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Hello again Rickenbacker friends, Here is another live acoustic recording by The Silly Toys, a song called "The Other Side". Proper live recording, no overdubs. Just like the other video I posted a few weeks ago ("Timmy's landing"), we use a 4003 bass when we play that same song ...

Hello Rickenbacker friends, Here is a live acoustic version of The Silly Toys' "Timmy's landing". Proper live recording, no overdubs. When we play that song live as a band, our bass player uses a 4003. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbONspu7Kdk&ab_channel=TheSillyToys[/youtub...

Thanks to all of you.

So it appears we have here a 1990 4003S with vintage pickups configuration (toaster & horseshoe).

Take care!

Last question: does anyone know the cost of a VP option back then? I mean a rough estimate of what it would have cost in 1990 to have the VP installed on my 4003S?

Or could it be a 4001 V63??? Seems unlikely to me to be a 4001 V63 model as they all seem to have a different base plate bridge pickup, a white nut and a square heel where the neck joints the body. Whereas mine has a black nut, a rounded heel and a different base plate (thinner that the V63) for the...

Thanks John!

Here are additional pictures of the electronics and both pickups.

So mine is a 1990 4003S with the Vintage Pickup option then? Do you guys all agree?

Hi guys, I need your help: I would like to know what model my Rickenbacker bass is. It's a 1990 model (serial number H3 63XX), dot markers, horseshoe bridge pickup and 3 way switch. It looks like a 4003S but the 4003S I've seen do not have a horseshoe pickup. But I am no expert at Rickenbacker basse...