Vintage guitars for sale: rickenbacker 4000

Rickenbacker guitars and bass guitars have a rich history that dates back to the 1940s, when the company was founded by Adolph Rickenbacker and George Beauchamp. At first, the company produced lap steel guitars and electric guitars with horseshoe magnet pickups, but it wasn??t until the 1950s that Rickenbacker began to make its mark on the music industry

In the early 1950s, Rickenbacker introduced the Combo series of guitars and basses. These were some of the first electric instruments ... more

The Rickenbacker 4000 is one of the most interesting basses ever. Very rare these days are many clean originals. This is a wonderful Mapleglo finished example w / a maple neck-thru design w / nice maple body halves??dot inlays, unbound neck & body, 1 Horseshoe pickup w / mono electronics, large headstock w / walnut wings & the rarest item, its clear lucite thumb rest. Its white??gard is clean as are its tuners. Its serial # plate is wearing its ??GF?? code that dates to June 1967 & ... more

The Rickenbacker Guitar has been quite a famous brand for over 60 years. The Beatles, The Who & The Byrds were all playing their famous guitars & basses early on in their careers for their bright tone & playability. Their most famous basses were clearly the 4000 & 4001 solid body models played by so many famous peeps. This is a very rare & last of its type, a neck thru body 1972 4000S Bass w / its simple carved unbound body design like Ricks 1st basses made since 1957. This ... more

The Rickenbacker 4000 is one of the most interesting basses ever. Very rare these days are many clean originals. This is a wonderful Fireglo finished example w / a maple neck-thru design w / nice maple body halves??dot inlays, unbound neck & body, 1 Horseshoe pickup w / mono electronics, large headstock w / walnut wings & the rarest item, its clear lucite thumb rest. Its white??gard is clean as are its tuners. It has extra screw holes hidden under the gard as seen in our pics. Its serial... more