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The Rickenbacker Club! (part 2)

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Ive had the distinct and very rare pleasure (borderline euphoria) of being allowed to tour the Rickenbacker Factory, and, the tour guide was John Hall himself.

Got a chance to meet all the lovely ladies who finish out the 4003's, seems like the Ladies can do Binding finish lightning fast. I also got to meet the one Ric luthier who single highhandedly, hand carved almost all the 4004-LK limited editions, and got to see Lemmy's orgininal that was in house at Rickenbacker for a spruce up.

I"ve got a "Maria" signed 4003, take a look in either body cavity, or under the TRC and see who's signed yours.

Always nice to meet the actual folks who've helped build your 4003, as well as meeting the company owner.
 
#922
Oh, I meant to say, the reason that the factory has gone back to full width inlays, it's easier, faster, and more cost effective than the previous methods.

Our lovely Maria is finishing out the binding, for some reason, the ladies at Ric are lightning fast at this compared to the men, so as far as I recall most of the binding finish work is done by the Ladies.
 
#924
thx1955 said:
Ive had the distinct and very rare pleasure (borderline euphoria) of being allowed to tour the Rickenbacker Factory, and, the tour guide was John Hall himself.

Got a chance to meet all the lovely ladies who finish out the 4003's, seems like the Ladies can do Binding finish lightning fast. I also got to meet the one Ric luthier who single highhandedly, hand carved almost all the 4004-LK limited editions, and got to see Lemmy's orgininal that was in house at Rickenbacker for a spruce up.

I"ve got a "Maria" signed 4003, take a look in either body cavity, or under the TRC and see who's signed yours.

Always nice to meet the actual folks who've helped build your 4003, as well as meeting the company owner.
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Sounds like a cool time.
 
#925
Jaymi said:
What is a 4006?
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Sorry, my mistake. I meant a 4005!

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#929
Hey Ric Lovers

I used to want a Cheyenne in the worst way, until yesterday.

At my local boutique guitar shoppe they just got two brand new 4004 Cii Cheyenne, one in red, one in green. $1725. I thought I was in big trouble. I always loved the Ric neck profile, just never dug all the nobs, switches, pickup cover, pickguard etc. The Cheyenne should be perfect for me, right. Wrong.

I'm a Jazz neck profile kind of guy and I like the P-Bass profile to, but neck on the Cheyenne is like a P Bass neck on steroids,
and that's fine if that's what you like.

Is this true with all the 4004's. It's bumming me out man.
The Ric web site doesn't describe the neck profile other than neck width's. Ric doesn't have a custom shop. I guess they saved me two grand, thanks Rickenbacker.
 
#931
But it's the perfect Ric to string up BEAD. I'm quite comfortable with standard "skinny" Ric necks, and when my Cheyenne arrived, I wasn't sure what to do with it. After all, I waited 2+ years, and wasn't about to dump it so soon, so the idea to put fat strings on it made perfect sense. Feels different somehow, with a set of 5's, (60-75-95-125), and sounds great, too. No reason to buy one if it's not comfy, but there is this to consider.
 
#932
The necks are still big .Another rickenbacker Buffalo job! Thier is no custom shop or special orders at rick because Hall believes that you get it my way or you dont get the SOB . You even have to wait 3 years to get a stock one !Also some FYI for you . Take what Paul wylcinski and the rest of the idiots at the RRF forum with a grain of salt . They live in a fantasy world where rick and John Hall can do no wrong .By old used ricks . They have slimmer necks and you will stop putting money in Halls pocket . He could give a **** less about you.Besides nothing changes if nothing changes .
 
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skreehaw said:
The necks are still big .Another rickenbacker Buffalo job! Thier is no custom shop or special orders at rick because Hall believes that you get it my way or you dont get the SOB . You even have to wait 3 years to get a stock one !Also some FYI for you . Take what Paul wylcinski and the rest of the idiots at the RRF forum with a grain of salt . They live in a fantasy world where rick and John Hall can do no wrong .By old used ricks . They have slimmer necks and you will stop putting money in Halls pocket . He could give a **** less about you.Besides nothing changes if nothing changes .
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Someone has an axe to grind---your comment isn't helpful to anyone.

The Ricks coming out in the past 2 years have the thinner neck of the 4001's. I have a 4004L that has a wider neck. Though that neck feels funny compared to my 4001, it doesn't really impair my playing.
 
#935
81 4001 in Jetglo...bone stock (including pickup cover) but I do not (yet) have pics...

...lovely bass, this was the 1st bass I bought when I returned to playing (after starting a family, having sold most of my equipment previously) Still part of the collection today. Doesn't get a lot of use...but when I'm in the mood, she never disappoints...
 
#938
This weekend I finally undertook a project I've been thinking about for a while.

I had always used Dunlop Strap-loks on my basses---all the others have them, and I have a nice wide strap I like fitted with them. So when I got my Rick bass, I wanted to put the Dunlops on it, but, I didn't want to do anything that would permanently change it, such as gluing toothpicks into the bolt holes.

So, yesterday I was going to the hardware store, and I brought along a Rick strap knob. I was able to determine that the diameter and thread pitch are 10-24, so I picked up a couple 1" 10-24 machine screws. Then, taking a grinder to the heads, I slimmed them down so they fit in the Dunlop Strap-Lok pegs. I had to do some very minor filing of the pegs with a needle file to fit the machine screws through. The screws were a little long, so I ground off a bit at the end---3/4" would have been fine.

So now I have the Dunlop Strap-Loks on my 4003, and if necessary I can still return it to stock.
 
#940
One thing to remember with the 4004 necks - they are wider than the 4003 but they are smaller back of neck to top of fretboard. I find them equally comfortable even with these differences. Bigger hands help.

To make wide-sweeping absolute statements both about the necks and about RIC and it's owner is indeed not helpful. To simply state your opinion as to how the neck works for you is a useful statement. To assume you know how the owner of RIC functions and runs the company is, well, assuming a lot.
 
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