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the_cat
Jan 30, 2012, 9:19:58 AM1/30/12
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You never know what could happen - besides missing it.
I bought my 1968 Rickenbacker 4001 bass new from a mom and pop
clarinet and trombone music store in San Francisco in 1970. It had
been hanging there quite some time ( wrong gear for the type store
they had). At any rate I bought it for $275.00 with case ( but I did
sell my Tele bass to get it & yeah I wish I still had that also) .
At any rate its pretty close to this one. . wow $13,900.00 -
MeoWWWW.
http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;_ylt=A0PDoS2jpiZPmwIAjJqJzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTA3cnMybzJvBHNsawNpbWc-?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3Fp%3D1968%2Brickenbacker%2B4001%26vm%3Dr%26fr%3Dyfp-t-701%26fr2%3Dpiv-web%26tab%3Dorganic%26ri%3D0&w=1000&h=1340&imgurl=cdn1.gbase.com%2Fusercontent%2Fgear%2F2810370%2Fp1_uxlcj11jg_so.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gbase.com%2Fgear%2Frickenbacker-4001-rib0003-1968-autumnglo&size=440.9+KB&name=1968+Rickenbacker+4001+%28%23RIB0003%29+Autumnglo+%26gt%3B+Guitars+%3A+Bass+-+Gary%26%2339%3Bs+...&p=1968+rickenbacker+4001&oid=f9e595c0f6e43dca4f85ce1431a3d59f&fr2=piv-web&fr=yfp-t-701&tt=1968%2BRickenbacker%2B4001%2B%2528%2523RIB0003%2529%2BAutumnglo%2B%2526gt%253B%2BGuitars%2B%253A%2BBass%2B-%2BGary%2526%252339%253Bs%2B...&b=0&ni=112&no=0&tab=organic&ts=&vm=r&sigr=122otfuua&sigb=13k416m4c&sigi=11rd1s8bg&.crumb=OxYarzz0cKf
I bought my 1968 Rickenbacker 4001 bass new from a mom and pop
clarinet and trombone music store in San Francisco in 1970. It had
been hanging there quite some time ( wrong gear for the type store
they had). At any rate I bought it for $275.00 with case ( but I did
sell my Tele bass to get it & yeah I wish I still had that also) .
At any rate its pretty close to this one. . wow $13,900.00 -
MeoWWWW.
http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;_ylt=A0PDoS2jpiZPmwIAjJqJzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTA3cnMybzJvBHNsawNpbWc-?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3Fp%3D1968%2Brickenbacker%2B4001%26vm%3Dr%26fr%3Dyfp-t-701%26fr2%3Dpiv-web%26tab%3Dorganic%26ri%3D0&w=1000&h=1340&imgurl=cdn1.gbase.com%2Fusercontent%2Fgear%2F2810370%2Fp1_uxlcj11jg_so.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gbase.com%2Fgear%2Frickenbacker-4001-rib0003-1968-autumnglo&size=440.9+KB&name=1968+Rickenbacker+4001+%28%23RIB0003%29+Autumnglo+%26gt%3B+Guitars+%3A+Bass+-+Gary%26%2339%3Bs+...&p=1968+rickenbacker+4001&oid=f9e595c0f6e43dca4f85ce1431a3d59f&fr2=piv-web&fr=yfp-t-701&tt=1968%2BRickenbacker%2B4001%2B%2528%2523RIB0003%2529%2BAutumnglo%2B%2526gt%253B%2BGuitars%2B%253A%2BBass%2B-%2BGary%2526%252339%253Bs%2B...&b=0&ni=112&no=0&tab=organic&ts=&vm=r&sigr=122otfuua&sigb=13k416m4c&sigi=11rd1s8bg&.crumb=OxYarzz0cKf
Charmed Snark
Jan 30, 2012, 3:29:20 PM1/30/12
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the_cat expounded in
news:2fdb2260-57c3-446f...@18g2000yqe.googlegro
ups.com:
> You never know what could happen - besides missing it.
> I bought my 1968 Rickenbacker 4001 bass new from a mom and
> .. At any rate its
That's nice and all well and good for collectors.
But for myself, I am in this to "play dat thang" rather than
to collect them and hope nobody breaks in and steals them
things. Or they's not go sproing in the night.
The less I have of any value, the more liberated I feel.
Of course, one can be too liberated - you just gotta have some
balance in that.
Snark.
news:2fdb2260-57c3-446f...@18g2000yqe.googlegro
ups.com:
> You never know what could happen - besides missing it.
> I bought my 1968 Rickenbacker 4001 bass new from a mom and
> pretty close to this one. . wow $13,900.00 - MeoWWWW.
