ELECTRIC and ACOUSTIC BASS
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As stated on the Hofner website: “Named for the year the most familiar version of the Violin Bass was popularized, the Vintage ’63 captures its characteristic tone — deep, warm and reminiscent of a full-size string bass. Built to be as durable as its legacy, the compact-sized, easy-to-play, light-in-weight Vintage ’63 is equally at home on stage or in the studio. Exact replica of the '63 model Violin Bass. The narrow neck and medium scale length of 30'' (76 cm) make for optimum playability.” $2,317 at our Discount Price or, $2,248 at our Cash Discount Price.
76-8766 Rickenbacker (used, June 1992) LEFTY Model 4001C64 FG Reissue electric bass, Fireglo, #F5-7065, in excellent condition with original, slightly worn, hard shell case.
The first Rickenbacker electric bass was the model 4000 which debuted in June of 1957 (compare date to Fender Precision Bass in November of 1951 and Jazz Bass in 1960). . Rickenbacker definitely had their own design ideas. On the original one-pickup instrument, the Model 4000, their body design is called a “Cresting Wave”, their pickup was of the “horseshoe magnet” persuasion. The headstock shape echoed this “cresting wave,” the fingerboard was rosewood and unbound, said fingerboard sported only dotmarker inlays (nothing fancy), the body was originally comprised of a mahogany center piece (neck through into the body) and maple “wings” on each side of the body. The bass was often used by professionals with flatwound strings. In November of 1961 Rickenbacker came out with a two-pickup, slightly fancier version they called the “4001” model. This extremely successful model remained in the line until 1987. In the meantime, they came out with its future replacement, the 4003 model in 1979. This version was not very different in design from the 4001, but it was designed for roundwound strings. In 1984 the pickguard was redesigned as a one-piece white plastic unit (it had been two piece from 1979 to 1984) and the truss rod access was moved to the headstock, located under the nearly 6 ½” long, scimitar-blade “Rickenbacker” white cover with black lettering. The 4003 was also a successful model but, due to user demand for the earlier style Rickenbacker reissued the 4001, calling it a 4001V63 in the year 1984. Rickenbacker, itself, says of the current model, currently named 4001C64: “From Liverpool in 1963 to the present day, this instrument meticulously recreates the greatest ancestor of the industry standard bass guitar. It is authentic in every detail, even to the 'horseshoe' bass pickup of 1931. A fully laminated neck with striped headstock runs the full length of the body for unparalleled tone and sustain. The only concession to modern technology has been a redesigned dual truss rod system.” In the past this model was available in Lefty, but not any more. That option has, at least for now, disappeared. We present to you, then, a hard-to-find model, the lefty 4001C64 Reissue in excellent condition showing normal light signs of use and wear including some scuffs on the edges of the headstock, some small chips around mostly the side and a few light scratches. It works fine, the tuners (scalloped button, open-gear, Rickenbacker logo) and truss rod work fine, it sounds wonderful (you will recall that Paul McCartney has used a Rickenbacker lefty bass on many of his finest recordings). With original silver hard shell rectangular case with black leatherette ends, this bass is reasonably priced at $2572 at our discount price, $2495 at our cash discount price.
78-7632 Rickenbacker (used, December 1986) Black Shadow Model 4003 bass, Limited Edition, #ZL-3255, black body, back of neck and headstock, original black rectangular hard shell case.
