What kind of Ric is this?

martyr · Post by **martyr** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 7:25 pm

i'm not sure if some of you can see this picture or not as it is from myspace.com, but for those of you that can...what kind of Ric is this? Though i don't know my Rics as well as some of you my first guess was a 4003S

http://myspace-368.vo.llnwd.net/00061/86/39/61499368_l.jpg

seabass · Post by **seabass** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 7:34 pm

It looks like a V-63 with the horseshoes removed (or maybe the whole treble pickup swapped). If it was a 4003, it would have the one-inch spacing between the neck pickup and fingerboard.

ken_swearingen · Post by **ken_swearingen** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 9:21 pm

Ditto

marc67 · Post by **marc67** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 11:32 pm

4001v63 - the pickups (horseshoe and 1/2 inch spacing) as well as the shape of the upper horn.

apollo11 · Post by **apollo11** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 2:10 am

Plus the p/g reaches the treble surround.

apollo11 · Post by **apollo11** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 2:10 am

....which is a tapered surround.

martyr · Post by **martyr** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 3:50 am

thanks, just shows how bad i am about noticing these sort of things =)

ken_swearingen · Post by **ken_swearingen** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 4:13 am

Doesn't mean much but all v63 have a white nut.

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 7:33 am

split tailpiece too.

or off white,

henny · Post by **henny** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 10:23 pm

He's deshoed a horseshoe!

Wah!

Or he's done the sensible thing and gone with a whole replacement hi-gain.

Nontheless, his bass - and a nice one at that, lovely FG v63!

ken_swearingen · Post by **ken_swearingen** » Sun Aug 14, 2005 9:49 pm

Actually de-shoeing a v63 is not a bad idea,v63s have a hot pickup,as i understand hotter then a high gain.

seth_lorinczi · Post by **seth_lorinczi** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 6:22 am

I would say so. I popped a horeshoe reissue into my '73 and it sounded terrible; totally off-balance with the toaster.

jps · Post by **jps** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 12:46 pm

I think the RIHS sounds great with the original toaster on my '73!

simer4001 · Post by **simer4001** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 12:54 pm

Jeffrey, That is a beauty!!