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Stunning. Simply stunning.

It turned out great!

If i can be of assistance -hit me up!

I'll post some pics ASAP. It's an '89 Mapleglo 4003s w/black trim. Very similar to johnallg's. While I can appreciate the look of binding and triangle inlays, I've always loved the dots and contoured body. Macca, Roger Waters, and Chris Squire were all big influences on me when I first picked up a ...

My first ric fell out of the stand sometime during a party and broke her neck [solemn pause]...

But even the newly re-furbished one sits out looking lovely. It is art. I could not hide it. It would cry out.

Yeah, but that band will never go anywhere! [John Rutsey!]*

*from original Rush drummer before The Professor

...I liked JetGlo so much i refinished mine from MapleGlo!

My 1981 4003 has 8K pups...

I think the 12K pups came quite a bit later...

Does that contradict what you are saying? Or am i missing the point?

My 'bad technique' is to 'pull' with my thumb (not slap).... Sounds reasonably close until i try to keep up with Mark King / Level 42... :roll:

I will be the first to admit that it is 'hard for me' . You are a 10x better player than i am.

Your results may vary [isn't that legal disclaimer ...

When i opened mine up to refurbish it - the truss rods stuck out 'too far' from the neck (about an 1/8" gap) to really have 'doing anything'...

BUT the neck is straight as an arrow (i still snugged them up anyway). And it is still straight.

So maybe it is not a problem....

^ I have agreed with EVERYTHING you have said (since i joined/NewB) BUT this.

The MM Stingray is significantly better for slap. I thought i was 'funkless' because i could not learn slap to save my life. I picked up a stingray and suddenly I could do it (& am still learning). I went back to the Ric ...

So.... My 1981 4003 should not have the Ric O Sound (which it does)?

Now more puzzled.

AAhhh. Okay. I only focused on the end with numbers... shrug. I will look again.

Thanks!!

On my jackplate it only says: 2722

When i try to add it to the registration it says invalid s/n (or does it mean i am an invalid? :P )

I see that other s/ns for 4003s of the same vintage have two letters preceeding them...

Mine is a 1981 4003 Maple Glo

I 'may' have registered it already in the ...

All good advice (above).

I shoot on the cloudy/low light day and use a fill-flash to brighten it up/eliminate excess shadows.

Use a bounce flash (not just the camera built-in unit) if indoors. I am trying to sell a Metz CL-1 flash & bracket with seperate battery pack and chargers. If you have a ...

jps wrote:

cassius987 wrote:I am all about double Toasters, even on the fretted basses now.

My first Rickenbacker, which I still have, has DoubleToasters®.

^Wow! She's beautiful! Forgive my newbyness - what model is that? Is there a linkee to the 'model of the week' that covered it?

Simply wow.