| Reviewer | (name, number of years experience) |
| Manufacturer | Rickenbacker |
| Model | 4005 (1970) |
| Price | $2650 US |
| Neck Type | 3 piece maple/rosewood, bolt-on |
| Fingerboard | Rosewood, fretted, laquered fingerboard |
| Body Type | hollow body, similar to 360 |
| Finish | Fireglow finish |
| Pickup(s) | passive, 2 Rick "toaster" pickups, one each at neck and bridge |
| Controls | Standard Rick controls |
This bass is Rickenbacker's answer to the hollow body basses of the 60s and 70s. It looks like a Rick 360 guitar (double cutaway, single cat's eye sound hole, "R" trapeze tailpiece). Full 34" scale. This one was refinished at the factory, and looks great.
I replaced the bridge (the original was rusted), and had the fingerboard repaired by Mike Lull (it was coming loose near the nut). I have it strung with Pryamid Gold flats, it it sounds fantastic if you're looking for a good low end thud. Sounds nice and "hollow" when played in the uppper registers (think McCartney).
This is a great bass for the sound it gets, though it isn't very flexible (it doesn't excel at slap, though it can be done if strung with roundwounds). I'd have a tough time selling this bass; it is unique and has a distinct sound. Amazingly, I can get the action quite low on this bass without buzzing, which is not typical of basses from this era (IMHO).
| Construction | 90% | 
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| Playability | 95% |
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| Appearance | 100% |
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| Sound | 85% |
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| Value | 90% |
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| Overall | 90% |
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