Rickenbacker 4005 Bass (1967)
Overview
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Dates of manufacture:
1965 to 1984
RICKENBACKER produced the 4005 between 1965 and 1984. The two single pickups on the semi-hollow bodied 4005 are spaced as far apart as possible. The rarest version of the 4005 is the 4005 Lightshow: only a handful were made between 1970 and 1975, with colored lights pulsing beneath a translucent plastic body top.
Specifications (23)
Controls
| EQ or mix controls | mix control |
| Tone controls | 2 tone controls |
| Volume controls | 2 volume controls |
| Pickup selector controls | 3-way selector switch |
Electronics
| Pickups configuration | 2 single coil pickups |
General
| Finish colors | natural finish |
| Number of strings | 4 strings |
Body
| Body material | maple body |
| Body shape features | double cutaway |
| Body style | cresting wave style |
| Hollow body | semi-hollow body |
| Pickguard material | white pickguard |
| Soundhole | wedge-shaped soundhole |
Hardware
| Bridge | tune-o-matic bridge |
| Hardware color | chrome hardware |
| Tailpiece | trapeze tailpiece |
Fretboard
| Fingerboard inlay material | pearl fingerboard inlay material |
| Fingerboard material | rosewood fingerboard |
| Fingerboard position markers | triangle fingerboard position markers |
Neck
| Neck joint | neck through body |
| Neck material | maple and walnut neck |
| Number of frets | 21 fret |
| Tuner layout | two-each-side |
Prices (3)
| Date | Price | Condition | Name | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | $100 | excellent | great bass. regret selling it in 80 | |
| 1967 | $120000000 | excellent | h | |
| 1987 | £350 | good | Tonka | Bought my 4005 from a shop in Doncaster England in 1987. Saw it advertised in NME drove from Ipswich to Doncaster the next day. Went to the shop and when the two guys working found out I wasnt there to by a "new" bass , but the 4005, they pointed down the back and then ignored me. Got it off the wall, gave them the 350 pounds and went home very happy!! |
