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A very cool 1978 4001 Rickenbacker! In excellent shape for it's age. Some marks and wear (see pics) Plays and sounds amazing.
Has been professionally modified with two phase switches. Otherwise all original.
RG4231 Serial Number
With Case.
The 1978 Rickenbacker 4001 in Jetglo (gloss black) features a distinct neck-thru-body design with solid maple wings, a bound rosewood fingerboard, and iconic triangular inlays. It is highly prized for its unique, treble-heavy punch and the classic Rick-O-Sound stereo output
Body & Neck
- Body Material: Solid Maple wings with top edge binding
- Neck Construction: Neck-thru-body, 2-piece Maple with center strip
- Scale Length: 33 1/4
- Neck Profile: Slender to medium C-shape
- Fretboard Radius: 10" to 12"
- Nut Width:
- Frets: 20 Frets
- Fretboard Inlays: Pearloid "Shark fin" (triangular)
- Pickups: Two Rickenbacker High-Gain single coil pickups (horseshoe pickup at the bridge was largely phased out of the standard 4001 earlier in the 70s)
- Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone knobs, and a 3-way pickup selector switch
- Outputs: Standard Mono and Rick-O-Sound (stereo) outputs
- Bridge: Top-loading, adjustable bridge
- Tuners: Open-gear nickel tuners with paddle buttons
- Pickguard: Single-ply white plexi pickguard
