This ol' Ricky has lived a long hard life, but make no mistake--he's still got it.
The perfectly aged Fireglo, the 3-piece Maple and Mahogany neck...we're seriously gushing over this bass.
The neck profile is a comfortable C shape, measuring 0.907" at the 1st fret and 0.960 at the 12th. It has a radius of 7.25 and nut width of 1.64". Pickups are stock, electronics are stock, thank goodness! The "toaster top" pickups have ratings of 7.57k in the neck and 8.88k in the bridge. Complete with the 3-way toggle switch, you'll be able to achieve an array of different tones...and none of them could be bad. With an agreeable weight of 8.44 lbs, this bass would be an ideal companion for just about anyone. This maple-bodied, gorgeous, vintage rocker even has the original "R" tailpiece. Feast your eyes!!
Listen, there can be no doubts about how sweet this Rickenbacker is, however it is old, and has been loved on hard. Whoever owned this beast before we got our hands on it played the shit out of it. The frets were gone. Rather than selling it with "not so desirable" playability, we decided to our badass luthiers give it the business. The full re-fret (to original spec wire size) this bass just got, has given it a new lease on life. Be it stage or studio, this instrument cares not.
Rickenbacker is truly the crux of style and playability, and this rare model bass is killer example.
It will ship safe, swift and secure in its original hardshell case. Feel free to give us a call at the shop with any questions you may have about this badass piece of guitar history!