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Rickenbacker 4001

April 23, 2023

The Rickenbacker 4001 is an electric bass that was manufactured by Rickenbacker as a two-pickup "deluxe" version of their first production bass, the single-pickup model 4000. This design, created by Roger Rossmeisl, was manufactured between 1961 and 1981, when it was replaced by an updated version dubbed the Rickenbacker 4003.[3] Variant models of the 4001 include the 4001S, 4001LH, 1999 (European model), 4001V63 (reissue), 4001CS (a limited edition series based on Chris Squire's 1965 British model RM1999) and the 4001C64 and 4001C64S: the C Series is a recreation of Paul McCartney's left-handed 4001S with a reversed headstock. There are also Al Cisneros (4003 AC) and Lemmy Kilmister (4004 LK) signature versions of the instrument.

Rickenbacker 4001
A 1977 Rickenbacker 4001
ManufacturerRickenbacker
Period1961–1981[1]
Construction
Body typeSolid
Neck jointBound (or unbound maple 4001S model)
Scale33.25 in (845 mm) (long scale)
30.5 in (770 mm) (short scale)[2]
Woods
BodyBound maple (and unbound maple 4001S Model)
NeckMaple, Walnut
FretboardBubinga, Rosewood, Maple
Hardware
Pickup(s)2 single coil toaster/horseshoe pickups (early models),[2] 2 single coil Hi-Gain pickups (later models)
Colors available
Fireglo (Cherry Sunburst), Autumnglo (Tobacco Sunburst), Burgundyglo (Red), Jetglo (black), Mapleglo (natural) and Azureglo (blue)[2]

Construction

The 4001 model features a neck-through construction, a full-wood body, fretboard 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 after 1971).[1] Rickenbacker also produced six-string and 12 string guitars and a short-scale bass, the 3000 model.[2] The bridge system is a relatively unusual design, both in aesthetics and in function, featuring removable saddles, as well as a compartment designed to hold a foam mute.

 
A 2020 CieloGlo 4003S, showing the lack of body/neck binding and dot fret inlays

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 in the truss rod design and introduces a fret wire that better withstands the wear from round-wound strings (fast fret wear was a common complaint for many years, and Rickenbacker strived to address the issue). The pickups are also higher in output, and the bridge pickup, a so-called "horseshoe" pickup, was entirely remodelled, featuring a more conventional design, although the "horseshoe", albeit removable is still part of the construction, for aesthetic purposes. More recent 4003 models also feature a push-pull switch on one of the tone knobs, which diminishes the output of the pickups, to more closely resemble the original 4001 tone. Other features remained similar to its forebear.

Rickenbacker has in recent years also produced a five-string model, featuring a more conventional bridge system, smaller Schaller machine heads and distinctive, asymmetrical pickups. It retains the Rickenbacker's signature 33" scale length, an unusual design for a five-string instrument. Between the years 1993 and 2018 Rickenbacker also manufactured a streamlined model, named the 4004, that used the 4001's trademark shape but featured smaller pickups, a simplified control layout, a more conventional bridge system and eschewed the use of aesthetic details such as binding or a pickguard.

Notable players

References

  1. ^ a b "Rickenbacker 4001". Rickbeat.com. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Vintage Guitar – Rickenbacker 4001 Bass Guitar". Vintageguitars.org.uk. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  3. ^ T. Bacon & B. Moorhouse. The Bass Book. Backbeat Books. 1995. ISBN 0-87930-368-9
  4. ^ "Bass Guitar Magazine October 2006". Electricamp.com. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i Ashton, Adrian (2006). The bass handbook. Hal Leonard. p. 38. ISBN 978-0-87930-872-8.
  6. ^ Ashton, Adrian (2006). The bass handbook. Hal Leonard. p. 241. ISBN 978-0-87930-872-8.
  7. ^ Bass Player magazine. November 2009. p. 34.
  8. ^ "Gear Rundown: Cliff Burton". 11 August 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Rush delivers precisely what fans want". San Antonio Express-News. 4 December 1996.
  10. ^ Ed Roman. "Rickenbacker Guitars - Rickenbacker Guitar Artists - Ed Roman Guitars". Edroman.com. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  11. ^ "Glenn Hughes". Equipboard. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  12. ^ "Inge Johansson". Equipboard. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  13. ^ "Jim Smith". Equipboard. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  14. ^ John can be seen playing the Ric in the official video for ""Another Nail in My Heart" (official)". YouTube. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  15. ^ "Instruments: Early Shows I [27.06.1970 – 24.03.1972]". Queen Concerts. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  16. ^ "Pete's Gear: Pete Townshend Guitar Equipment History | Pete Townshend's Guitar Gear | Whotabs". Thewho.net. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  17. ^ Snider, Charles (2007). The Strawberry Bricks Guide to Progressive Rock (1 ed.). Chicago: Strawberry Bricks. p. 207. ISBN 9780615175669.
  18. ^ "Jon Camp Interview 2012". Renaissance Fanfare. 22 February 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  19. ^ "Eric's Trip". 29 May 2008.
  20. ^ Willie G. Moseley. "Lemmy Kilmister". Vintage Guitar Magazine. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  21. ^ "Lou Barlow of Dinosaur Jr. on Playing Bass with a Really Loud Guitarist". YouTube. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  22. ^ "Peter Cetera". www.dennybegle.com. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  23. ^ Bacon, Tony; Barry Moorhouse (2008). The Bass Book: A Complete Illustrated History of Bass Guitars. Hal Leonard. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-87930-924-4. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
  24. ^ "Paul Simonon | Equipboard". equipboard.com. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  25. ^ [1] 26 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  26. ^ "Artists Playing Rickenbacker Basses". Rickresource.com. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  27. ^ Randy can be seen playing the 4001 in the video of a 1977 performance of "Hotel California" "Hotel California live in Washington 1977". YouTube. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  28. ^ "Rick James poster". Images.uulyrics.com. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  29. ^ . Dawksound.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 2004. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  30. ^ "Basses". watersish.com. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  31. ^ "Scott Reeder: Desert To Sea". bassplayer.com. Retrieved 4 November 2017.

