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I'm not sure if a new one from RIC would fit correctly. If you could measure the size you need, you could have one made.
I hope you're going to give that 4003 a lot of love. It looks like it needs it. Then it will reward you back.


The bass in question was is one that the truss rods adjust ...

A 1983 4003 that I recently purchased. This is from before I did any work:

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As rough as it all looks, I have sanded most of the finish off and have started rounding up replacement ...

I'm looking for advice on getting a truss rod spacer. Over the summer, I bought a very-abused 1983 4003:

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It came missing almost everything, pickups, bridge, tuners, half the pickguard, etc. The paint was worse than the photo shows; most of it has been removed; still ...