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I've never seen an AFG in person, and have only seen a FG 4003 from afar. Also, I notice a great deal of variation among FGs and AFGs in photos - likely due to lighting conditions, background, etc.

My 4003 is Jetglo, and down the road, I'd love to pick up a second 4003 to be strung with some ...

"Cool pic, Erik. Too bad the Genz-Benz rig was disappointing to play through."

I absolutely love my Genz Benz head. I bought a GBE600 on the Musician's Friend closeout a year or two ago, and I couldn't be happier. My GBE600 is running a pair of Bag End 15 cubes - a S-15X-D (w/coax tweeter) and a ...

Hey all, I've used the search function and came up with a few good threads about DR strings that discussed string tension, but not so much simply about which DR rounds folks would recommend.

I got my Ric last year, and it appears now that the stock strings are completely and irrevocably dead ...

I've owned my '06 4003 since May, and just now am getting 'round to gigging. I had a show last month, but will have more in the near future, and want to get straplocks installed. I was curious if the Ric 4003 stock strap heads or pegs (whatever they're called) are directly compatible with a ...

Interesting points, all. I'm scheduling an appointment with Jim Mouradian to have him take a look and see what he thinks.

Acoustically, the E string is anything but anemic. Its strong, punchy, and the result is very resonant. Its simply amplified that the E is anemic. The Ric received a full ...

Scott - do you know when the 4003 models began including the hex adjustable pickups? I just did a search on the forum for a discussion about this, but can't seem to find that information. My 4003 was made in March of this year.

Hey Scott, my 4003 was made in March of this year, I believe. Should mine have the adjustable pole pieces? This is my first Ric, but it appears the pole pieces on the neck pickup have varying/adjustable heights? If so, how do I adjust the individual pole pieces? (The pickup cover is installed over ...

Hey there Rikk,

I haven't yet. I figured I'd ask 'round here first. Which pickup? Both? Or just the neck? Also, I wasn't sure about adjusting it - I figured that if I raise the E side of the neck pickup, that it would also raise the output of the A string.

I have an early 2006 4003, and absolutely love it. When played unplugged, the E string and body are very resonant. However as I've been gigging and rehearsing with the bass now (still only a handful of times), I can't seem to ignore that it seems the E string is a bit anemic compared to the others ...

"Hmm...I had the Dunlop type on everything for a while. I hated the way they looked and had a failure once with the early 2 bearing type. I think the modern design has 4 bearings"

Yea James, I'm referring to the modern design with 4 bearings...they have never failed for me on multiple instruments ...

How about this one?

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Thanks for helping me out, Paul and Jeff.

So if I may, allow me to see if I understand this correctly...the previous thread I had read (which is at the borrom portion of the page) was for getting the Ric/Shaller bolts so that the Shaller straplocks can be fitted for the Ric...now I know that I ...

Hi everyone - this is my first foray into this wonderful forum, and the Ric community http://archives.rickresource.com/clipart/happy.gif I recently bought a "wonderfully worn" '73 4001 from a pawnshop for $500 -- I had my sights set on a Ric for quite some time (my other bass is a '75 Fender P that ...