Just wanted to add my name to the list of happy purchasers. Mine arrived Monday 8/8. Box had a gash but the case and bass were flawless. White binding, no finish problems, born the first week of November, 2010. Needed a neck tweak and is playing & sounding great. Pickup cover comes off tonight and its my new gigging 4 string.
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*Official* MF MID Rickenbacker Sale thread
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The bridge on the Ric I received has the "tail lift" that has been mentioned by many others. Is that normal on the 4003, or is just this batch? Mine appears to have a decent string break angle, so I shouldn't worry about it right? Could it turn into a problem in the long run?
Well Ric also let bases out of their factory with chipped paint, truss rods at their end of adjustment, and shoddy workmanship....so why would you think the frets would not of been looked over on a few?
The best way to address this question is to post it on the Ric forum. I am pretty sure that doing a fret job on a new bass will void the warranty.
I also play with very low action. I have never had to level the frets on any new bass I have bought, including my new Sting Ray.
I'm a fan of low action too, and have al my basses (mostly RIC's) set up with low action. Because RIC sprays the board with clear over the frets after they've been installed, then does a fret job, they tend to be lower to begin with. Think of it this way, if you buy a new Camaro and mill the heads for higher compression as part of your tune-up, you WILL void the warranty on the engine.
GAHHHHHH! No one is buying my ebay stuff!
I'm not even halfway there....
Sorry to be the one to tell you, mate. But they are out of stock. My guess is that the sale is over.
crap...... oh well. Hey, they're having a sale on the C64s. Maybe they'll make them reasonable in price....or not...
I'm screwed.
Maybe I'll have one next year...
I'm screwed.
Maybe I'll have one next year...
MF now has the VIP Savings Extravaganza sale with 15% off on orders over $600. They probably held this campaign until the Ric was out of stock.
Just looked at the website. They are still listing the MIDs at the $1299 price, but it now has a "shipped by" date of 7/13/12! Huh?
No ****. Music123 still has ricks, and they match %110. **** you MF!
Hah. Not really, MF is legit, their time has just come to pass.
Hah. Not really, MF is legit, their time has just come to pass.
No they don't. I tried to call this AM and exchange by defective bass and they are all gone.
Mine is just going back as a refund, to resurface later as a used blem I'm sure.
I just got an emailed price on it and was able to apply the 15% coupon for a total of $1,006.50. Just sayin'.
You can still buy one at the sale price and get the $100 off. Just have to wait a little while to receive it.
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