Rickenbacker 4001 1978 Jetglo

Electronics are tip-top. I use Standard and Rick-O-Sound outputs.

Neck is marvelous. Frets are in good shape: very low (by design). Low-moderate wear: pretty light for 45 years. Only scratch is tiny, on back of 9th fret (pictured): I don’t notice it when playing. Neck recently adjusted using both truss rods without difficulty.

I tried to capture all surface imperfections in photos. There have never been any cracks or structural issues anywhere on the instrument.

Original case in good condition but dimensions don’t quite accommodate strap buttons. Fabric is torn there. 2 tiny tears outside. Mechanically perfect; 3 defects pictured.

Stereo-to-dual-mono adapter included so you can start working on your Geddy/Lemmy/Cliff/Chris Squire sound immediately. Just know that you will want a guitar amp and a bass amp to explore the sonic possibilities 🤘

Particularly badass month produced: September of 1978 yields serial number RI XXXX. I thought for many years that “RI” was common to all Rickenbacker production runs. Only realized a few years ago that R signifies 1978 and I (9th letter) signifies September (9th month).