Rickenbacker 4001 bass

E740750

The Rickenbacker 4001 bass is a classic electric bass guitar famed for its bright, punchy tone and distinctive styling, widely associated with progressive rock and players like Chris Squire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf electric bass guitar
associatedGenre classic rock
progressive rock
associatedMusician Chris Squire NERFINISHED
Cliff Burton NERFINISHED
Geddy Lee NERFINISHED
Lemmy Kilmister NERFINISHED
Paul McCartney NERFINISHED
bodyMaterial maple
bodyType solid
bridgeType Rickenbacker bridge and tailpiece
controls pickup selector switch
two tone knobs
two volume knobs
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
designFeature bound body
bound neck
cresting wave body shape
triangle fretboard inlays
fingerboardInlays triangle (sharkfin) inlays
fingerboardMaterial rosewood
finishOptions Burgundyglo
Fireglo
Jetglo NERFINISHED
Mapleglo
fretCount 20 frets
headstockShape Rickenbacker 2+2 tuner layout
knownFor bright tone
distinctive styling
piano-like clarity
punchy midrange
manufacturer Rickenbacker NERFINISHED
marketPosition professional-level instrument
neckConstruction neck-through-body
neckMaterial maple
numberOfStrings 4
nutWidth approximately 1.69 inches
output Rick-O-Sound stereo output (on many models)
mono output
pickupConfiguration dual single-coil pickups
pickupType hi-gain pickups (later models)
horseshoe bridge pickup
toaster neck pickup
predecessor Rickenbacker 4000 NERFINISHED
productionEnd early 1980s
productionStart 1961
scaleLength 33.25 inches
series Rickenbacker 4000 series NERFINISHED
successor Rickenbacker 4003 NERFINISHED

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Chris Squire notableInstrumentModel Rickenbacker 4001 bass