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Great work and I hope everything goes your way with it. Whereabouts in North Wales are you from?, I grew up in Rhyl.

Has it done to my 1992 4003, looks better in the half inch position I think.

You deserve it Paul you wrote & put together, a great book about a great bass.

The only plus side is that the person who sold it to them ,probably got more for it than what he paid for it.

That was the reason why I changed mine to the half inch position, they just look better than the 1 inch position to me anyway.

Have a great July 4th to all of our American Rickenbacker friends.

IMG_20140524_071928.jpg I have always loved the look of the Rickenbacker 4001/4003, from when I first started playing back in 1987. Fast forward to August 1998 & my Girlfriend bought me a second hand '92 Fireglo 4003 for £650. This has been my only Ric bass to date but I'm glad that at least I ...

I have been following this thread closely and would like to say this........ While I am a HUGE fan of Rickenbacker guitars/basses...I am surprised they let this bass leave the factory in the condition outlined here!!!! Rickenbacker has a GREAT reputation for quality and innovation. Given that, I wo...

Any chance of those of us in the UK being able to watch those video's please .

Wasn't there a Japanese cartoon character who had a 4003 bass in this Skyglo colour?

The book has had a lot of positive affects for us all, for me it renewed my love for my 4003 which I hadn't played in 6 months.

wints wrote:Always good to know a lovely old '68 and a book has made someone feel better!

Thank you wints because that picture of your bass not only inspired me as to how my bass should look, but now the love I had for playing it has come back as well.

jps wrote:Here is a photo of the bass with the white pickguard on it, and before the new pickups were installed.

Same idea but in Fireglo.

teeder wrote:That looks great!

Thank you I'm happy how this bass has turned out.

A better day shot of my bass couldn't wait to play this, this morning even the missus likes it this way .