Vintage 1978 4080 Double Neck - Bass and Guitar

Condition Report

This Rickenbacker 4080 is an absolute hoss, and a rare beast at that! You don't see too many doubleneck Ricks, and this one is in a pretty rare finish. It sounds amazing, and it's quite clean, although it has had a few modifications over the years. The finish looks great, showing some wear from normal use, nicks, scratches, dings, and chips with a crack in the pickguard, but far less than you'd expect for a guitar of this vintage. 

There's also some light fretwear on both necks, and the hardware has tarnished a little. A previous owner installed 3 mini toggle switches. One allows sound from both necks to come through at the same time, one seems like a phase switch but has a negligible effect on the tone, and the third one seems like it's not working as intended (we think it was originally supposed to turn off a tone cap, but it currently defeats the bridge position.) 

Outside of those switches, everything looks original! The necks both have working truss rods, but they're a little hard to adjust--no easy access here. The bass neck is bolted and glued in, while the guitar neck is just bolted on. There is some material removed from underneath the neck pickup on the guitar neck, too. This odd arrangement leads us to believe it underwent some post-factory work. 

• Serial Number

  RJ5897

• Brand Name

  Rickenbacker

• Model

  Vintage 1978 4080 Double Neck - Bass and Guitar

• Finish Color

  White

• Finish Type

  Gloss Conversion Varnish

• Weight

  14.43 lbs.

• Body Wood

  Maple

• Binding

  Single-ply Black on Top, Single-ply White on Fretboards

• Neck Dimensions

  Bass - .890 1st - .900 12th; Guitar - .880 1st - .900 12th

• Neck Wood

  Maple/Shedua/Maple

• Fingerboard Wood

  Bubinga

• Fingerboard Radius

  Bass - 7.25”; Guitar - >20”

• Fingerboard Inlays

  Poured Pearlescent Triangles

• Frets

  Bass - 20; Guitar - 24

• Scale Length

  Bass - 30.25”; Guitar - 24.75”

• Nut Material

  Phenolic

• Width at Nut

  Bass - 1.707”; Guitar - 1.601”

• Pickups

  Rickenbacker Hi-Gain Bridge and Neck for Guitar and Bass

• Controls

  Bass Volume + Tone, Treble Volume + Tone, Rick-O-Sound, Blend, Neck Toggle, 3-Way Toggle

• Tailpiece

  Rickenbacker R on Guitar Neck

• Hardware

  Chrome

• Tuners

  Grover

• bridge

  Bass - Chrome Plated Cast Zinc; Guitar - Adjustable Bridge with R-Tailpiece

• Pickguard

  Black

• Case

  Original Hardshell Case