Rickenbacker 4003 Case

[GEN11]

Silly question, but will a lefty 4003 case fit a right hand Ric if you put it on its face in the case? And is that ok for the integrity of the Bass?

 

[rickdog]

I'd worry about the pickup selector switch.

 

[GEN11]

Thanks, that makes sense. I purchased a 1980 4003 with an aftermarket case. There’s a lefty vintage reissue case on Reverb, which is just like my 360 case, but a lefty. Would love to have that silver case for only $200. But yea, will continue to look.

 

[tsarter]

The interior of that case on reverb looks identical to the interior of a right handed case. I’m hoping it fits.

 

[tsarter]

 

[tsarter]

Top image is a right handed case, bottom is a left handed case. Look the same to me.

 

[GIBrat51]

I imagine it would work OK. My '73 4001 lives in an aftermarket case; I seriously doubt that it's a left handed one. I can tell you that it does not fit in there upside down, though. But, yeah, your Rick should fit in either case...

 

[tsarter]

That’s what I’m thinking. I believe they shipped lefties in the silver reissued castes for awhile as they didn’t have form fitted ones for left handed basses. Not sure where I heard that though.

 

[tsarter]

Case was only $160 so not a huge loss of it does not work.