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1969 Rickenbacker 4001 Burgundyglo Left Handed!

Here is something you may never find again. It's an extremely rare Beatles-Era 1969 Rickenbacker 4001 Left-Handed bass. 1960's lefty Rickenbacker basses are almost impossible to find. The bass is all original besides added strap buttons and the nut. The neck also has the fingerboard hairline crack on each side which is fairly common with the dual truss rod Rickenbacker basses which were repaired. The bass has untouched electronics and the pots date to 1966-1968 and no solder was broken. The bass has a straight neck and everything works great. Very nice bass and a great opportunity to get a very desirable bass. Please check our website for MANY additional photos!

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Weight: 8.5 lbs.

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Condition
Brand
Model
  • 4001 Left-Handed
Finish
  • Burgundyglo
Categories
Year
  • 1969
Fretboard Material
  • Rosewood
Body Material
  • Maple
Active / Passive Pickups
  • Passive
Neck Material
  • Maple
Color Family
  • Red
Active Preamp
  • No
Finish Style
  • Gloss
Right / Left Handed
  • Left Handed
Model Family
  • Rickenbacker 4001
Number of Strings
  • 4-String
Series
  • Rickenbacker 4000 Series
Pickup Configuration
  • SS
Body Shape
  • Double Cutaway
Finish Features
  • Matching Headstock
Number of Frets
  • 20

About the Seller

Kansas City Vintage Guitars

Lees Summit, MO, United States
(1,417)
Joined Reverb:2013
Items Sold:799
Product Overview
Originally introduced an upgrade to the Rickenbacker 4000, the Rickenbacker 4001 is one of the all-time classic rock basses. Offered with a combination of a fat Rickenbacker bass pickup at the bridge and a smaller bar pickup at the neck, the 4001 gave bassists a wide range of big bass tones to work with. Starting in 1971, stereo “Rick-O-Sound” outputs became standard on the 4001. 

Years of Production: 
1961 - 1986

Body Style: “Cresting Wave” solidbody

Wood Composition: 
Maple body, Maple neck, Rosewood fingerboard

Design Elements: 
Neck-thru construction, triangular inlay, bound neck, Ric-O-Sound wiring

Finish Specifications: 
Mapleglo was available on the 4001 starting in 1965. 

Notable Players:
 Geddy Lee, Paul McCartney, Chris Squire, Lemmy Kilmister, Cliff Burton
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