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Rickenbacker 4001 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Rickenbacker 4001 is an electric bass that was manufactured by Rickenbacker as a two pickup deluxe version of their first production bass the single pickup model 4000 This design created by Roger Rossmeisl was manufactured between 1961 and 1981 when it was replaced by an updated version dubbed the Rickenbacker 4003 3 Variant models of the 4001 include the 4001S 4001LH 1999 European model 4001V63 reissue 4001CS a limited edition series based on Chris Squire s 1965 British model RM1999 and the 4001C64 and 4001C64S the C Series is a recreation of Paul McCartney s left handed 4001S with a reversed headstock There are also Al Cisneros 4003 AC and Lemmy Kilmister 4004 LK signature versions of the instrument Rickenbacker 4001A 1977 Rickenbacker 4001ManufacturerRickenbackerPeriod1961 1981 1 ConstructionBody typeSolidNeck jointBound or unbound maple 4001S model Scale33 25 in 845 mm long scale 30 5 in 770 mm short scale 2 WoodsBodyBound maple and unbound maple 4001S Model NeckMaple WalnutFretboardBubinga Rosewood MapleHardwarePickup s 2 single coil toaster horseshoe pickups early models 2 2 single coil Hi Gain pickups later models Colors availableFireglo Cherry Sunburst Autumnglo Tobacco Sunburst Burgundyglo Red Jetglo black Mapleglo natural and Azureglo blue 2 Contents 1 Construction 2 Notable players 3 References 4 External linksConstruction EditThe 4001 model features a neck through construction a full wood body fretboard 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 after 1971 1 Rickenbacker also produced six string and 12 string guitars and a short scale bass the 3000 model 2 The bridge system is a relatively unusual design both in aesthetics and in function featuring removable saddles as well as a compartment designed to hold a foam mute A 2020 CieloGlo 4003S showing the lack of body neck binding and dot fret inlays 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 in the truss rod design and introduces a fret wire that better withstands the wear from round wound strings fast fret wear was a common complaint for many years and Rickenbacker strived to address the issue The pickups are also higher in output and the bridge pickup a so called horseshoe pickup was entirely remodelled featuring a more conventional design although the horseshoe albeit removable is still part of the construction for aesthetic purposes More recent 4003 models also feature a push pull switch on one of the tone knobs which diminishes the output of the pickups to more closely resemble the original 4001 tone Other features remained similar to its forebear Rickenbacker has in recent years also produced a five string model featuring a more conventional bridge system smaller Schaller machine heads and distinctive asymmetrical pickups It retains the Rickenbacker s signature 33 scale length an unusual design for a five string instrument Between the years 1993 and 2018 Rickenbacker also manufactured a streamlined model named the 4004 that used the 4001 s trademark shape but featured smaller pickups a simplified control layout a more conventional bridge system and eschewed the use of aesthetic details such as binding or a pickguard Notable players EditAl Cisneros 4 of Sleep and OM Andy Warren 5 Audun Laading of Her s Becky Baldwin of Fury touring bassist for Mercyful Fate Ben Wahamki of The Lumineers Bob Hardy 5 of Franz Ferdinand Bruce Foxton 5 of The Jam Buddy Zabala of the Pinoy band Eraserheads Charles Michael Parks Jr of All Them Witches Chris Squire of Yes 6 Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear Chris Wolstenholme 7 of Muse Chuck Panozzo of Styx Cliff Burton 8 of Metallica Dan Maines of Clutch David Paton of Pilot and The Alan Parsons Project Don Schiff 5 Dougie Thomson of Supertramp Dusan Kojic of Sarlo akrobata and Disciplina kicme Fabio Pignatelli of Goblin Fred Turner of Bachman Turner Overdrive Geddy Lee 5 9 of Rush Geezer Butler 10 of Black Sabbath Glenn Hughes 11 of Deep Purple Trapeze and Black Country Communion Glen Matlock of Sex Pistols Graham Gouldman of 10cc Goran Lagerberg of Tages and Kebnekajse Haruko Haruhara fictional character from the anime series FLCL Heidi Rodewald of Wednesday Week and Passing Strange Inge