I'm closing the thread due to lack of firm offers. Couple of nibbles but money's tight for alot of folks. It's too nice not to play so I'm putting it back into the rotation. You should hear it do "Roundabout". A real Ric 4003 killer.
I might relist later if cash gets tight. We'll see.
Jon Hill of
Hill Guitars was a luthier out of Cleveland OH. Though Hill Guitars is no longer in business, he is now the woodshop manager at Dean Guitars in Tampa Florida.
I traded a mint 2008 American Standard P-Bass for it early last winter. When I saw the pics I was smitten with the neck. Laminated strips of figured maple and walnut with a thick 22 fret rosewood board. 1 1/2" nut. The body has a tiger striped top with a reddish tint and the back has a clear finish over what I think is alder (wood experts please correct me) The cavity cover is wood which I think is walnut. The only flaw in the finish is a cloudiness towards the bottom on the back as you can see in the photo.
Since I got it, I did some MAJOR upgrades. The previous owner had a thumb rest on it. I didn't like it so I removed it and commissioned a new pickguard to cover the marks it left. It was custom made by Greasy Groove out of Canada. The original pickups were passive Jackson's. I replaced them with a Nordstrand NPJ4SV set from Bestbassgear. One of the volumes (it's VVT) was scratchy so I replaced all three controls with CTS 250K pots, also from BBG. Even though this setup is hum cancelling, I still copper shielded and solder grounded all cavities. The frets were in great shape but I had a little buzz on my 105 E around the 13th fret. I took the bass to The Music Gallery in Highland Park, Illinois and had a complete setup with a Plek job done.
The sound is amazing. It is an articulate rock P bass first and foremost but with the bridge pup brought in about half-way it cuts like a laser. I've owned three Ric 4003s and this comes pretty close when you back off the P pup a quarter and roll the bridge pup all the way up. I play through a Pod X3 Live and with this setup, it can really sound like any type of bass. It's a blank canvas that can be the foundation of any sound.
$950 shipping and insurance included
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It would have shipped (insured) inside a Road Runner Deluxe Gig Bag, carefully packed in a bass-guitar-sized, heavy cardboard box.
I can email BIG detailed pictures per request. Some of the Photobucket pictures open a new window if you click on them and go full size if you click again on picture in the window.
