The Rickenbacker Club Part Seven

[Lazarus.Bird]

Oh, my mistake! I didn't get a real close look, just saw black on black and assumed it was a shadow. Thought it was kinda funny the bassist was using (what I thought was) a $4k bass and $3k rig when he played maybe a total of 30s between two songs, but to each their own! He's on TV and I'm not!

[Duke21]

Originally Posted by Jaymi

The only one left in this pic is the all black 4003s BT

Wow, all yours?

[Jaymi]

Used to be...not just one left...

[Rockin Mike]

My first Ric since 1979:
Blueburst was the 2005 color of the year but so many were back-ordered that they were still making them years later. Mine was made in 2007, has the push/pull tone knob and a fairly skinny neck. Hardly used, mint condition, the serial number is not even scratched on the jack plate! Paid $2295 with OSHC after talking the seller down $200 over a little tail lift. I'm happy!

It's not a great pic but hopefully I can get some better ones this weekend.
May I have a number for the club?

[Jazz4]

Hey Guys; Do any of you know what the original length was of the hair pin truss rods? I took mine out of my Oct/84 4003 and they had already been played with. I rethreaded them and evened the length of the two as one was a 1/2 longer than the other. The plate has been cut in two.
Is there anywhere to get NOS truss rods for this 4003?

[Jaymi]

There are people who make them since rick no longer does....someone will chime in with the answer

[Bongolation]

Originally Posted by Rockin Mike

Angled forward does not provide the same effect as neck relief. It provides the same effect as higher action.
[...]
To get the action as low as possible, however, the neck has to have some curvature to stay out of the way of the vibrating string which moves in a curved arc. With the right curvature you can get those saddles closer to the fretboard line and have lower action.

It's trying to roughly accommodate the elliptical profile of a vibrating string.

And, I'm still puzzled by why folks say a Ric neck should be dead flat while other basses should have normal relief.

It makes absolutely zero sense. None.

[RhynoRock]

Originally Posted by Nick901

483

Welcome to the club!

Thank you very much! I forgot to check up on the thread lol

[Kopfjaeger]

Originally Posted by Jeff Scott

There were also three special color runs for POTR (IIRC) of White, TV Yellow and Sea Green recently, 5 of each.

I prefer this version of TV Yellow, ebony fretboard aside.

Sepp

[Jeff Scott]

Originally Posted by Kopfjaeger

I prefer this version of TV Yellow, ebony fretboard aside.

Sepp

Yes, yours does look closer to TVY; IIRC the C64 color was a solid yellow.

[woodyng]

Love that bass,mein Kopf,and my Dachsund's name is Jaeger,too....
Looking into some possibilities with modding my Cii. Trying to picture it with an unlined fretless ebony board.....

[Duke21]

Originally Posted by Kopfjaeger

I prefer this version of TV Yellow, ebony fretboard aside.

Sepp

Damn, usually I do not like these modern looking Ric but this yellow one is very nice!!

[OrphicTrench]

Do you guys still give up numbers? Do you think you can give me a little one for my newly acquired '79 Ric? I ordered a black PG and then I sent it to my local luthier for a fret leveling and full calibration, so yeah, it's been almost a month since I got it but now that it's just like I wanted I feel like showing it to the world. Do you think I can join the club?

[bassgod0dmw]

Nice bass!!!

That black pickguard on Jetglo looks really sweet! I was on the fence about it, but I think I'll be changing mine no.

[BassGen]

Yeah, I like the black PG too!

[Lazarus.Bird]

Originally Posted by OrphicTrench

Do you guys still give up numbers? Do you think you can give me a little one for my newly acquired '79 Ric? I ordered a black PG and then I sent it to my local luthier for a fret leveling and full calibration, so yeah, it's been almost a month since I got it but now that it's just like I wanted I feel like showing it to the world. Do you think I can join the club?

Nice Ric nice rig!!

[RhynoRock]

You have a damn nice rig dude. And I really dig that black pickguard as well. Major coolness factor, sir.

[Duke21]

Originally Posted by Lazarus.Bird

Nice Ric nice rig!!

+1

[shadven]

Yesterday I bought my first Ric. A 1995 4003 / Jetglo ($1400). It is in mint condition, really not a blemish or fret wear. I used it at a band practice last night and was amazed how easy it was to play and get a great tone out of it. I am a hardcore P-Bass guy, but I want to branch out
I also picked up a 1994 Rickenbacker 360/12 for $1000. It has been sitting in it's case since 1997. They were both owned by a collector who didn't play bass or guitar??? I got them both for $2400. So the 360/12 is for sale. Both have original cases in excellent shape. I am thrilled. IF I sell the guitar for around $1800, I'll have purchased the bass for only 6 or 7 hundred bucks!

[OrphicTrench]

Wow, thanks everyone for your replies! I sure am very happy to learn that my rig is rather cool after all.

Originally Posted by shadven

I got them both for $2400. So the 360/12 is for sale. Both have original cases in excellent shape. I am thrilled. IF I sell the guitar for around $1800, I'll have purchased the bass for only 6 or 7 hundred bucks!

Man, that was a great deal. You will have absolutely no problem selling the 360 for 1800$. It's great having some extra cash laying around for this exact same reason: jumping on good deals and making the money dance a little bit here and there until we need it for something else. Congrats on your new Ric!

Also, a collector that doesn't even play?? What the heck is that! A true commodity fetishist!