Johansson 12 of Against Me Jack Lawrence of The Raconteurs and The Dead Weather Jesse F Keeler 5 of Death From Above 1979 and MSTRKRFT Jim Smith of Cardiacs 13 Joey DeMaio of Manowar John Bentley 14 of Squeeze John Deacon 15 of Queen John Entwistle 16 of The Who Jon Camp of Renaissance 17 18 Josephine Wiggs of The Breeders Julie Doiron of Eric s Trip 19 Kira Roessler of Black Flag Lemmy Kilmister 20 5 of Motorhead Lou Barlow 21 of Dinosaur Jr Mario Mutis of Los Jaivas Martin Gordon of Sparks and Radio Stars Martin Turner of Wishbone Ash Matt Gatera of The Seagulls Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees Mike Mills of R E M Mike Rutherford of Genesis Paul D Amour of Tool Paul Gray of The Damned Eddie amp The Hot Rods and UFO Peter Cetera of Chicago 22 Paul McCartney 5 23 of Wings and The Beatles Paul Simonon 24 of The Clash Paul Wilson of Snow Patrol Pete Trewavas 5 of Marillion Pete Quaife 25 of The Kinks Phil Lynott 26 of Thin Lizzy Prakash John Prescott Niles of the Knack Randy Meisner of Eagles 27 and Poco Rick James 28 Roger Glover 29 of Deep Purple Rainbow and Episode Six Roger Waters 30 of Pink Floyd Scott Pilgrim fictional character from the Scott Pilgrim series Scott Reeder 31 of Kyuss Simon Gallup of The Cure Simon Johns of Stereolab Stu Cook of Creedence Clearwater Revival with a 4001 featured prominently on the Bayou Country album s cover photograph Timothy B Schmit of Eagles and Poco Tommy Stinson of The Replacements and formerly Guns N Roses Tony James of Generation X Tracy Pew of The Birthday PartyReferences Edit a b Rickenbacker 4001 Rickbeat com Retrieved 13 June 2014 a b c d e f Vintage Guitar Rickenbacker 4001 Bass Guitar Vintageguitars org uk Retrieved 13 June 2014 T Bacon amp B Moorhouse The Bass Book Backbeat Books 1995 ISBN 0 87930 368 9 Bass Guitar Magazine October 2006 Electricamp com Retrieved 13 June 2014 a b c d e f g h i Ashton Adrian 2006 The bass handbook Hal Leonard p 38 ISBN 978 0 87930 872 8 Ashton Adrian 2006 The bass handbook Hal Leonard p 241 ISBN 978 0 87930 872 8 Bass Player magazine November 2009 p 34 Gear Rundown Cliff Burton 11 August 2017 Retrieved 21 November 2020 Rush delivers precisely what fans want San Antonio Express News 4 December 1996 Ed Roman Rickenbacker Guitars Rickenbacker Guitar Artists Ed Roman Guitars Edroman com Retrieved 13 June 2014 Glenn Hughes Equipboard Retrieved 17 March 2019 Inge Johansson Equipboard Retrieved 17 March 2019 Jim Smith Equipboard Retrieved 31 August 2022 John can be seen playing the Ric in the official video for Another Nail in My Heart official YouTube Retrieved 5 October 2019 Instruments Early Shows I 27 06 1970 24 03 1972 Queen Concerts Retrieved 13 June 2014 Pete s Gear Pete Townshend Guitar Equipment History Pete Townshend s Guitar Gear Whotabs Thewho net Retrieved 13 June 2014 Snider Charles 2007 The Strawberry Bricks Guide to Progressive Rock 1 ed Chicago Strawberry Bricks p 207 ISBN 9780615175669 Jon Camp Interview 2012 Renaissance Fanfare 22 February 2012 Retrieved 11 December 2015 Eric s Trip 29 May 2008 Willie G Moseley Lemmy Kilmister Vintage Guitar Magazine Retrieved 17 March 2019 Lou Barlow of Dinosaur Jr on Playing Bass with a Really Loud Guitarist YouTube Retrieved 18 April 2021 Peter Cetera www dennybegle com Retrieved 6 October 2019 Bacon Tony Barry Moorhouse 2008 The Bass Book A Complete Illustrated History of Bass Guitars Hal Leonard p 19 ISBN 978 0 87930 924 4 Retrieved 6 August 2010 Paul Simonon Equipboard equipboard com Retrieved 14 November 2021 1 Archived 26 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Artists Playing Rickenbacker Basses Rickresource com Retrieved 13 June 2014 Randy can be seen playing the 4001 in the video of a 1977 performance of Hotel California Hotel California live in Washington 1977 YouTube Retrieved 29 August 2019 Rick James poster Images uulyrics com Retrieved 14 June 2014 Dawk Sound Limited Rainbow Ritchie Blackmore Dawksound com Archived from the original on 20 April 2004 Retrieved 13 June 2014 Basses watersish com Retrieved 17 March 2019 Scott Reeder Desert To Sea bassplayer com Retrieved 4 November 2017 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rickenbacker 4001 Rickenbacker International Corporation Retrieved from https en 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