The 800RB's a great amp, but it won't clip that much. It's actually pretty clean. Get an overdrive pedal for your 4003. Or maybe a 1001RB or one of the other GK's with an overdrive channel.
input volume at or beyond 1:00 and it gets very gritty , not a fuzz but takes it past the clean it's always called . I like that amp set like this and also think it would be a nice grit for a Ric . My first choice for built-in OD would be for a EBS HD 350 (on the cleaner side like the GK)then a Pearce pre ( smooth to insane) then the 800rb in a ss amp . But yeah a good od pedal in front of almost any bass amp would work .
It get get pretty overdriven compared to a lot of amps when you run the boost at noon or higher with fairly high master volume settings. It think it would be a great match with the Rick.
Or maybe a 1001RB or one of the other GK's with an overdrive channel.
To my knowledge, the 2001RB is the only GK head that offers an overdrive channel. I believe the Fusion stuff can overdrive, but not via an actual overdrive circuit, just by pushing the gain high enough to breakup the preamp tubes.
