Not like anyone checks this thread anymore, but I felt obligated to close the loop with a link to this belated post: http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f8/ric-4003-nbd-redux-955747/
Maybe a potential Ric owner who finds this thread while searching the archive will get here and realize there a light at the end of the tunnel - lol.
Maybe a potential Ric owner who finds this thread while searching the archive will get here and realize there a light at the end of the tunnel - lol.