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Hey everyone, I have a 2004 4003 Ric that produces a noisy hum. It is not a ground issue, it is a shielding issue. I have procured the copper tape for the back of the pickguard, shielded wiring, and the conductive paint for the cavities. As I am new to this process, I am wondering if anyone knows a ...

Thank you, and your suggestions would make very good sense if all 6 of my basses had the hum, but as I said, it is isolated to the Ric.


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Ok, after taking the suggestions from the two previous posters, (Thanks Guys!) I have determined that there is good ground all over. So then I plugged into a guitar amp I have with a polarity switch on it. One way Noisey hum, other way, as quiet as one would expect from single coil pups. So now it ...

Hey everyone, I seem to be having a grounding issue that I cant resolve. Got a good solder connection under the pickguard, have a good ground pinched between the bridge and body, but still have that irritating ground hum that goes away when I touch the bridge, tuning keys, or strings. Its a 2004 ...

Hello, I have noticed that my treble volume knob does not function the full range of motion. It seems to start working about 3/4 of the way through. Is this typical? Is there a fix?. It makes it very difficult to set proper volume control in such a short turn of the knob. Any suggestions?

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Welcome Koy,

Great bass, cool mods, and nice collection. I'm sure the 4003 will more than hold its own against some of your aother great basses.
Thanks! I have had it about a week now, and its certainly making an impact! I can see where it will get a "top" ranking from me.
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I'm just about to add a Black brass Hipshot to my 4003-S, looking forward to trying an hearing it !

Cool! Just a quick reference. There are ZERO instructions included. Might as well get you a cheapie tap & die set ready to go. You will need it to setup a good permanent ground. Hipshot says to ...

+1 on the aluminum hipshot. Truth is, I really liked the original bridge assembly and didn't want to pay to change it out. However, in my case even with the bridge bottomed out, the action was higher than I liked. The replacement allowed for finer tuned adjustments. But, there is no way I would ...

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Yes Kira, never thought about using a Guitar amp for the treble side. Just tried it with an old vintage Peavey Artist tube amp along with my Ampeg B2R & 4X10. Tossed a little chorus delay in on the peavey and it was great fun. What a magnificent tool! Opens up the already versitile 4003! I ...

Hello, name here is Koy out in West Texas. YES, land of the blowing DIRT!
Got me a 2004 Jetglo 4003 and love it! Wanted one ever since my brother got his 4001 back in the mid 70's.
I couldnt play, but it looked so cool. Anyway, I do play now...And now I own one!
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