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This is a hard one to take, fellas...

Squire is at least half of the reason for the fascination I've had with Rickenbacker basses for almost 35 years.

Never met the man, but have been in the same room with him enough times.

I have a Yes tune humming in my head pretty much every day. Now it's just ...

It's on my bucket list to visit Australia and/or New Zealand someday. If only just to go outside on a clear night and see a totally different sky...

I assume that one-off walnut-backed 4003 was made in recent years, judging by the full-width inlays, yes?

Schweet!

When will that be? I have a few new pieces to bring, too!
Dunno, Jeff...I was hoping you would know!

I've got a glossy walnut one too...
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The walnut-less front ain't too bad either

http://www.rickresource.com/register/user_images/16334/2.jpg
Guys, what's the story behind this one ...

No, it's just a lot of extra work to seal it in such a way that it doesn't.

That's what I figured. The finish looks like it's very solidly adhered to the wood. :mrgreen:

When I first saw these models announced the first thought that popped into my head was "...very cool, but I think I'd prefer ...

It's not gonna bubble or flake off on me, is it?

SO THAT'S WHERE THAT BASS ENDED UP!?!?!?!?!?

I thought it was auctioned into oblivion!

I'm pretty sure that was a different bass altogether...it had a white TRC and the post-1997 more "bulbous" headstock crest, as seen here: http://chrissquire.net/

Squire's appeared to have a pre-1997 standard ...

And the icing on the cake:

Saw Yes in Baltimore Sunday night...I think it was the most enjoyable Yes show I've been to yet. Very intimate setting, along with quite a few tunes that hadn't been played live in decades.

Do yourselves a favor and catch them on this tour; you won't be disappointed!

I ...

More After-MARF:

And from the After-MARF:

Ditto:

A few more:

Here are a few of the many, many pics I took at MARF III:

Here, here...well done, Chris, Shelby and John!

With the exception of a wee bit of rain...okay, a LOT of rain...this event was flawless!! It was really great to see all you Rickenbacker gearheads again.

And hats off to Darren and Graham for jumping across a few ponds to get here!

Bravo!!

A while back I had a BlueBurst 4003 returned to the factory for a couple of warranty replacements, the bridge being one of them for exactly this reason.

See thread:
http://www.rickresource.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=261852&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a

They didn't replace the bridge as it was deemed ...

Back to the auction...

The bridge pickup height adjustment screws don't look right...what's doin' there, Harry?