1979 Rickenbacker 4001 Vintage Neck Through Bass Mapleglo, 100% Original w/ Case
$3,799.99
$3,799.99
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Up for sale, a 1979 Rickenbacker 4001 in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. Featuring neck-through maple body construction, this Rickenbacker thumps and growls with the best and offers healthy sustain, weighing 9lbs 2oz.
The Hi-Gain pickups deliver plenty of midrange power and punch, with excellent top-end articulation and grind accentuated by the fresh set of 45-100 roundwound strings. This 4001 has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with easy-playing action and accurate intonation.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Maple
-Shape: Chunky C, measuring .915” at the 1st fret & .945” at the 12th fret
-Fretboard: Rosewood, triangular inlays
-Frets: Slender, moderate wear on frets 1-3, extending primarily beneath the A and D strings until fret 7
-Scale Length: 33 1/2”
-Nut: 1.650”
-Tuners: Clover buttons
Body Specs:
-Wood: Maple
-Pickups: Hi-Gain single coil x2
-Electronics: Volume x2, Tone x2, Three-way pickup selector
-Harness: CTS pots date to 1978/1979
-Hardware: Bridge, pickup bezel + cover
-Serialization: SG-prefix on stereo “Rick-o-Sound” jack plate dates to July, 1979
-Plastics: One-ply white pickguard, reflector cap knobs, black switch tip
The gloss Mapleglo finish is framed on top by ambered binding, and cosmetic wear includes a small spot of wear through the finish adjacent to the Rick-o-Sound plate, some pinhead-sized marks on the top and back and an area of shallow buckle wear central to the upper bout. The gloss on the neck profile is clean and smooth, with a few shallow marks that don’t distract the palm.
The original black tolex hardshell case is included.
The Hi-Gain pickups deliver plenty of midrange power and punch, with excellent top-end articulation and grind accentuated by the fresh set of 45-100 roundwound strings. This 4001 has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with easy-playing action and accurate intonation.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Maple
-Shape: Chunky C, measuring .915” at the 1st fret & .945” at the 12th fret
-Fretboard: Rosewood, triangular inlays
-Frets: Slender, moderate wear on frets 1-3, extending primarily beneath the A and D strings until fret 7
-Scale Length: 33 1/2”
-Nut: 1.650”
-Tuners: Clover buttons
Body Specs:
-Wood: Maple
-Pickups: Hi-Gain single coil x2
-Electronics: Volume x2, Tone x2, Three-way pickup selector
-Harness: CTS pots date to 1978/1979
-Hardware: Bridge, pickup bezel + cover
-Serialization: SG-prefix on stereo “Rick-o-Sound” jack plate dates to July, 1979
-Plastics: One-ply white pickguard, reflector cap knobs, black switch tip
The gloss Mapleglo finish is framed on top by ambered binding, and cosmetic wear includes a small spot of wear through the finish adjacent to the Rick-o-Sound plate, some pinhead-sized marks on the top and back and an area of shallow buckle wear central to the upper bout. The gloss on the neck profile is clean and smooth, with a few shallow marks that don’t distract the palm.
The original black tolex hardshell case is included.