According to Wikipedia the Rickenbacker 4003 Shadow – Limited Edition bass – features an all black body, checkerboard binding, and black dot “S” type neck with binding, and black hardware. They say that the Shadow was produced for the 50th store opening celebration at Guitar Center. The original pickups are 4003 Hi-Gains, in black trim surrounds. One respondent writes: “All the 4003 Shadows I know of were made in late 1986 – the first letter “Z” means 1986. It’s an amazing instrument,” he says, “and IMHO the best looking Ric bass.” A website called “RickResource.com” says 4003 "Shadow" This bass is similar to the 4003 model. Features: Black bound Padouk fingerboard, 9 black dot inlays, black hardware, black old style knobs, black pickguard and truss rod cover, block binding, Jetglo finished body and neck. –Introduced - 1986-89? (question mark theirs) and discontinued in 1989? – (question mark theirs). This example of the Black Shadow bass shows normal signs of use and wear, chips on the edges, a big chip of finish missing on the back under the heel, chips on back of neck, finger erosion through the finish and into the wood on the bass side of the pickguard on the face, oxidation on the metal parts including the bridge saddles, black paint chipped off of the surround around the bridge pickup, rust on virtually all screws, chips on the edges of the headstock especially near the top. The long truss rod cover bears the “Rickenbacker” logo with “Made in USA” below; the fingerboard is beautifully grained and hosts 9 black markers in 8 positions; there is a black neck pickup within the L-shaped pickguard and a black painted hand-rest over the bridge pickup. Four old style black 7-sided knobs reside in the lower treble bout along with a three way toggle with a black cap. The serial number appears on the long rectangular metal plate that houses the mono and stereo phone jacks on the lower treble side. The top is bordered in white-black checkerboard, the fingerboard in black with a line of padouk on the side. There is a large chip out of the treble side of the fretboard at the 7th fret and a slightly smaller one at the 12th fret, treble side. We would, overall, call this level of condition “Very Good.” Per our workshop, everything checks out okay – it shows wear but it is wholly original and it sounds terrific! $3,810 or at our cash discount price $3,695.
78-7555 Rickenbacker (used, February 2008) 4003FG Bass in FireGlo (cherry sunburst finish), #0802496, in near mint condition with original rectangular hard shell case “with original papers” in the case.
This bass is made with a maple body and neck, having 33 ¼” scale length, 1 11/16th” nut width, a rosewood fretboard that hosts 8 triangular pearloid inlays. It has a neck-through body construction with a bound fingerboard, twin single-coil pickups, Schaller deluxe (large chrome buttons with large open gears) tuners, and that black hard shell rectangular case with the aluminum strip around the middle. About this model Rickenbacker says (partially paraphrased): The Classic Rickenbacker bass is famous for its ringing sustain, treble punch and solid underlying bass. A subtle strip of binding graces the elegantly curved body and the Indian rosewood fingerboard. Deluxe triangular inlays and stereo capability are standard features. This is a solid body bass with 20 frets total, the neck width at the 12th fret is 2 1/8”, the radius is 10”, the weight is nominally 9 pounds and the overall length is 44 13/16”. The width is 13 ½” and the depth 1 ¼”. The neck is bound in crème, as is the face of the guitar; the tailpiece is massive and proprietary to Rickenbacker; the bridge pickup is covered by an equally expansive chrome plated cover that could come in handy in a fist fight. $1598 or, at our cash discount price, $1550.
78-7548 Hofner (used, 2003) H5001/1.0 Deluxe Beatle Bass, #ISI-1828, with the German spruce blonde top, birds-eye maple sides and back, plain maple neck, with original aluminum-look "bullet" case.
This version of the famous Beatle Bass has fancy trim including thick crème, black and what appears to be walnut alternating binding, gold plated individual open gear tuners with pearloid oval buttons, an ebony heel cap, twin gold plated built-in humbucking pickups with staple magnets, a white bordered black elevated pickguard and the standard "rhythm/solo, bass on, treble on" with two volume controls in the lower treble bout. This bass is in overall excellent condition. It has a brown grain spot on the back, a ding on the heel of the neck and on the headplate, but it is 98.9% super clean, near-immaculate condition. Superlative materials affords one pleasant musical memories in a low register, all for $2,113 or at our cash discount price $2,050.
78-7752 Gretsch (new) Broadcaster Bass G6119B, #JT06095136, with hard shell case.
The Gretsch List Price is $2,425 and the Gretsch MAP is $1,940.
78-7486 Fender (new) American Standard Jazz Bass, Olympic White, #Z8059159, with hard shell case.
