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Post by Dr Bass MD on Jan 3, 2020 23:58:06 GMT -5
I played a Fender Jazz V USA for many years, but finally got my dream bass back 2012 or so - a Ric 4003. Any other Ric lovers here?
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Post by Rick Knight on Jan 4, 2020 10:12:53 GMT -5
My 1989 4003S was once my go-to but I have some shoulder damage and it's the heaviest bass I still own; so I don't play it much anymore.
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Post by matryx81 on Jan 4, 2020 11:09:02 GMT -5
I just landed one a few months back. They take some getting used to but I like it. Mine is a 4003s and I still want a 4003 so I can use the stereo option.
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Post by Dr Bass MD on Jan 4, 2020 15:24:02 GMT -5
I just landed one a few months back. They take some getting used to but I like it. Mine is a 4003s and I still want a 4003 so I can use the stereo option. The ‘Ric-O-Sound’ concept has intrigued me, but frankly I haven’t come up with a serious need for it. Yet. We’ll see. Perhaps someday I will. Probably more for recording purposes than giggling. |
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Post by Taildragger on Jan 4, 2020 16:27:42 GMT -5
The fact that I prefer shorties and the reputation of the infamous Ric bass bridge has always kept me at a distance, but I have nothing against them that's based on first-hand experience.
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Post by matryx81 on Jan 4, 2020 21:18:46 GMT -5
I just landed one a few months back. They take some getting used to but I like it. Mine is a 4003s and I still want a 4003 so I can use the stereo option. The ‘Ric-O-Sound’ concept has intrigued me, but frankly I haven’t come up with a serious need for it. Yet. We’ll see. Perhaps someday I will. Probably more for recording purposes than giggling. The biggest hiccup I see is with effects. However, given the sound potential in stereo, that may be enough effect for me. |
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Post by matryx81 on Jan 4, 2020 21:20:18 GMT -5
The fact that I prefer shorties and the reputation of the infamous Ric bass bridge has always kept me at a distance, but I have nothing against them that's based on first-hand experience. I don't think I am a fan of that bridge either, but I am curious about the Babicz replacement. I like the Hipshot too, but the Babicz may be less labor intensive. That new bridge on the Al Cisneros may end up as a standard bridge on Rickenbacker basses. That may be something to think about too. |
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Post by Taildragger on Jan 4, 2020 21:41:01 GMT -5
That bridge looks like an improvement.
Here's a link to some PICs in case anyone else hasn't yet seen and wants a peek:
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on Jan 4, 2020 21:44:54 GMT -5
 I am a huge Ric bass aficionado; their tone just appeals to me. Many of the bands I dig have recorded and toured with Ric basses. But I have a big problem: I'm a guitar player and I only dabble in bass, so I have a hard time justifying the expense of a sweet 4003. I have a Ric 660 guitar and I hang with Ric bass players, so I have *that* going for me.  |
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Post by jeffscott on Jan 4, 2020 22:27:33 GMT -5
I got my first one in 1973, a February 1967 4005WB in Jetglo (one of only two I know of in factory original JG). Since that time, I have owned a lot of Rick basses (and quite a few Rick guitars, too, even an acoustic). Currently I am down to just two special 4004 Laredo models.
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Post by rickyguitar on Jan 4, 2020 23:14:45 GMT -5
I knew a couple guys who had 4001's. I think they are exceptional sounding bass guitars. There is a depth to it i haven't heard on any other bass. I dont know what they cost then or what a 4003 costs but am guessing there are darn pricey.
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Post by Taildragger on Jan 5, 2020 0:40:46 GMT -5
I dont know what they cost then or what a 4003 costs but am guessing there are darn pricey. Anytime the ad says "call for price"...well that pretty much says it. |
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Post by ninworks on Jan 5, 2020 14:22:33 GMT -5
I have a late 70's 4001. First bass I ever bought. Love that thing. I'd post a pic of it if I knew how. Attachments:
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Post by Dr Bass MD on Jan 5, 2020 14:36:10 GMT -5
I have a late 70's 4001. First bass I ever bought. Love that thing. I'd post a pic of it if I knew how. Of you’re on a phone, switch to Desktop and a box to add attachment will come up when posting/replying. Post it, then switch back to Mobile Version (way at the bottom of the ‘Desktop’ view. |
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Post by jeffscott on Jan 5, 2020 14:58:25 GMT -5
I dont know what they cost then or what a 4003 costs but am guessing there are darn pricey. I dont know what they cost then or what a 4003 costs but am guessing there are darn pricey. Anytime the ad says "call for price"...well that pretty much says it. They are priced competively with any other quality USA made bass, such as Fender. The "Call for price" thing is due to MAP. |
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Post by ninworks on Jan 6, 2020 6:59:08 GMT -5
I have a late 70's 4001. First bass I ever bought. Love that thing. I'd post a pic of it if I knew how. Of you’re on a phone, switch to Desktop and a box to add attachment will come up when posting/replying. Post it, then switch back to Mobile Version (way at the bottom of the ‘Desktop’ view. Got it. Thanks. |
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Post by bargeon on Jan 7, 2020 15:33:13 GMT -5
I'm thinking about the 4003s/5, the new Ric 5er. Anyone had a chance to try one?
