Looks like one, feels like one, plays like one, sounds pretty close to one, and without the price tag of one. A regretful but necessary sale, this is ready to rock (the Rickie rod cover is in the case); and like most Shaftesbury 4001s, the pick-up cover has long gone.
 
This is Stereo, which works perfectly, and the neck is like most Japanese constructions - in better nick than most Rickies from the period.
 
These are essentially the same construction as the highly regarded El Maya and Greco RB series from the early and mid 1970s. Nice and solid, the electrics are all original and just serviced. Unlike real ones, the pick-up selector switch doesn't crackle; and there is a strong chance that you'll be playing the bass on the two volume controls as you kick out some stereo glory. We include a stereo cable with it.
 
The original case is in poor shape, but still functional - this has been a busy bass guitar and should continue to be so. There is one crack in the scratchplate - from the neck pick-up to the top, but it holds together, and Jack at TinyTone will make a replacement for it without the usual Rickie-taxed price-tag.
 
If you are local, come and sample it, if not we can demo it over a Whatsapp/Facetime call.