Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

John,I killed an old Jazz neck with them, but had no trouble on a 4001. I like the original equipment Ric roundwounds myself, they are sweeter sounding than rotos (Rotos sound harsh to this ear) and just as bright (and last longer) They are also a lighter gauge than rotos (the A and D strings) they ...

V-4b's originally came with a double 15" strange sort of ported cab, very deep and very efficient, same size as an SVT cab but much deeper in depth, they sounded nice and deep, good match for the head, were pretty loud because of the efficiency too. They are very hard to find now though. I have...

I have never had any problems using Standard gauge Rotosound roundwounds, but have had problems with the Fender roundwounds, much more tension than Rotos, I used roundwounds for almost thirty years on all my basses( Rotos usually and Blue Steel), but I have always loved the 60's bass sound, McCartne...

I agree with Jeff, the main problems with '70's Rics are the necks and truss rod system, you have to be careful what kind of strings you put on them. They were designed for light gauge flatwound strings, and the necks (most) won't take a lot of tension. I have owned several and was putting Fender me...

Hi Paul (and everyone else) Your bridge and tail piece assembly is identical to mine, I cannot see the Jetglo saddles well enough in the foto to judge, but ours are identical, very nice bass by the way, I have a soft spot for Mapleglos, I've always wanted a Mapleglo Fretless. Actually I have compare...

Not to beat a dead horse, but I had a ´75 FG 4001 with Grovers and bass pickup in the old (1/2 in. closer to neck) position, it even had the old style Ric insignia, lettering under, not raised on top of the truss rod cover (or whatever it is called)

Sorry about the urethane remark,I was using it generically as one would use Fridgidare for all refrigerators (I'm a geezer). I thought that I had seen it here somewhere here in this forum. Do you know of any 4001's that were shipped with unvarnished necks?

John and John, Yeah, on this bass, the bridge saddles look like aluminum, now that you mention it, it is kind of a soft shine, not bright like chrome. Since I have been in Peru´for 4 months and don't have the bass here, I can't tell for sure, it looks like it is original to the bass though, and the ...

I've been using Fender Med. light Stainless flats on my Rics, I like the high tension and the sound (very clear with a nice bottom) but worry about the tension on the necks, has anyone compared the Pyramid flats with the Fenders? I tried the Rotosound flats , I bought two sets and both had dead G st...

I have a question for that has me stumped, I have owned more than twenty Rics in my time, (first one, new in '77) but have owned older ones. I have a '79 4001 Mapleglo with an unfinished neck, I think it is rosewood and it is darker than other Ric necks with the Urethane on them, and I sure that it ...

By the way, is your bridge shiny as opposed to the later dull finish bridges? I mean the little adjustable pieces for the strings. Mine has a shiny bridge and is the only one I have seen, (this is the oldest Ric I've seen that was not a picture)

Hi Paul, Thanks for the welcome, yeah the 4001 necks were a lot thinner than the 4003 necks, I like the 4003's though, especially the newer ones, great pickups, the clip light goes on on my practise amp on the standard input with the 4003's! It's a solid state b-15, sounds ok for a solid state amp, ...

Hi Paul (and everyone) I'm new here but wanted to let you know that I picked up a ´72 4001FL last year on Ebay, a Jetglo, everything is correct I am pretty sure, checkerboard binding, screwtop treble hi gain pickup, Grover tuners, flat logo, split bridge, toaster pickup close to the neck, no treble ...

I'm new here and haven't much time but for all it's worth, I have owned two V63's in my time, one a 2000 and the other a 2002 (1st week). The 2000 Fireglo had a very loud toaster pickup in it, all the bottom you could want, the horseshoe was also very hot, they blended beautifully, on the other hand...