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FIrst proper gig with my late 05 model Mid blue last Sat. Sounded awesome. Now looks dreadful. Top and bottom of the neck binding are now blue, and so is the binding on the top of the body where my arm rests. Completely unacceptable....My wife bought this through an independent dealer..I am going to ...

I haven't had My ric 4003 for long and have always loved that growly slightly raw but essentially clean sound that these guys get. I was interested to read in other threads that it seems that is not so much down to using overdrive as it is to compressing the sound to help get the growl.
Now I ...

Ian do you know how many guys have the same problem with this colour?

Interesting about Squier over Fender originals. I had a squier precision bass, and to this day it has the best neck I have ever played, bar none and I have been playing for 25years plus. Problem was the P bass had a terrible sound. So I ripped the neck off, got myself a set of active EMG jazz bass ...

I have been following this thread with great interest, In December my wife, god love her, bought me a Rick 4003 Mid blue as a thank you. The guitar was verified as a genuine article by a very helpful local music shop, as she also bought it from a sole importer, and wanted to make sure that she wasn ...

Thanks guys. I had noticed that the large screws also raised and lowered the pick up which is why I was slightly hesitant to dive straight in. I'll have a look at pickguardian as well. All the best.

I am new and this has probably been done to death so bear with me. Is it easy to remove the chrome bridge pick up cover on a 4003? I have played different basses for over 25 years and on the Rick it is in exactly the wrong spot for me. Also I get a very different sound plucking behind the cover to ...