Rickenbacker 4001 bass

E740750

electric bass guitar

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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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Rickenbacker bass guitar	2
Rickenbacker 4000	1
Rickenbacker 4000 series	1
Rickenbacker 4001 bass canonical	1
Rickenbacker 4003	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8544214 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Rickenbacker 4001 bass
Context triple: [Chris Squire, notableInstrumentModel, Rickenbacker 4001 bass]

A. Fender Precision Bass
The Fender Precision Bass is a landmark electric bass guitar introduced in 1951, renowned for its solid-body design, split-coil pickup, and foundational role in shaping modern bass playing across genres.
B. Gibson Les Paul
The Gibson Les Paul is a legendary solid-body electric guitar model renowned for its rich tone, sustain, and iconic use in rock, blues, and other popular music genres.
C. Musitron
The Musitron is an early electronic keyboard instrument, similar to a modified clavioline, best known for its distinctive solo sound on Del Shannon’s hit song "Runaway."
D. Gibson Flying V guitar
The Gibson Flying V guitar is an iconic, angular electric guitar model known for its distinctive V-shaped body and association with influential blues and rock guitarists.
E. Gretsch Duane Eddy signature guitar
The Gretsch Duane Eddy signature guitar is a hollow-body electric model designed in collaboration with rock-and-roll pioneer Duane Eddy, tailored for his distinctive twangy lead guitar sound.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Rickenbacker 4001 bass
Target entity description: 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.

A. Fender Precision Bass
The Fender Precision Bass is a landmark electric bass guitar introduced in 1951, renowned for its solid-body design, split-coil pickup, and foundational role in shaping modern bass playing across genres.
B. Gibson Les Paul
The Gibson Les Paul is a legendary solid-body electric guitar model renowned for its rich tone, sustain, and iconic use in rock, blues, and other popular music genres.
C. Musitron
The Musitron is an early electronic keyboard instrument, similar to a modified clavioline, best known for its distinctive solo sound on Del Shannon’s hit song "Runaway."
D. Gibson Flying V guitar
The Gibson Flying V guitar is an iconic, angular electric guitar model known for its distinctive V-shaped body and association with influential blues and rock guitarists.
E. Gretsch Duane Eddy signature guitar
The Gretsch Duane Eddy signature guitar is a hollow-body electric model designed in collaboration with rock-and-roll pioneer Duane Eddy, tailored for his distinctive twangy lead guitar sound.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	electric bass guitar ⓘ
associatedGenre	classic rock ⓘ progressive rock ⓘ
associatedMusician	Chris Squire ⓘ Cliff Burton ⓘ Geddy Lee ⓘ Lemmy Kilmister ⓘ Paul McCartney ⓘ
bodyMaterial	maple ⓘ
bodyType	solid ⓘ
bridgeType	Rickenbacker bridge and tailpiece ⓘ
controls	pickup selector switch ⓘ two tone knobs ⓘ two volume knobs ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
designFeature	bound body ⓘ bound neck ⓘ cresting wave body shape ⓘ triangle fretboard inlays ⓘ
fingerboardInlays	triangle (sharkfin) inlays ⓘ
fingerboardMaterial	rosewood ⓘ
finishOptions	Burgundyglo ⓘ Fireglo ⓘ Jetglo ⓘ Mapleglo ⓘ
fretCount	20 frets ⓘ
headstockShape	Rickenbacker 2+2 tuner layout ⓘ
knownFor	bright tone ⓘ distinctive styling ⓘ piano-like clarity ⓘ punchy midrange ⓘ
manufacturer	Rickenbacker ⓘ
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 ⓘ linked to: Rickenbacker 4001 bass
productionEnd	early 1980s ⓘ
productionStart	1961 ⓘ
scaleLength	33.25 inches ⓘ
series	Rickenbacker 4000 series ⓘ linked to: Rickenbacker 4001 bass
successor	Rickenbacker 4003 ⓘ linked to: Rickenbacker 4001 bass

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chris Squire → notableInstrumentModel → Rickenbacker 4001 bass ⓘ

Roger Glover → notableInstrument → Rickenbacker bass guitar ⓘ

subject linked to: Roger Glover – bass