Two piece pickguard

ghs_boomer · Post by **ghs_boomer** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 4:17 pm

Can anybody tell me if Ric 4001/3's ever had a two piece pickguard like the one here?
http://www.basses-electric-acoustic.com/pages/7/index.htm

dswp · Post by **dswp** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 4:25 pm

Sure did, for a few years in the mid to late 80's

phlemmy · Post by **phlemmy** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 4:36 pm

they started in 1980

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 4:39 pm

1980 to about 1984 or 1986 ... this was the original 4003 model that had truss rods that adjusted at the body ...

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 6:53 pm

Was the reasoning so that for the truss rods to be adjusted, you didn't have to remove all the knobs and the switch?

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 7:22 pm

I think that was the idea ...

iamthebassman · Post by **iamthebassman** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 4:03 am

My '80 4003LH.

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 11:34 am

I've e-mailed the seller for the serial number; I'm guessing that it dates from 1985.

leftyguitars · Post by **leftyguitars** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 11:37 am

I like that, a lefty with a baby lefty!

alanz · Post by **alanz** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 11:52 am

My '85 4003 had what was probably a two-piece guard that had been hacked up to allow for the Seymour Duncans that had been installed.

That hacked-up guard is being replaced with a "standard" one piece item.

ghs_boomer · Post by **ghs_boomer** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 12:05 pm

Thanks for the info guys

Mike

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 4:50 pm

The standard guards won't fit. You can buy them a few places, one of the members here also makes them.

bottom4 · Post by **bottom4** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 4:59 pm

well, well, well...
Old last since!

Good to see you back Bob!

Cheers

sublimate · Post by **sublimate** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 6:30 pm

BTW, despite the $1,089 price tag on the website, he's advertising that blue Rick for $750 on bassgear.