1973 Rickenbacker 4001 Vintage Electric Bass Guitar Fireglo w/ Toaster Top
$5,999.99
$5,999.99
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Up for sale, a 1973 Rickenbacker 4001 in excellent condition and in perfect working order with the original saturated gloss Fireglo finish. With neck through maple body construction, this Rickenbacker thumps and growls with the best, retaining the original Toaster Top neck pickup, which was phased out on the 4001 model after the '73 model year. The bas offers plenty of smooth sustain and articulation, with equal parts midrange power and fundamental warmth available via the stock pickup pair. The bass is well-balanced on a strap at 9lbs 7oz, professionally setup here at Mike & Mike's Guitar Bar with 45-100 roundwound strings, comfortable action and solid intonation.
The neck has a full C-shaped profile carve with round, inviting shoulders and a feel that's substantial yet fast, measuring .885" deep at the 1st fret and .920" at the 12th. The 33 1/4" scale is Rickenbacker's traditional long scale, and the gloss-finished slab rosewood fretboard features original frets and pearl triangle inlays. The slender frets show moderate uniform wear beneath the strings on frets 1-5, and sparingly little wear further up the fretboard. The bass plays cleanly in every register with a straight neck and responsive, optimally adjusted truss rods. The nut measures a full 1 5/8" in width. The Rickenbacker logo/truss rod cover is a vintage component, yet not original (with raised text), and the original set of Grover tuning machines with wavy clover buttons is intact.
All of the electronics work as they should, and the original pickup pair is wired to the stock CTS pots which date to the 30th week of 1973. There are a few touched up solder joints, and the harness retains the original tone caps and combination of cloth-covered and plastic sleeved leads. The Rick-o-Sound stereo jackplate has a cleanly stamped serial number with a "MH" prefix that dates to August of 1973. All of the original chrome hardware is intact, notably bright and clean, and all plastic parts are present too. The warm gloss Fireglo finish exhibits light buckle rash central to the upper bout and some additional minor marks and finish chips on the body parameter and back. There are only a few minor marks on the neck profile and one small finish chip, with wear mostly behind fret 8-10 on the profile carve.
A hardshell case is included.
The neck has a full C-shaped profile carve with round, inviting shoulders and a feel that's substantial yet fast, measuring .885" deep at the 1st fret and .920" at the 12th. The 33 1/4" scale is Rickenbacker's traditional long scale, and the gloss-finished slab rosewood fretboard features original frets and pearl triangle inlays. The slender frets show moderate uniform wear beneath the strings on frets 1-5, and sparingly little wear further up the fretboard. The bass plays cleanly in every register with a straight neck and responsive, optimally adjusted truss rods. The nut measures a full 1 5/8" in width. The Rickenbacker logo/truss rod cover is a vintage component, yet not original (with raised text), and the original set of Grover tuning machines with wavy clover buttons is intact.
All of the electronics work as they should, and the original pickup pair is wired to the stock CTS pots which date to the 30th week of 1973. There are a few touched up solder joints, and the harness retains the original tone caps and combination of cloth-covered and plastic sleeved leads. The Rick-o-Sound stereo jackplate has a cleanly stamped serial number with a "MH" prefix that dates to August of 1973. All of the original chrome hardware is intact, notably bright and clean, and all plastic parts are present too. The warm gloss Fireglo finish exhibits light buckle rash central to the upper bout and some additional minor marks and finish chips on the body parameter and back. There are only a few minor marks on the neck profile and one small finish chip, with wear mostly behind fret 8-10 on the profile carve.
A hardshell case is included.
