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.