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You are correct. The 4000 and the "4001S" models from mid 1972 to the end of production in the early '80s were "set neck," a common chassis for either one or two-pickup treatment. More about this in the book!

But . . . but I see only one speaker, three monitors, and now crowd! What is happening?

Damn, that's BEAUTIFUL!

This has been gone over before, but the prime offenders in the "tail lift" tale are the old five-screw black-anodized tails from the '80s. I don't know the science, but apparently the anodization process weakened the metal and when stressed, the tails yielded at their weakest point and sta...

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But Roger had one of his old Ricks refurbished and I think it has Rick pickups on it. Picture in the book.

Looks great, Jack!

Wasn't there a dealer in Haymarket or Gainseville area? I remember going into a nice shop there in the early 2010s.

"The pickups are in the less than ideal space, and the pickguard looks awkward. . . ." Wow. Complaints already. Like, knock off with the negative waves, man. Some people have been clamoring for the return of this model. Probably not many, but let's allow them their opportunity to be satisf...

Certainly never a standard. Lots of users made/bought custom pickguards, some nifty, some, well, abominations. Standard Rickenbacker pick guards are plastic. Most are white, some more translucent (kinda see through) white, some black, and some (like the signature models) are back painted clear acryl...

Not as a rule. Retailers sometimes order a special batch in special colors, clear coats, and checker binding. But the shedua/walnut center strip has returned, and the new tailpiece, and (I think) the solitary dual-action truss rod are standard now.

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The two knobs when turned raise or lower the foam mute that's underneath the "teeth" just in front of the bridge saddles. Most folks don't use the mute and find the knobs are in the way of their plucking hand. The two-piece pick guard was a feature of the early 4003 basses from 1980 to app...

Color, as most of us see it, is all about reflected light. All color wavelengths are in "white" light, and the colors we see are certain wavelengths of light that are reflected from certain surfaces. We can use filters to take out colors like red and green from "white" light and ...

Better to sand off finishes than to use a chemical stripper. Binding and position markers are plastic. Granted, this was 50 years ago, but I removed the finish from my old '72 with Zip Strip, and it ate into the binding and (gasp) the crushed-pearl position markers! When I realized that was happenin...