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I've bought two 4003s from Musicians Friend and they both arrived in perfect condition, very playable but not perfectly setup. It was sent to me exactly as it arrived to them from Rickenbacker, which is exactly what I expected. It was even in the same box, they just put the new shipping sticker...

Bought a used Reeves Custom 225 from them online for a great price a couple months ago. It was packed very well and apart from a small scuff looks brand new. Bought a used USA Geddy Lee last year in-store, decided it wasn't for me, and returned it a week later with no trouble at all. Several...

Thanks for the info. My likely futile search for a P-spaced Thunderbird continues. Still a cool bass at a great price. GLWTS!

Cool bass! What's the nut width? I tried searching for the specs online but couldn't find that.

I don't own one but I played one at the local Sam Ash pretty extensively. If I hadn't already committed to a #1 and backup I would be crazy tempted to pick one up. The jazz pickup balanced very well with both full on it's still predominantly a P tone, but with a little more sparkle and clarity...

My two preferred brands of string are Whatever Is on Sale® and The Sets Guitar Center Was Willing to Throw In Last Time I Bought a New Bass®. Incidentally, both of my LB100s have stainless steel Elixirs at the moment and they sound really good for the bright, overdrive rock tone I use them for...

Maybe he's pimping his band, Bro Magnon. I almost googled it. But then I didn't.

Fight fire with fire - marry the drummer.

Thanks for posting those pics, basskadet. I was hoping for more of a shell pink at first so I was disappointed by the CME pics, but I might be back on board now because yours looks great.

The pictures on Rickenbacker's facebook page look a lot more pink than on CME's website...I wonder which picture is closer to real life? I searched for other examples of plumglo Rics from older runs and they look darker still.

Ah, I had it backwards - more bass when the switch was in. Been a while since I played one with the VTC. Thanks for the correction and clarification.

Controls are bridge pickup vol, bridge pickup tone, neck pickup vol, neck pickup tone. Three-way switch. Modern 4003s have a push-pull pot (I forget which control) which changes some cap values, sort of sounds like a bass boost. I paid $999 for mine brand new, but that was in 2000 and like a...

Nada. Oh, well. This thread sure took a weird turn.

I didn't get that email, is it a coupon code or a call-in and mention the ad kind of deal? I was going to place an order later today with the 15% off code but if I can get another 5% then I need that to happen. I've been a regular customer of MF for years but only once ordered an instrument...

I had posted the back cover to Dillinger Four's Midwestern Songs of the Americas, but then realized there was profanity in the song titles so I thought better of it. Anyway, that picture of Paddy's bass is the reason I bought a 4003 and while I quickly bore of debates about what is or isn't...