>
>
> http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;_ylt=A0PDo...
>
>
That's nice and all well and good for collectors.
But for myself, I am in this to "play dat thang" rather than
to collect them and hope nobody breaks in and steals them
things. Or they's not go sproing in the night.
The less I have of any value, the more liberated I feel.
Of course, one can be too liberated - you just gotta have some
balance in that.
Snark.
the_cat
Jan 30, 2012, 4:06:23 PM1/30/12
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On Jan 30, 2:29 pm, Charmed Snark <sn...@cogeco.ca> wrote:
> the_cat expounded innews:2fdb2260-57c3-446f...@18g2000yqe.googlegro
I have and do play the heck out of it., (as with everything I own, I
enjoy em ). It's just kind of a treat to see how well you picekd em in
the first place..
JMP MKII 50 watt Marshall ( holly grail of marshalls some would say )-
paid $800
Hiwatt 400 ( The Bass Amp - 100 made)- paid $1000
Heil stereo tube guitar pre amp ( hand made by Bob Heil for the James
Gang - ~ 20 made)- paid $50
All are priceless to me - wouldn't part with any of them.. Ed
> the_cat expounded innews:2fdb2260-57c3-446f...@18g2000yqe.googlegro
enjoy em ). It's just kind of a treat to see how well you picekd em in
the first place..
JMP MKII 50 watt Marshall ( holly grail of marshalls some would say )-
paid $800
Hiwatt 400 ( The Bass Amp - 100 made)- paid $1000
Heil stereo tube guitar pre amp ( hand made by Bob Heil for the James
Gang - ~ 20 made)- paid $50
All are priceless to me - wouldn't part with any of them.. Ed
Tony Done
Jan 30, 2012, 4:23:48 PM1/30/12
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"the_cat" wrote in message
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I've never owned anything whose value has increased spectacularly, I never
had either the money or the interest to buy big name gear when I was young.
I have bought a few expensive acoustics that turned out to be dogs, so I'm a
bit more discriminating now.
Tony D
Pt
Jan 30, 2012, 5:15:46 PM1/30/12
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On Jan 30, 8:19 am, the_cat <esham...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> You never know what could happen - besides missing it.
> I bought my 1968 Rickenbacker 4001 bass new from a mom and pop
> clarinet and trombone music store in San Francisco in 1970. It had
> been hanging there quite some time ( wrong gear for the type store
> they had). At any rate I bought it for $275.00 with case ( but I did
> sell my Tele bass to get it & yeah I wish I still had that also) .
> At any rate its pretty close to this one. . wow $13,900.00 -
> MeoWWWW.
>
> http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;_ylt=A0PDoS2jpiZPmwIAjJqJz...
> You never know what could happen - besides missing it.
> I bought my 1968 Rickenbacker 4001 bass new from a mom and pop
> clarinet and trombone music store in San Francisco in 1970. It had
> been hanging there quite some time ( wrong gear for the type store
> they had). At any rate I bought it for $275.00 with case ( but I did
> sell my Tele bass to get it & yeah I wish I still had that also) .
> At any rate its pretty close to this one. . wow $13,900.00 -
> MeoWWWW.
>
If I still had what I had.....
But time marches on and you never know when you will need the extra $.
I still have a few classics that I don't even play.
They are money in the bank for when I need it.
Better interest than a savings account in the bank.
Pt
the_cat
Jan 30, 2012, 5:31:40 PM1/30/12
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On Jan 30, 3:23 pm, "Tony Done" <tonyd...@bigpond.com> wrote:
> "the_cat" wrote in message
>
> news:2fdb2260-57c3-446f...@18g2000yqe.googlegroups.com...
>
> You never know what could happen - besides missing it.
> I bought my 1968 Rickenbacker 4001 bass new from a mom and pop
> clarinet and trombone music store in San Francisco in 1970. It had
> been hanging there quite some time ( wrong gear for the type store
> they had). At any rate I bought it for $275.00 with case ( but I did
> sell my Tele bass to get it & yeah I wish I still had that also) .
> At any rate its pretty close to this one. . wow $13,900.00 -
> MeoWWWW.
>
> http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;_ylt=A0PDoS2jpiZPmwIAjJqJz...
> "the_cat" wrote in message
>
> news:2fdb2260-57c3-446f...@18g2000yqe.googlegroups.com...
>
> You never know what could happen - besides missing it.
> I bought my 1968 Rickenbacker 4001 bass new from a mom and pop
> clarinet and trombone music store in San Francisco in 1970. It had
> been hanging there quite some time ( wrong gear for the type store
> they had). At any rate I bought it for $275.00 with case ( but I did
> sell my Tele bass to get it & yeah I wish I still had that also) .