The Fender List is $1649.99 and the Fender MAP is $1149.99
78-7099 Fender (used, recent) Vintage Reissue Precision Bass, V026544, in excellent condition with a Fender brand zipper gigbag.
This lightweight bass guitar is the American-made vintage model, in a black glossy body finish with a gold anodized pickguard, having a polished maple neck with black dotmarker inlays, maple headstock bearing the Fender black-bordered silver thin script decal logo and the words “Precision Bass in black block letters there under. Tuners are open-geared, large-buttoned, This has the standard Precision Bass pickup configuration (two black pickups, both in bridge position, each with 4 pole pieces covers all four strings), and two corrugated silvered knobs in lower treble bout. Its condition is excellent. $1,335 or, at our cash discount price, $1,295.
78-7100 Fender ’62 Vintage Reissue (used, recent) Jazz Bass, V127890, three-tone sunburst with a beautiful East Indian rosewood fingerboard and a three-ply bordered tortoise shell pickguard, with a black rectangular hard shell case.
This replicates the famous and desirable Fender Jazz Bass with the twin concentric knobs in the lower trouble bout, having the standard Jazz Bass pickup configuration, an ebony thumb rest on the treble side of the first string, white dotmarkers in a gorgeous rosewood board with lots of grain variation and a bone (or bone-like) nut. The headstock is maple and bears the larger Fender gold logo bordered in black with four Patent numbers under the logo, and then “Jazz Bass” in large black block with “Trade Mark, Electric Bass” underneath that, and then its “Original Contour Body” decal is located just under the first string capstan. The back of the neck is maple, the condition is excellent plus. $1,232 or at our cash discount price $1,195.
15-6397 Fender (used, 1979) Precision Bass, natural finish, #S866609, maple board, in excellent condition with original hard shell case.
This very fine bass guitar shows light normal signs of ordinary use and wear including nicks, scratches, dings and some light buckle marks on back. It has a four bolt F-plate which at this time bears no serial number – the serial number appears on the maple headplate along with “Fender Precision Bass, Made in USA.” The black thumb rest on the bass side of the E string remains, and the parts and components appear to be all original. We do not think the cover over the pickups remains with the instrument but the cover for the bridge is in the case. It has the long, peninsular, amorphous white and black bordered pickguard, the two large corrugated controls for volume and tone, and the twin single coil black pickups in the bridge position. The hard shell case is missing one of its latches. $2,056 or at our cash discount price $1,995.
15-6318 Fender (new) “American Vintage” series 1962 Jazz Bass, V170753, with hard shell case.
The Fender List is $1999.99.
15-6319 Fender (new) Custom Shop 1964 Reissue Jazz Bass Relic, R30320, with hard shell case.
The Fender List is $3692.
15-5673 Hofner (new) 500/1 Vintage ‘63 LEFTY Beatle Bass, #G10247, sunburst, with hard shell bullet case.
If you have always yearned to play the role of Paul McCartney in a first class Beatle Revival Band, you would have to own a lefty Hofner Beatle bass that has staple magnet pickups, gold capped white plastic rotary controls with the three small toggle switches between ‘em, rosewood fretboard with 10 pearloid dotmarkers in 9 positions, black glossy white bordered headplate with the gold, script “Hofner” logo decal, black-white top and back binding, a black-white-black laminated nut with a zero fret, a black bordered pearloid heel cap and matching pearloid pickguard and a white shelf on either side of the neck heel. If that’s your goal, your dream and your desire this guitar will set your playing on fire. The attached warranty card reads: “ Fur die Dauer von Zwei. . . the Company guarantees that all defects that prove to be due to faulty material or workmanship will be remedied at our Company’s Woks, free of charge.” Good Wok, guys – this is a really nice bass. $2007 or at our cash discount price $1946.
In Hofner Beatle Basses:
48-4739 Hofner (new) 500/2 “Club” Bass, single cutaway, black finish, #G01203, with the fancier Bullet hard shell rectangular case.
$2161 or at our cash discount price $2096.
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