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I'm not sure if a new one from RIC would fit correctly. If you could measure the size you need, you could have one made. I hope you're going to give that 4003 a lot of love. It looks like it needs it. Then it will reward you back. The bass in question was is one that the truss rods adjust from the ...

A 1983 4003 that I recently purchased. This is from before I did any work: 1983 Ric_20230829_004.jpg 1983 Ric_20230829_015.jpg 1983 Ric_20230829_018.jpg 1983 Ric_20230829_019.jpg As rough as it all looks, I have sanded most of the finish off and have started rounding up replacement parts. The body i...

I'm looking for advice on getting a truss rod spacer. Over the summer, I bought a very-abused 1983 4003: 1983 Ric_20230829_004.jpg It came missing almost everything, pickups, bridge, tuners, half the pickguard, etc. The paint was worse than the photo shows; most of it has been removed; still cleanin...