Who's still waiting on a 4003S?

CatHead · Post by **CatHead** » Sun Dec 20, 2015 4:58 am

For those in the UK it appears that Nicks Guitars in Wetherby have 3 (!!!) 4003s basses in stock... Little bit far away from me to go and have a look at unfortunately but hopefully will prove useful info for someone on here who lives "oop north" and is looking for one

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Fri Feb 26, 2016 7:23 am

Still waiting...............

Boogie · Post by **Boogie** » Fri Feb 26, 2016 12:15 pm

cheyenne wrote:Still waiting...............

Yours is a FG on the second batch, right? Mine is also a FG, but on the third batch. It will be one year tomorrow since I placed the order.

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Fri Feb 26, 2016 12:36 pm

yep, I'm the SD in the second batch.

berklee6 · Post by **berklee6** » Fri Feb 26, 2016 1:43 pm

not sure what the delay is about as MF has them in stock all the time. Also, RIC doesn't require deposits from its dealers; your cash has been held by the dealer for a good deal of time.

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Sat Feb 27, 2016 7:28 am

I'm not sure how this process works to determine who gets what batch of this finish, that finish, no finish, blah.

I heard that March was going to be particularly "bass heavy" in the production area at RIC. I hope so, I don't mind waiting the allotted "time window" but I'm beyond that now, and 4003S's are beginning to show up on the used market.

I'm still good, but getting restless.

1STNAMEBASSIST · Post by **1STNAMEBASSIST** » Sat Feb 27, 2016 11:41 pm

That does seem to be a long time to wait these days. I got my Fireglo in 4 days from GC and it was flawless. But I understand some not wanting to take a risk with big box dealers.

jacolyte · Post by **jacolyte** » Sun Mar 20, 2016 7:58 pm

i have 3 4003Ss so far. got a new maple from POTR last thanksgiving, a used jet a couple days later from a guy on reverb, and a new ruby from MF a couple weeks ago. now all i need is a midnight to match my 4 regular 4003 collection...

CatHead · Post by **CatHead** » Tue Mar 29, 2016 7:02 pm

Finally found one! Tried a 4003SW in the PMT Shop in Cambridge, really liked it. If the SW had a gloss finish I think I might have pulled the trigger on it but they don't... Just makes me more determined to get a Jetglo one as soon as they turn up here!

jdogric12 · Post by **jdogric12** » Thu Mar 31, 2016 2:04 pm

CatHead wrote:Finally found one! Tried a 4003SW in the PMT Shop in Cambridge, really liked it. If the SW had a gloss finish I think I might have pulled the trigger on it but they don't... Just makes me more determined to get a Jetglo one as soon as they turn up here!

Don't hold your breath. Walnut has very open pores and is difficult to seal and clear. Probably why the 650E/F didn't last.

jps · Post by **jps** » Thu Mar 31, 2016 6:15 pm

jdogric12 wrote:
CatHead wrote:Finally found one! Tried a 4003SW in the PMT Shop in Cambridge, really liked it. If the SW had a gloss finish I think I might have pulled the trigger on it but they don't... Just makes me more determined to get a Jetglo one as soon as they turn up here!
Don't hold your breath. Walnut has very open pores and is difficult to seal and clear. Probably why the 650E/F didn't last.

CatHead · Post by **CatHead** » Thu Mar 31, 2016 7:12 pm

jps wrote:
jdogric12 wrote:
CatHead wrote:Finally found one! Tried a 4003SW in the PMT Shop in Cambridge, really liked it. If the SW had a gloss finish I think I might have pulled the trigger on it but they don't... Just makes me more determined to get a Jetglo one as soon as they turn up here!
Don't hold your breath. Walnut has very open pores and is difficult to seal and clear. Probably why the 650E/F didn't last.

Now that finish is really something I'd go for. Don't the 4003W's have a gloss finish or are the just oiled with binding?

Isaac · Post by **Isaac** » Fri Apr 01, 2016 2:50 am

Everything I've read says that the 4003W has a satin finish, not gloss.

Badanovski · Post by **Badanovski** » Fri Apr 01, 2016 2:19 pm

Oiled with binding. If not there goes my dream of an arm contour!!

jps · Post by **jps** » Fri Apr 01, 2016 4:31 pm

There was a one-off that had a glossy finish that looked wonderful.

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