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Post by jeffscott on Jan 7, 2020 16:22:10 GMT -5
I did, briefly. Sounds just like a Rick but I found the neck a bit chunky for me, persoanlly. Love the pickups on it.
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Post by HeavyDuty on Jan 8, 2020 9:43:13 GMT -5
I'm thinking about the 4003s/5, the new Ric 5er. Anyone had a chance to try one? I have a new walnut one, early days but I’m really liking it so far. Here’s a crappy pic:  These come with white TRCs and PGs, and I don’t care for that look. (I have a 650C guitar that I replaced the chrome PG with black, and really like the look.) The new black TRC is a Chinese knockoff; when I had the black PG made I also ordered a second without the neck pickup hole. I want to make a second wiring harness to turn this into a single pickup bass, which is my preference. The first bass I played regularly back in the late 70s was my friend’s father’s 4001. When I got back into playing twenty years ago, I found a beat up 1980 4001 in Azureglo at a local pawn. I loved that bass, but after I transitioned exclusively to 5 strings it never got any play so it was sold off. (Plus, I could never put the high tension flats I prefer on that skinny neck.) When the new 4003S/5 was released, I started paying attention - and the walnut model is what pushed me over the edge. |
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Post by HenryJ on Jan 9, 2020 9:01:58 GMT -5
My youngest brother used to have the Yamaha "lawsuit" bass. Looked just like a Ric 4001. Or 4003. Then our other now-deceased brother actually had a real Ric bass. Don't know the whereabouts of his instruments.
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Post by ilan on Jan 10, 2020 7:07:50 GMT -5
My Rics are a white '73 4001 and an '86 4003 Shadow.
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Post by tgallo on Feb 3, 2020 21:09:36 GMT -5
I have a 4003s reissue. Fireglo. One of the first two made and one of the two shown at Winter NAMM 2014. Mine has a 2014 serial number.
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Post by jeffscott on Feb 4, 2020 20:02:16 GMT -5
I have a 4003s reissue. Fireglo. One of the first two made and one of the two shown at Winter NAMM 2014. Mine has a 2014 serial number. It's a nice feeling to have a NAMM Show instrument, isn't it? Yours was made just in time for the show; the 2012 NAMM Show Ruby 4004 Laredo I had was built in December 2011! I currently have a fretless Martin Keith Elfin 5 that was at the 2010 NAMM Show (I bought it from Martin, while there), and I used to have a 2005 NAMM Show Rick Turner RB4-FL. The Elfin 5 was a featured review instrument in the June '10 Bass Player issue, too.  |
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Post by chicagodude on Feb 8, 2020 11:40:25 GMT -5
Greetings Fellow Bassmen!
I did own a 4003 but it never grew on me. The sharp edge on the body irritated my wrist and the neck just didn't feel right. Fender basses my thing and that's that.
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Post by morrow on Mar 7, 2020 11:46:25 GMT -5
I love a nice Ric . Have two , a later 4001 and a set neck 4000 . The necks are a beautiful thing , I never had any complaints about binding or hard edges , love the sound of them . Both of mine are set to thump and are strung with TI flats . I bypassed the 0047 cap on the 4001 , other than that they're stock , and will remain so . I tend to gig with other basses these days , but I do love a good Ric . Beautiful things !
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Post by LTB on Mar 11, 2020 2:19:36 GMT -5
I am a huge Ric bass aficionado; their tone just appeals to me. Many of the bands I dig have recorded and toured with Ric basses. But I have a big problem: I'm a guitar player and I only dabble in bass, so I have a hard time justifying the expense of a sweet 4003. I have a Ric 660 guitar and I hang with Ric bass players, so I have *that* going for me. I love that "blue" Rick Peegoo As far as Rick Basses, never had one...way above my pay scale , but I like the tone you get from one. |
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Post by gunny on Apr 28, 2020 19:33:23 GMT -5
I've got a 4003 in Montezuma Brown, the 'colour of the year' some time in the 90s I think. It is such a beautifully made, nicely balanced bass. I'm not a huge fan of treble-ish clanky bass tones so I dial this in to be closer to my old school Motown type sound.
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Post by LTB on Apr 29, 2020 1:03:48 GMT -5
I have a late 70's 4001. First bass I ever bought. Love that thing. I'd post a pic of it if I knew how. That is a very pretty Bass! Love that color and looks. |
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