Rickenbacker Resurrection

[gjhdiver 0]

For those who asked me to post my 4001 when the restoration was complete, here you go. It's an amazing job bringing the old girl back from the brink, but here it is in all it's newly restored glory. Fireglo, checkerboard binding, custom toaster and horseshoe pickups. This is a very sexy bass, even if I do say so myseif. Those of you who are interested can see the whole restoration process at;

http://www.rickenbacker.com/forum_view_thread.asp?thread_id=1755&forum=RIC_Restoration%2C_from_Part_to_Finish&thread_name=%2779%204001%20RESURRECTION

[Girlfalldown 0]

Oooh pretty!

Are you going to bring it to the dz and play it for us?

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[htrammel 0]

[ This is a very sexy bass, even if I do say so myseif.

Such modesty...out of you of all people. Seriously, beautiful bass Gareth. I'll have to come pay it a visit next time we're on the left coast. Kelly says Hello.
Henry
Oh, congrats of the 400.

[Broke 0]

Dude that is so beautiful it brings tears to my eyes.

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[lawrocket 3]

One of the things I would like to learn as a hobby is to be a luthier. That is truly sweet!

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[raftman 12]

Didn't John Entwhistle of The Who play a Rickenbacker?

[cloudseeker2001 0]

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Didn't John Entwhistle of The Who play a Rickenbacker?

yes.......and he has/had a collection of hundreds of beautiful guitars. There is a book with pics of the best ones.

"Some call it heavenly in it's brilliance,
others mean and rueful of the western dream"

[raftman 12]

Yeah, I read he had special springs made or something for those fat bass runs on "My Generation". Man, what a bass player he was!

[gjhdiver 0]

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Yeah, I read he had special springs made or something for those fat bass runs on "My Generation". Man, what a bass player he was!

If I'm not mistaken, that sound on the original My Generation is a Vox bass with nylon wound strings. He broke the strings doing a take, and as he couldn't get replacements, had to go up Shaftsbury Avenue in London and buy another Vox bass for 80 pounds to finish off with.

I think that the amplification on that track is a HiWatt 50 bass head, both close and room miked through JBL 4X12, though I might be mistaken on that one.

[MrHixxx 0]

Damn Gareth, that is one sexy Rick...

Have you ever tried the Seymour Duncan replacements in any of your basses??? Just curious, I am thinking about replacing my Bartolinis.

peace, Jon

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-but beauty is more now than dying’s when

[gjhdiver 0]

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Damn Gareth, that is one sexy Rick...

Have you ever tried the Seymour Duncan replacements in any of your basses??? Just curious, I am thinking about replacing my Bartolinis.

peace, Jon

Nope. I like to retain the original Rick pickups. They contribute to that defintive sound too much to mess with. The bridge pickup on the 4001 is notoriusly low output, but that is mainly because of a capacitor on that pickup's tone pot. If you jump that capacitor, problem solved.

Also, being able to knock out 500 watts RMS of bass with the trace Elliot makes up for any output deficeiency.

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