after it was refinished by Martin Petersen at 'The Gallery'. It's not perfect, the nut has worn a bit low and the neck needs a bit more relief (no, I'm not going to have a go at Rickenbackers dual truss rods on my own) so it's got a bit of fret buzz here and there. The electrics also need looking at after so long, the pots are very crackly and the pickup selector is a bit iffy, but it still makes a lovely sound. A bloke at 'The Bass Centre' reckoned it was one of the best Rickys he's heard. Priceless to me and I'll never sell it.
I've got a 5 string fretless as well, my main bass now, so I'll bring my own....and a Palm Bay 4 string (took over 4 string fretted duties from the Ricky)
Jools
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