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09-07-2010, 09:49 PM
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09-07-2010, 09:50 PM
| | Supporting Member | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Colorado | | here's his digital sketches.  
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I went to Bass pro shop and to my surprise they didn't have a single bass guitar.
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09-08-2010, 01:08 AM
|  | Four on the Floor | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Seattle Area | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Ric5  here's his digital sketches. | Whoever did this should immediately be put in charge of product development at Rickenbacker.
I'd like to order up a Rootbeerburst 4330 please. Beautiful.
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09-08-2010, 01:12 AM
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John K Custom Basses | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Thousand Oaks, CA | | | IMO, those would be really nice if they were semi-hollow, and had a carved top like on a 4005. IMO, they're very good looking. so much so, that after seeing them, i'm considering building one completely from scratch for myself. |
09-08-2010, 08:49 AM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Denver, CO | | | Yeah, I have always been really impressed with that adapted Ric bass design as well. |
09-08-2010, 09:25 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Austin, TX | | | Not really modded per se, just blacked out. =)
I recently sold the bass, but returned it to factory chrome pieces before shipping it out. Waiting for the next 4003 JetGlo or even Midnight Blue to strike my fancy so I can black it out. |
09-08-2010, 09:53 AM
|  | Progressive bass brony | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Zagreb, Croatia | | | I never knew so many people actually dared do this to a Ric. Now that I see... Wow.
Great work, guys, the lot of you have really done amazing stuff to an already amazing bass. It's not a Holy Grail, it's an instrument to be customized however you like - and the stuff here's really awesome, some of it (like Ric5s work) ought to be factory default.
Hope I can join this club one day... are clones at least semi-allowed?
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09-08-2010, 06:41 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Chicago | | Here you go folks...Rickenmodder fodder...
It's not mine, I just stumbled across it on eBay a moment ago... http://cgi.ebay.com/RICKENBACKER-400...72683125116900
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09-08-2010, 07:32 PM
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John K Custom Basses | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Thousand Oaks, CA | | | yeah. i saw that one yesterday. it's actually kind of a rare one since it has black binding on the body, but white binding on the neck. it looks like it was a white one at some point in it's life.
i've only seen a few of them like that before. |
09-08-2010, 08:49 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Stuart, FL | | Agreed...MOST of the black body trim/white neck trim basses were white. I have a Walnut 81 4001 with black body trim and white neck...kind of odd for sure.
The only modding I've ever done is adding Alembic electronics into an 4003S and a Horseshoe in a 2006 Monty. 
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09-08-2010, 08:53 PM
| | Supporting Member | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Colorado | | Quote:
Originally Posted by johnk_10 yeah. i saw that one yesterday. it's actually kind of a rare one since it has black binding on the body, but white binding on the neck. it looks like it was a white one at some point in it's life.
i've only seen a few of them like that before. | All 4001 basses had necks with white trim. Even the ones with black body binding. All 4003 basses with black body binding also had black neck binding.
All "S" models don't have neck binding.
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09-08-2010, 09:17 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: DFW | | Quote:
Originally Posted by BillyB_from_LZ | Oh my........................the things I could do with that...  |
09-08-2010, 09:24 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: San Francisco Bay Area, CA | | | I kinda want that. I have ideas for salvaged Ric basses.
Sadly, I don't currently have the funds to realize them. |
09-12-2010, 08:21 PM
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09-12-2010, 09:53 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Mike Lull Custom Basses | | Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: SLC, Utah -USA- | | | Hi, J Hud. I really like what you've done with your Rick. In 1981 I had the stock bridge on my '76 4001 replaced with one of the original style Badass bridges, ala Geddy Lee.
Through the years I had the stock pickups replaced with the Seymour Duncan direct replacement set; later on I replaced those with a direct replacement set of Bartolini's. About the only modification I regret doing is replacing the stock tuning gears with a set of Schallers, which made the bass a bit neck heavy. Hopefully I can replace them with a set of Hipshot Ultralights when I have the funds.
Putting a set of stock Rick pickups to get it's "signature" sound back is also on my "To Do" list.
I really dug the pictures you posted while you were making your mods. It certainly looks like you've got some great skills.
Best regards, Derwin
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09-13-2010, 01:06 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: DFW | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Arthur U. Poon Hi, J Hud. I really like what you've done with your Rick. In 1981 I had the stock bridge on my '76 4001 replaced with one of the original style Badass bridges, ala Geddy Lee.
Through the years I had the stock pickups replaced with the Seymour Duncan direct replacement set; later on I replaced those with a direct replacement set of Bartolini's. About the only modification I regret doing is replacing the stock tuning gears with a set of Schallers, which made the bass a bit neck heavy. Hopefully I can replace them with a set of Hipshot Ultralights when I have the funds.
Putting a set of stock Rick pickups to get it's "signature" sound back is also on my "To Do" list.
I really dug the pictures you posted while you were making your mods. It certainly looks like you've got some great skills.
Best regards, Derwin | Thanks Derwin for the kind words! I really liked the way the Ric and am thinking I want to track down a nice used 4000 and go with the Bart MM pup and a conversion to Fless next  |
09-13-2010, 09:14 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: San Francisco Bay Area, CA | | | Why a 4000? Wouldn't it be easier to find a 4001/4003? Is it because of the unbound body? |
09-14-2010, 01:00 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: DFW | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Sartori Why a 4000? Wouldn't it be easier to find a 4001/4003? Is it because of the unbound body? | Yes, it would. But, I prefer the unbound body and the dot inlays. I'd be ok with a C64 or 4003s for this project too! |
10-06-2010, 08:59 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Kyiv, Ukraine | | Subscribed!
Although I don't have a modded ric to opt for membership, I'll do my best to join your ranks one day
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10-09-2010, 07:40 AM
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