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I have a Ruby Red Metallic 4003 I bought back in 2016, it's a 2016 model year but it wasn't brand new. I switched the strings to a set of DR Sunbeams in the fall of 2017 (.045-.065-.085-.105). I noticed the action is higher now after a few months of the strings being installed. I had two choices to ...

I have a Ruby Red Metallic 4003 I bought back in 2016, it's a 2016 model year but it wasn't brand new. I switched the strings to a set of DR Sunbeams in the fall of 2017 (.045-.065-.085-.105). I noticed the action is higher now after a few months of the strings being installed. I had two choices to ...

Isaac wrote:A 4003 that came with a thumb rest? I've never seen nor heard of such a thing.

I probably didn't convey that properly, within a few weeks of ownership, I put a chrome treble bezel on it. It would be great to have the option of ordering a 4003 with a bezel.

I bought a 2016 Ruby Red Metallic 4003 back in Sept. of 2016,...within a few weeks of ownership, I had a chrome treble bezel on it. I use a pick, but I got the one with a thumb rest, just in case I decide to start playing bass "properly". :lol: I tried playing it with the stock pickup cover, but I ...