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lumgimfong wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2025 12:11 am Why not just route and mount like the 4004?
Is the huge hole necessary anymore since the days of horseshoes are long gone?

Wouldnt it then just be a 4004?

I like the 4003 look. Personally.

Saw this post on fb about a new 4003 SPC model inspired by the 4003AC. All cool. But what really caught my attention is the new style pickup surround covers. Apparently available from the boutique soon as well. I assume we`ll be able to order up these on their own? Dont suppose anyone here has heard...

Playing my 1998 4003SPC Blackstar.

Great stuff! Jim is a personal friend of mine and has done lots of work on my rics also. Nice Job. Thats great. Well, you can pass on to him that im extremely happy. :) I`ll prob drop him a message in a week or so once ive had plenty time to play it. First jam with it tomorrow after not using it fo...

So, Ive talked about it for a few years now and always wanted to get my Blackstar refretted - the wear was pretty severe - but I wanted to wait until I had decided upon a replacement bridge as it was suffering from a reasonable bit of tail lift. Original Bridge Blackstar bridge.jpg Tail lift Blackst...

Pre-In, I’d guess, is if you were using the power amp only, like if you’re linking from another head and running multiple cabinets. The pots just might be dirty, have you tried De-Oxit? I bet this thing sounds great. The pots are definitely dirty and could do with a clean. I need to pick up some pr...

I do not know!

There were no instructions or hints as to how it worked so we had to figure it all out. We thought it was 2 channel originally but worked out pretty quickly thats not how it should be used.

I`m hoping once i speak to Matamp they can fill in all the blanks I have.

Thought some of you might find this interesting. I picked up the Matamp Green Bass 200 shown in the picture below the other week from a friend who had it sitting around in his studio (Theres more story behind how he came to own it). Its a custom build and appears to be fairly old (circa 90's maybe?)...

I've been playing around with a cheap bass for the past couple of weeks. It's a GJazz from Glarry. Amazingly good for the price, but it's important to stress "for the price." One of my bands has a possible performance coming up, so I left the GJazz at home yesterday and took my 4003AC to ...

The word is that it will become the new standard bridge, probably when the stock of old ones runs out. But who knows for sure? Here's the best picture I've seen so far... 20190703_164612.jpg One thing i noticed on this bridge when i removed strings to take off the pickup covers was that the little ...

Ok. Finally managed to get home from offshore yesterday (from Alabama, sailed to St Johns in Canada, flights to Toronto, to London, to Edinburgh then drive to Aberdeen.....) and got my hands on the bass. I love it. Its beautiful. The pictures just dont do it justice. I wasnt totally sold on the gree...

Completely chickened out getting a re-fret done. Bought a 4003AC instead. Hah. Still plan to take my Blackstar to Jimmy in Glasgow for a chat the next time im in the area and see what he recommends/advises on anything I can do to improve its playability without wrecking the original components. Than...

I own one that I bought from Wildwood a while back at a really nice price. I adore it. It has gotten many "that's your coolest bass" comments from various musical collaborators and whenever I don't bring it to a gig, its absence is often bemoaned. That tells me something. I love that it s...

Put down a deposit on one. Will see when it turns up. Even mrs mek is excited to see this one.

Peter. I like the look of the upgrades, particularly the bridge, and im looking for a new Rickenbacker with the new bridge. The 4003AC is looking quite sweet. Hopefully someone can help out.