I got my a year ago brand new for US$1100. Rickenbackers cost so much because they are made in the US,and have superior components craftsmanship and quality control,but the main reason they cost so much is that there are a lot of basses that sound like precisions and jazzes,but for the most part only a rick sounds like a rickвЂ¦. Nothing else compares, itвЂ™s an original and very unique among bass guitars, but not everyone feels the same as I doвЂ¦. IвЂ™ve had 8 of them over the years, and currently have 2, a 4003 and a 4004Cii. The Rickenbacker 4003 has a wider (fatter) neck profile, whereas the Rickenbacker 4001 has a slimmer neck profile making it a better fit for people with short fingersвЂ¦. The Rickenbacker 4001 uses a horseshoe and toaster pickup, whereas the Rickenbacker 4003 uses high hot gain pickups, which create a more punchy sound.

WhatвЂ™s the difference between a Rickenbacker 40? He got it because, being a lefty, heвЂ™d have to turn the bass around to play left-handed, and the symmetrical body wouldnвЂ™t look odd that way. Longer answer: As others have commented, Paul was introduced to the Hofner 500/1 bass вЂ“ which, of course, became known as the вЂBeatle BassвЂ™. Why did paul mccartney play a Hofner bass? He famously plays a left-handed Hofner violin bass and often an Epiphone Casino, which fellow Beatle John Lennon also liked to playвЂ¦. Among them is Paul McCartney, who comes to Omaha on Sunday. But some of the best guitarists of all time are lefties. Only 10 percent of the worldвЂ™s population is left-handed.

Rickenbacker 325 lefty