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Hey guys. I'm using this primary for recording so I'm not even using a amp. So I've been mixing it into tracks/eqing and still not getting that sound. Just plugging it straight into an interface. How do Rotosound Jazz Flatwounds sound in a Ric vs.Thomastik? I guess that's what the craft and art of ...

rickenbrother wrote: JETGLO ROCKS!

Jetglo?? We don't need no stinkin' Jetglo!

I'd keep it. '93 was a good year. I have a 1993 4003s, the neck is slim and straight, everything is superb on it. Plus, a 4003 has easier to adjust truss rods compared to a 4001. There are some great 4001 basses on the forum, but you have to know what you are buying as not all are the same. IOW, som...

Those are very stylized sounds. Definitely TI Flats, as mentioned, is the place to start as far as strings go. Thomastik Infeld Jazz TI Flats Secondly, a 'Toaster Top' neck pickup creates a unique sound that is part of what you are hearing. The stock 4003 Hi Gain pickups have a more grindy modern to...

walker wrote:Thanks, Thomas. I couldn't get the crunch I do without tubes. Maybe some of the amp sim stuff like Tech 21 & Line 6 and the like are adequate substitutes, but I've found a home with the 12AX7s.

My preamp has 12AX7s.

Must be more to it than that, as I sound nuthin' like you or Squire!

John, there's actually a lot of material on the '97-up guards that you Dremmel off to get the vintage shape. I was surprised how much. I had a 1993 guard to use as a template and I taped off a target line. Yeah, it took a bit of time, I do not have a Dremel, just sanding blocks and assorted grits. ...

My first Ric is a 2009 4003 MG. I was looking at ways to make the bass 'mine' so I swapped in a black TRC (from a Laredo mod) and a black pickguard (from Pickguardian). I thought it looked cool. But after a while, it seemed to be missing something. I put back on both the original white TRC and pickg...

Since each coil is across all strings, I see no reason for series/parallel coils switch for each pup. On DiMarzio, Nordys, and other pups where the two coils go EA and DG, then a series/parallel makes sense.

You could go the Seymour Duncan's site, and look for standard Jazz Bass wiring. Otherwise, someone here can post a diagram. The ultimate 4004 wiring mod is to replace the vol pots with push/pulls so each pup can be operated in standard dual coil/humbucking mode, or single coil mode. I don't have a d...

Kopfjaeger wrote:......Oh, I need to figure out a way to explain it's purchase to my wife when I get back.......

Don't worry. There are plenty of folks here who would be willing to take it off your hands.

New 4003 basses are readily available. The others you mention may take a bit of work to track down, and will cost you.

Oh come on now.....

Mannish Boy!

Everyone forget their roots?

......The run of notes is played on the G string except for the lower A which is played at the 7th fret on the D string. You will need all four fingers on the fretting hand (no slackers, here :mrgreen: ), play the first four notes then slide down so the pinkie is on the G for the next run of notes ...

egosheep wrote:

Thanks for posting that. I thought I was getting close, but no cigar.

HydrasBreath wrote:Can you use paypal or a cheque or something to buy a Ric from MF? ........

I suggest contacting MF to discuss methods of payment.