> At any rate its pretty close to this one. . wow $13,900.00 -
> MeoWWWW.
>
>
> ******************
>
> I've never owned anything whose value has increased spectacularly, I never
> had either the money or the interest to buy big name gear when I was young.
> I have bought a few expensive acoustics that turned out to be dogs, so I'm a
> bit more discriminating now.
>
> Tony D
I never had the money either, but had priorities, friends on the
> ******************
>
> I've never owned anything whose value has increased spectacularly, I never
> had either the money or the interest to buy big name gear when I was young.
> I have bought a few expensive acoustics that turned out to be dogs, so I'm a
> bit more discriminating now.
>
> Tony D
lookout, and some Luck.. and never sell anything unless I had to..e
RichL
Jan 30, 2012, 5:36:10 PM1/30/12
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"the_cat" <esha...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Gibson L6S. Never did like the sound all that much. Everything else I've
kept, from 1965 on. But not because of increased value, I'm just
sentimental and I can't let go.
I've got a '79 4001 that I got a couple of years ago for ~$1000. It's my
favorite bass.
news:2fdb2260-57c3-446f...@18g2000yqe.googlegroups.com...
> You never know what could happen - besides missing it.
> I bought my 1968 Rickenbacker 4001 bass new from a mom and pop
> clarinet and trombone music store in San Francisco in 1970. It had
> been hanging there quite some time ( wrong gear for the type store
> they had). At any rate I bought it for $275.00 with case ( but I did
> sell my Tele bass to get it & yeah I wish I still had that also) .
> At any rate its pretty close to this one. . wow $13,900.00 -
> MeoWWWW.
I tend to hang onto things. The only guitar I've ever sold was a 70's era
> I bought my 1968 Rickenbacker 4001 bass new from a mom and pop
> clarinet and trombone music store in San Francisco in 1970. It had
> been hanging there quite some time ( wrong gear for the type store
> they had). At any rate I bought it for $275.00 with case ( but I did
> sell my Tele bass to get it & yeah I wish I still had that also) .
> At any rate its pretty close to this one. . wow $13,900.00 -
> MeoWWWW.
Gibson L6S. Never did like the sound all that much. Everything else I've
kept, from 1965 on. But not because of increased value, I'm just
sentimental and I can't let go.
I've got a '79 4001 that I got a couple of years ago for ~$1000. It's my
favorite bass.
Charmed Snark
Jan 31, 2012, 1:15:56 PM1/31/12
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the_cat expounded in
news:39e9f46c-4b8e-4ea7...@m11g2000yqe.googlegr
oups.com:
> On Jan 30, 3:23 pm, "Tony Done" <tonyd...@bigpond.com>
> wrote:
>> "the_cat" wrote in message
>>
>> news:2fdb2260-57c3-446f...@18g2000yqe.google
>> groups.com...
>>
>> You never know what could happen - besides missing it.
...
don't need it, I sell it and use the money for something else.
The only things I kept were some small items like the Intel
8008 CPU chip (not 8080) from my first home built computer.
This was before computers got personal in the S100 bus age
where hobbiests dreamed of owning a floppy drive. I eventually
sold the 8008 chip on ebay for $120 (I think I paid $5 or so
for it).
I've had hamradio gear stolen from my car.
When the insurance replaced the radio with a new one.. I
later stored it, as then I no longer had time for radio. In
later years when I tried to sell it, I found out that it now
had a transmit problem.
Everything corrupts or gets stolen (or an animal domestico
does something to it). Even my old truck got stolen a couple
of years ago (I never expected that old thing to be wanted!)
If you use something then I agree that there's no reason to
sell it.
But if I haven't touched something in say 3-5 years, it goes
out the door. If I can't sell it, I give it away or depending
upon what it is, goes out to the end of the driveway. No
looking back.
I don't have the space nor inclination to run a museum. I uses
what I uses and loses the rest.
Snark.
news:39e9f46c-4b8e-4ea7...@m11g2000yqe.googlegr
oups.com:
> On Jan 30, 3:23 pm, "Tony Done" <tonyd...@bigpond.com>
> wrote:
>> "the_cat" wrote in message
>>
>> news:2fdb2260-57c3-446f...@18g2000yqe.google
>> groups.com...
>>
>> You never know what could happen - besides missing it.
>> I've never owned anything whose value has increased
>> spectacularly, I neve
> r
>> had either the money or the interest to buy big name gear
>> when I was youn
> g.
>> I have bought a few expensive acoustics that turned out to
>> be dogs, so I'
> m a
>> bit more discriminating now.
