Are all 4003's made with the same string gauge? Because i tried putting on 45-105 gauge and none of the strings fit at all.
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... did you get strings from Mars?
I have strung 4001. 4003, and 4004 basses with 45-105 strings and there was no problem ...
No, tried putting a new set of chromes on my 4003 but they didn't fit. Maybe they were packaged wrong or something. I'll have to find out what's up then. Thanks.
Yep....been using 45-105s since Moses was a baby and never had a problem. Same gauge that Rickenbacker uses.....
The nut is cut (in my experience) for .050''-.062''-.084''-.110''. The A and D slots can't really take a .065'' or .085'' properly but the G and E should handle .045'' and .105'' just fine... after all that's what the stock strings are.
Fletz said:
One thing about Roundabout, the Ric sound there is a bit spesial as Chris plays 2 Rickenbackers on this track! He plays first his 4001/RM1999 but there after he plays a Rickenbacker guitar over the bass track, I think it is a 360 model.
2nd Wind said:
Any wiring diagrams re the concentric pots, VT,VT ??
I'm a dummy in this regard & would need to follow a yellow brick road so I don't wire it back up to explode
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I'd like to PM someone here with a few Rick questions. Who here knows a whole lot about pricing, resale value, etc., and would be willing to feild a coupla questions. Please lemme know. Thanks.
I am certainly no where near the most knowledgeable when it comes to Ric's, but I do play a 4003, so feel free to PM me any questions you have. I'll do my best to answer them.
rodl2005 said:Any wiring diagrams re the concentric pots, VT,VT ??
I'm a dummy in this regard & would need to follow a yellow brick road so I don't wire it back up to explode
Rod, there's a 4004 mod thread on Rick Recourse forum. Maybe someone there can help?
Thanx Pete. Of course you COULD simply take a pic of the guts of yours 
I s'pose I'm gonna need 2 "stacked" knobs too.
It's either this or V,V,T., but I'd like to keep it 2 "knobs" so stacked/concentric seems cool.
Pete, do yours do the interactive thing?
I s'pose I'm gonna need 2 "stacked" knobs too. It's either this or V,V,T., but I'd like to keep it 2 "knobs" so stacked/concentric seems cool.
Pete, do yours do the interactive thing?
Yes.Any wiring diagrams re the concentric pots, VT,VT ??
I'm a dummy in this regard & would need to follow a yellow brick road so I don't wire it back up to explode
Oh, you want to SEE it! lol
Just follow a 4003 wiring diagram. the switch will be left the way it is.
Never posted a pic of my late (December) '73 Rick, so here it is:
Sure it doesn't have the checkerboard binding, or the horseshoe and toaster pickups, but I still think she looks great and sounds great.
I did add Hipshot tuners and bridge as well as some TI flats. Next I just have to get a detuner, and try her stereo.
Definitely putting the bridge pickup through an SVT/Berg NV610, and the neck pickup through either a DB750 or an 800RB/Accugroove Whappo jr setup.
I'm sure some of you guys might be able to feel the rumble when I do lol.
Sure it doesn't have the checkerboard binding, or the horseshoe and toaster pickups, but I still think she looks great and sounds great.
I did add Hipshot tuners and bridge as well as some TI flats. Next I just have to get a detuner, and try her stereo.
Definitely putting the bridge pickup through an SVT/Berg NV610, and the neck pickup through either a DB750 or an 800RB/Accugroove Whappo jr setup.
I'm sure some of you guys might be able to feel the rumble when I do lol.
I would suggest visiting the Rick Resource Forums. They have a classified forum, so you can see what Ricks go for, and an appraisal section as well. Lots of good info there, you can get into the real nitty gritty. Probably more than most folks need to know, but it's there none the less.
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Coolhandjjl said:
Thanks. I pretty much got the info I was looking for. May be a club member one day soon. Got some serios hagglin to do first.
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Some strings are really fat at the ball ends ... they have trouble fitting into some bass bridges.
Solution ...
Remove the bridge and tailpiece and drill the string holes a little larger, then replace the bridge and tailpiece and string it up.
The silk at the ball end on Chromes and the new Fenders are really pretty fat, and won't go through the Ric bridge without a bit of a struggle.
I know RIC states they do not endorse people or give away basses, if you wanna play them you have to buy them-but do you think lemmy , Macca or Chris Squire got money from RIC?
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