This one is rather cute...

philipharris · Post by **philipharris** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 1:34 am

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1992-RICKENBACKER-4003S-BASS-GUITAR-MAPLEGLO-MONO-NICE_W0QQitemZ7387876931QQcategoryZ41439QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

especially with that black trim.
If I hadn't just exhausted my Rick Reserve on a Burger "S" I'd have been quite tempted.

edski · Post by **edski** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 5:33 am

That is a very nice looker!

green_us90 · Post by **green_us90** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 5:44 am

YEs- indeed. I like the MG W black trim, especially on an S.
It illustrates the "bridge lift phenonenon" very well- on one of the pictures you can see it clearly.

About the same lift that my '97 4003 has. I've been checking it regularly. I guess it says something about the neck strenght of modern Rickenbackers- if the bridge will lift before the neck will snap, the necks have to be pretty strong.

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 6:52 am

It is indeed a great looking bass. My Blackstar has significant lift too, the problem is finding a BT tailpiece to replace it.

incubus2432 · Post by **incubus2432** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 6:56 am

Ted,

You should probably just sell the Blackstar so you don't have to worry about it....

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 7:00 am

Yes, that would be a load off of my mind. You still have the right of first refusal should I ever sell her.

bottom4 · Post by **bottom4** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 7:00 am

Yeah Ted! Sell it to me

ilan · Post by **ilan** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 10:39 am

Why does this happen more often to BT tailpieces? does the powdercoating process weaken them?