>>
>> Tony D
>
> I never had the money either, but had priorities, friends
> on the lookout, and some Luck.. and never sell anything
> unless I had to..e
I'm the other way round (in recent decades, anyway). If I
>> spectacularly, I neve
> r
>> had either the money or the interest to buy big name gear
>> when I was youn
> g.
>> I have bought a few expensive acoustics that turned out to
>> be dogs, so I'
> m a
>> bit more discriminating now.
>>
>> Tony D
>
> I never had the money either, but had priorities, friends
> on the lookout, and some Luck.. and never sell anything
> unless I had to..e
don't need it, I sell it and use the money for something else.
The only things I kept were some small items like the Intel
8008 CPU chip (not 8080) from my first home built computer.
This was before computers got personal in the S100 bus age
where hobbiests dreamed of owning a floppy drive. I eventually
sold the 8008 chip on ebay for $120 (I think I paid $5 or so
for it).
I've had hamradio gear stolen from my car.
When the insurance replaced the radio with a new one.. I
later stored it, as then I no longer had time for radio. In
later years when I tried to sell it, I found out that it now
had a transmit problem.
Everything corrupts or gets stolen (or an animal domestico
does something to it). Even my old truck got stolen a couple
of years ago (I never expected that old thing to be wanted!)
If you use something then I agree that there's no reason to
sell it.
But if I haven't touched something in say 3-5 years, it goes
out the door. If I can't sell it, I give it away or depending
upon what it is, goes out to the end of the driveway. No
looking back.
I don't have the space nor inclination to run a museum. I uses
what I uses and loses the rest.
Snark.
the_cat
Jan 31, 2012, 5:25:29 PM1/31/12
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On Jan 31, 12:15 pm, Charmed Snark <sn...@cogeco.ca> wrote:
> the_cat expounded innews:39e9f46c-4b8e-4ea7...@m11g2000yqe.googlegr
> Snark.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
By - Luck - Fate or yes could it be "HardWork and dedication" I
haven't been in the position where I Needed to sell much since I was
abot 24 or so, and I've always had enough room for "junk". I might
have inherited the junk collector gene from gandpa .. he had a mile
square in the desert full of stuff !!
> the_cat expounded innews:39e9f46c-4b8e-4ea7...@m11g2000yqe.googlegr
>
> - Show quoted text -
By - Luck - Fate or yes could it be "HardWork and dedication" I
haven't been in the position where I Needed to sell much since I was
abot 24 or so, and I've always had enough room for "junk". I might
have inherited the junk collector gene from gandpa .. he had a mile
square in the desert full of stuff !!
Charmed Snark
Feb 1, 2012, 2:18:35 PM2/1/12
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the_cat expounded in
news:5c1a7301-218b-4f5c...@o20g2000yqh.googlegr
oups.com:
visiting your way?
Snark.
news:5c1a7301-218b-4f5c...@o20g2000yqh.googlegr
oups.com:
..
>> >> You never know what could happen - besides missing it.
>> ...
>> >> You never know what could happen - besides missing it.
>> ...
>> I don't have the space nor inclination to run a museum. I
>> uses what I uses and loses the rest.
>>
>> Snark.- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
> By - Luck - Fate or yes could it be "HardWork and
> dedication" I haven't been in the position where I Needed
> to sell much since I was abot 24 or so, and I've always had
> enough room for "junk". I might have inherited the junk
> collector gene from gandpa .. he had a mile square in the
> desert full of stuff !!
So we can look forward to an episode of American Pickers
>> uses what I uses and loses the rest.
>>
>> Snark.- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
> By - Luck - Fate or yes could it be "HardWork and
> dedication" I haven't been in the position where I Needed
> to sell much since I was abot 24 or so, and I've always had
> enough room for "junk". I might have inherited the junk
> collector gene from gandpa .. he had a mile square in the
> desert full of stuff !!
visiting your way?
Snark.
the_cat
Feb 2, 2012, 8:54:11 AM2/2/12
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On Feb 1, 1:18 pm, Charmed Snark <sn...@cogeco.ca> wrote:
> the_cat expounded innews:5c1a7301-218b-4f5c...@o20g2000yqh.googlegr
LOL - good one. It's not as bad as it once was.. The wife semi cured
me. I no long have an extra xke trasmissions, broken pistons &
clutches , buckets of oil, old couches, piles of magazines,old clothes
that don't fit.. etc. etc. just the "good junk".. : ' ) - e
> the_cat expounded innews:5c1a7301-218b-4f5c...@o20g2000yqh.googlegr
me. I no long have an extra xke trasmissions, broken pistons &
clutches , buckets of oil, old couches, piles of magazines,old clothes
that don't fit.. etc. etc. just the "good junk".. : ' ) - e
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