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The Rickenbacker Club Part Five

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The modern RIC truss rods are no different than anyone else's for all practical purposes.
Treat them with the same caution you'd apply to adjusting another bass and you'll be fine, there's really nothing to be afraid of if you've ever adjusted other rods.

I found my 2010 4003 rods actually adjust much easier than any other basses I've tried before.
Just a very small tweak makes a noticeable difference, and there seems to be little or no settling period needing further adjustment.
Basically set and forget.
 
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kcole4001 said:
The modern RIC truss rods are no different than anyone else's for all practical purposes.
Treat them with the same caution you'd apply to adjusting another bass and you'll be fine, there's really nothing to be afraid of if you've ever adjusted other rods.

I found my 2010 4003 rods actually adjust much easier than any other basses I've tried before.
Just a very small tweak makes a noticeable difference, and there seems to be little or no settling period needing further adjustment.
Basically set and forget.
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kcole4001 said:
The modern RIC truss rods are no different than anyone else's for all practical purposes.
Treat them with the same caution you'd apply to adjusting another bass and you'll be fine, there's really nothing to be afraid of if you've ever adjusted other rods.

I found my 2010 4003 rods actually adjust much easier than any other basses I've tried before.
Just a very small tweak makes a noticeable difference, and there seems to be little or no settling period needing further adjustment.
Basically set and forget.
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++1 :cool:

I too was a bit skittish about messing with my new 4003. And it was my first bass to boot! But I visited a Ric collector, read extensively here, and on the two Ric forums. After about 6 mos, I dug in. In addition to doing truss rod tweaks, I've pulled the pups, replaced the pg, replaced caps & pots. I also pulled the bridge and tailpiece just to see if it was making contact in the well so I wouldn't have to worry about tailpiece lift. Later that year, I bought a 4003s that I stripped bare to do the ScratchX/Zymol treatment. All that remained was the fretboard!

All of that was very educational to me as it helped me to understand how everything works together. Sort of de-mystified it all. I also understand that it's not everybodies bag, so rather than get all wound up and overly anxious, simply find a good tech/luthier that is recommended by people you trust.
 

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#144
Here she is...

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I have a Cove Treble Bezel on order and strung it up with some chromes I had laying around, and wow! LOVE the sound from this thing!

Big thanks to all of you on this forum who took time to answer my questions (started here: http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f8/rickenbacker-club-part-four-675383/index34.html). This is my first high end bass, and has been a dream of mine for many years.

I have to say the bass has surpassed all of my expectations and I love it to death!

Thanks again to everyone!
 
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Coolhandjjl said:
.... Later that year, I bought a 4003s that I stripped bare to do the ScratchX/Zymol treatment. All that remained was the fretboard!

All of that was very educational to me as it helped me to understand how everything works together. Sort of de-mystified it all. I also understand that it's not everybodies bag, so rather than get all wound up and overly anxious, simply find a good tech/luthier that is recommended by people you trust.
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Astute observation and oh so true. You get to see how all the parts go and work together, and it takes the "unknown-ness" factor out of owning and tweaking your work tool.
 
#155
Hi there!

Long time lurker etc.

Hoping to join the club next week. I've got a brand new 4003 JetGlo currently on its way. There was no way to get one locally so I had to take a risk and buy one without first playing it (the first time I've done that). Hoping it'll be as good as I remember the 4003s being.

Going to be my first Rick, I've had a MM SUB and Fender basses before, but owning a 4001 or a 4003 has been a dream of mine as long as I can remember.

I'll post pics once it arrives (hopefully soon).
 
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gidbass said:
+1! My new 2010 midnight blue 4003 is fantastic! My only complaint is waiting so long to pull the trigger to buy it!

Best of luck!
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Heh, tell me about it. I've been wanting one for close to 20 years now. Even now I was about to buy a new P-bass but then I suddenly got some extra cash and decided to go for it.

As a side note, does anyone have any experience with using a Markbass amp/cab with a 4003? I'm playing with a loaner Peavey at the moment, but I used to have a Markbass CMD102 that I really liked for its small size and big sound. Been thinking of getting one of those once my wallet recovers from the Rick. Naturally a nice big Ampeg/Orange/etc stack would suit the Rick but for now I need something compact and portable:
 
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