The Rickenbacker 4001 is a bass guitar that was manufactured by Rickenbacker as a “deluxe model” of the 4000 between 1961 and 1981 before being replaced by an updated version, the Rickenbacker 4003.
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Description: Instrument, String, Manufacturer, USA
Known For: The Rickenbacker 4001 is a bass guitar
Instruments: Bass
Location: United States of America
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Rickenbacker 4001
The Rickenbacker 4001 is a bass guitar that was manufactured by Rickenbacker as a “deluxe model” of the 4000 between 1961 and 1981 before being replaced by an updated version, the Rickenbacker 4003.
There are several models of the 4001, such as: The 4001, 4001S, 4001LH, 1999 (European model), 4001V63 (reissue), and the newer 4001C64S C Series recreation.
The Rickenbacker 4001 was designed with the “crested-wave” body shape, much like the other basses of the 4000 series.
The 4001 model features a neck-through construction, a full-wood body, fret board with metal strings (originally flat-wound, though many players replaced them with round-wounds), twin truss rods, triangle inlays, two pickups, two volume and two tone dials, selector switch, and wiring for Ric-O-Sound (standard in models post-1971).
Rickenbacker also produced six-string, and short-scale versions of the 4001 model.
Above: Lemmy Kilmister playing his signature 4004LK
Manufacturer Rickenbacker
Period 1961-1981
Construction
Body type Solid
Neck joint Bound or unbound maple (4001S model)
Scale 34 or 30 1/2 (Short-scale version)
Woods
Body Bound Maple, and Unbound Maple(4001S Model)
Neck Maple and Walnut
Fretboard Ebony, Rosewood
Hardware
Pickup(s) 2 single coil/horseshoe
Colors available
Sunburst, Cherry, Black, Walnut, Natural, and White
The 4001S (and 1999) model varies in its use of dot inlays, and unbound neck construction.The Rickenbacker 4003, which replaced the 4001, differs mainly in the truss rod system, other features being quite similar to its forebear.
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Paul McCartney of The Beatles Presented to McCartney by Rickenbacker in Fireglo, then slightly painted and finally sanded down to natural.
Roger Waters of English rock band Pink Floyd played one in the mid 60’s before switching to a Fender Precision Bass.
