Rickenbacker 4001
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| Rickenbacker 4001 | |
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 A 1977 Rickenbacker 4001 |
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| Manufacturer | Rickenbacker |
| Period | 1961–1981[1] |
| Construction | |
| Body type | Solid |
| Neck joint | Bound or unbound maple (4001S model) |
| Scale | 34 or 301⁄2 (Short-scale version)[2] |
| Woods | |
| Body | Bound Maple, and Unbound Maple(4001S Model) |
| Neck | Maple and Walnut |
| Fretboard | Ebony, Rosewood |
| Hardware | |
| Pickup(s) | 2 single coil/horseshoe[2] |
| Colors available | |
| Fireglo (red), Cherry, Jetglo (black), Walnut, Mapleglo (natural), Azurlglo (blue), Montezuma Brown (sunburst) and White[2] | |
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.[3] 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 in honor to Paul McCartney´s lefty 4001s bass with reversed headstock.
[edit] Construction
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,[2] and wiring for Rick-O-Sound (standard in models post-1971).[1] Rickenbacker also produced six-string, and short-scale versions of the 4001 model.[2]
The 4001S (and 1999) model varies in its use of dot inlays, and unbound neck construction.[2] The Rickenbacker 4003, which replaced the 4001, differs mainly in the truss rod system, other features being quite similar to its forebearer.
[edit] Notable 4001/4003 players
- Paul McCartney[4][5]
- Lemmy Kilmister[5]
- Tracy Pew
- Kim Gordon
- Justin Pearson
- Kira Roessler
- Steve McDonald
- Keith Brammer of Die Kreuzen
- Geddy Lee[6][5]
- Mike Rutherford[5]
- Pete Trewavas[5]
- Andy Warren[5]
- Chris Squire[7]
- John Entwistle[8]
- Jesse F. Keeler[5]
- John Deacon[9]
- Chris Wolstenholme[10]
- Pete Quaife[11]
- Maurice Gibb
- Kagney Linn Karter
- Kuin
- Roger Waters
- Bruce Foxton[5]
- Robert Hardy[5]
- Chris Taylor
- Paul Simonon[12]
- Gary Mounfield[13]
- Phil Lynott[14]
- Rick James[15]
- Roger Glover[16]
- Lou Barlow
- Scott Pilgrim (fictional character)
- Haruko Haruhara (fictional character)
- Jerry Only
- Geezer Butler[17]
- Al Cisneros[18]
- Mattias Bernvall[19]
- Martin 'Youth' Glover
- Cliff Burton[20]
[edit] References
- ^ a b http://www.rickbeat.com/modelslibrary/4001/4001.htm
- ^ a b c d e f http://www.vintageguitars.org.uk/ric4001.php
- ^ T. Bacon & B. Moorhouse. The Bass Book. Backbeat Books. 1995. ISBN 0-87930-368-9
- ^ Bacon, Tony; Barry Moorhouse (2008). The Bass Book: A Complete Illustrated History of Bass Guitars. Hal Leonard. p. 19. ISBN 9780879309244. http://books.google.com/books?id=-JO5pBQo89wC&pg=PT19. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Ashton, Adrian (2006). The bass handbook. Hal Leonard. p. 38. ISBN 9780879308728. http://books.google.com/books?id=I97xJYZC2lIC&pg=PA38.
- ^ "Rush delivers precisely what fans want". San Antonio Express-News. 4 December 1996.
- ^ Ashton, Adrian (2006). The bass handbook. Hal Leonard. p. 241. ISBN 9780879308728. http://books.google.com/books?id=RpOcVLXime4C&pg=PA241.
- ^ http://www.thewho.net/whotabs/equipment/bass/equip-entwistlegear-60-66.html
- ^ http://www.queenconcerts.com/instruments/1971-early.html
- ^ Bass Player Magazine. November 2009. p. 34.
- ^ http://www.rickenbacker.com/forum_view_thread.asp? thread_id=2595&forum=General_Forum&thread_name=1st%20lefty%20Rickenbacker....
- ^ http://guitar.lovetoknow.com/Rickenbacker_Bass_Parts
- ^ http://www.britishmusicexperience.com/?PageID=92&ProfileID=326
- ^ [1]
- ^ http://images.uulyrics.com/cover/r/rick-james/album-street-songs.jpg
- ^ http://www.dawksound.com/rainbow.html
- ^ http://www.edroman.com/guitars/rickenbacker/artists.htm
- ^ http://www.electricamp.com/bass-guitar-magazine-10-2006.html
- ^ http://www.taringa.net/posts/info/3461002/Guitarras-y-bajos-Rickenbacker.html
- ^ McIver, Joel; Hammett, Kirk (2009). To Live Is to Die: The Life and Death of Metallica's Cliff Burton. Jawbone. p. 265. ISBN 9781906002244. http://books.google.com/books?id=F9uBIwlYSokC&pg=PA265.
