Rickenbacker 4003S Converted to 4085/8SPC Style Double Redneck Bass

This is the 2022 Rickenbacker 4085/8SPC Double Redneck Bass #1, built by Famous Guitar Replicas.  It started life as a stock 4003S, which was essentially “stretched” into a doubleneck, much in the same way a body shop stretches a Cadillac into a limousine, and then completed in the style of the SPC line from the late 1980s.  No, this is not a factory-built model, but it doesn’t change the pedigree of the build. Make no mistake, modified as it is, this is still a Rickenbacker.

It is the only one of its kind.  Featuring a 5-string and 8-string configuration — if you can’t hold down the bottom with 13 strings, time to give it up.

Controls are straightforward:

– Master volume and tone per neck

– 3-way selector for the 5-string neck

– 3-position mini rotary for the 8-string pickups

– 3-way selector for the necks, not limited to 2-way like the 4080s were

Wired mono with a toaster pickup in each neck as were the SPC basses, a hi-gain in the 8-string bridge and a 5-pole pickup in the 5-string bridge.

The bass has less than an hour of total play time since completion — essentially new old stock.  I do not have a custom case for it but it will be expertly packed.  It also weighs 15.8 lbs.

$6999 + insured shipping (Pirate Ship for best rates, estimated at $160).

Please ask all questions before purchase as all sales final.  No refunds will be accepted except in the event of shipping damage.

Note: This instrument is being fraudulently listed elsewhere (Craigslist). This is the only legitimate listing.