2002 Rickenbacker feeler

paulo · **Posted:** March 7th, 2016, 4:56 pm

I've been deeply thinking about keeping this beauty but i really don't want to have a such nice bass seating in the case.
The bass is all hooked up, got new truss rods installed, treble bezel, zero mod thumb rest, a hipshot bridge and the push/pull switch. I still have the old pot, the gril that goes on the bridge pickup and the bridge and will ship it all with it. The original bridge started lifting the tail and lots of people said it doen's affect the bass but i wanted to try the hipshot one. The bass has some wear and tear but overall is awesome and plays like a Rick should. I'm looking to get 1750 shipped CONUS. The case itself is very heave so shipping won't be cheap so i'm including shipping with the sale. Gonna weight the bass and case separately later. Included are some pics from when i first got it. I'll add some pics later with the mods. The case has some scuffs and the right latch is broken. Oh, and the sticker on the pickguard is gone! 8-)

IMG_4856 by Paulo Henriques, on Flickr

IMG_4854 by Paulo Henriques, on Flickr

IMG_4871 by Paulo Henriques, on Flickr

IMG_4862 by Paulo Henriques, on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/paulohenr ... 214121523/

IMG_4874 by Paulo Henriques, on Flickr

Yolly111 · **Joined:** May 1st, 2013, 8:58 pm **Posts:** 469

Love the color!

paulo · **Posted:** March 8th, 2016, 8:53 pm

Yolly111 wrote:

Love the color!

Thanks!
Hate to say that but it is going for sale officially.
Gonna post recent photos and weight soon.

paulo · **Posted:** March 9th, 2016, 4:42 pm

Allright here are some pics!

Now the weight:
Photo 1= bass only
Photo 2= case only
Photo 3= bass inside the case

AzWhoFan · **Joined:** March 14th, 2008, 10:57 am **Posts:** 2866

No sticker on the pickguard???!?!?!??!!! How can I say this delicately (hmmmm) ... you need to knock $500 off your asking price.
:lol:

paulo · **Posted:** March 10th, 2016, 12:07 pm

AzWhoFan wrote:

No sticker on the pickguard???!?!?!??!!! How can I say this delicately (hmmmm) ... you need to knock $500 off your asking price.
:lol:

I already did.
:lol:

AzWhoFan · **Joined:** March 14th, 2008, 10:57 am **Posts:** 2866

Touch-ay!

screambasses · **Posted:** March 10th, 2016, 7:51 pm

I just sold my '77 Ric in the same color. I really really wished i loved the necks on these things, but I don't...

Unlike Trump, I have hands made for a Jazz bass or Japanese bass...

pete

yoyoyoyoyoman · **Joined:** September 13th, 2012, 2:08 pm **Posts:** 13

How are you justifying your selling price when its pretty scratched up and its been modded? (honest question, I'm sorry if I sound like a jerk), its just that I've seen mint condition feelers go for 1750 on other forums.

bhunt1 · **Joined:** October 8th, 2009, 3:19 am **Posts:** 867

Seems like a pretty fair price to me - lefty Rics are scarce

Lefty4001 · **Joined:** October 2nd, 2015, 4:27 pm **Posts:** 45

yoyoyoyoyoman wrote:

How are you justifying your selling price when its pretty scratched up and its been modded? (honest question, I'm sorry if I sound like a jerk), its just that I've seen mint condition feelers go for 1750 on other forums.

I'd like to know where you've seen these basses.
I have yet to see a MINT, Lefty Ric going for that price. Righties, YES. They're ALL over the place. But, NO Lefties in that range...........

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paulo · **Posted:** March 12th, 2016, 1:57 pm

Lefty4001 wrote:

yoyoyoyoyoman wrote:

How are you justifying your selling price when its pretty scratched up and its been modded? (honest question, I'm sorry if I sound like a jerk), its just that I've seen mint condition feelers go for 1750 on other forums.

I'd like to know where you've seen these basses.
I have yet to see a MINT, Lefty Ric going for that price. Righties, YES. They're ALL over the place. But, NO Lefties in that range...........

Scratched up... yes like any other bass. To me it's not bad but it depends on who looks at it.
I changed a few things on this bass but they are all reversible and all of the original parts are included on the sale so if you don't like you can always bring it back to the original.
I based the price on a "fair" deal comparing to what i paid for it and all of the money that i put on it. Also looking at the good side this bass has a brand new set of truss rods professionally installed so you don't have to worry about that down the road. With that being said i actually am selling this bass for less money than it cost me overall. It's a pretty good chance i may wanna keep this around a little longer if i move other basses.
And thanks all folks for sharing the tough on this!

fivebass52 · **Posted:** March 12th, 2016, 2:09 pm

I think a good luthier could probably do a very light sanding, and polish a lot of the scratches out of this bass... that would make a huge difference in bringing this beautiful color/bass back to life!

fivebass52 · **Posted:** March 12th, 2016, 2:21 pm

By the way Paulo, nice photography backdrop!

paulo · **Posted:** March 12th, 2016, 2:27 pm

fivebass52 wrote:

I think a good luthier could probably do a very light sanding, and polish a lot of the scratches out of this bass... that would make a huge difference in bringing this beautiful color/bass back to life!

Like i said i am totally comfortable with the way this bass looks, it means it's been on the road! Now days it just hangs in my living room!
But thanks for the tip i think it is totally doable and who knows maybe down the road if i still have it i can give it a try!

paulo · **Posted:** March 12th, 2016, 2:28 pm

fivebass52 wrote:

By the way Paulo, nice photography backdrop!

Thanks!

Matt R. · **Posted:** March 12th, 2016, 2:30 pm

That's a beauty. And scars are sexy. Don't buff that!

fivebass52 · **Posted:** March 12th, 2016, 3:26 pm

paulo wrote:

fivebass52 wrote:

I think a good luthier could probably do a very light sanding, and polish a lot of the scratches out of this bass... that would make a huge difference in bringing this beautiful color/bass back to life!

Like i said i am totally comfortable with the way this bass looks, it means it's been on the road! Now days it just hangs in my living room!
But thanks for the tip i think it is totally doable and who knows maybe down the road if i still have it i can give it a try!

Paulo, I didn't mean for you to do this step - it would be completely up to the buyer to decide, as they might like all the history the scratches represent. Or, they could spiff it up with a good polish job. But that should be their choice, not yours....

paulo · **Posted:** March 12th, 2016, 3:30 pm

fivebass52 wrote:

paulo wrote:

fivebass52 wrote:

I think a good luthier could probably do a very light sanding, and polish a lot of the scratches out of this bass... that would make a huge difference in bringing this beautiful color/bass back to life!

Like i said i am totally comfortable with the way this bass looks, it means it's been on the road! Now days it just hangs in my living room!
But thanks for the tip i think it is totally doable and who knows maybe down the road if i still have it i can give it a try!

Paulo, I didn't mean for you to do this step - it would be completely up to the buyer to decide, as they might like all the history the scratches represent. Or, they could spiff it up with a good polish job. But that should be their choice, not yours....

I totally agree with you!
And sorry i PM you before instead of reply! :lol:

paulo · **Posted:** March 12th, 2016, 3:30 pm

Matt R. wrote:

That's a beauty. And scars are sexy. Don't buff that!

Thanks Matt!

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