My bass

ojobob2 · Post by **ojobob2** » Tue Mar 04, 2003 10:25 am

for anyone who cares to take a peek at my white 4003

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Tue Mar 04, 2003 1:25 pm

eddier · Post by **eddier** » Tue Mar 04, 2003 8:33 pm

I agree with Jeff.
Thanks for the pictures. Your bass looks like a color reverse of my jetglo baby. What year is yours? (Mine is Aug 2001).

paul_yan · Post by **paul_yan** » Tue Mar 04, 2003 11:29 pm

Beautiful bass in very good condition, Owen.
It's the whitest white 4001/4003 I've ever seen.
What do you do to prevent it from yellowing like most white RIC basses?

banta · Post by **banta** » Wed Mar 05, 2003 4:30 am

I had a white 4003S/8 for 8 years that was as white when I sold it as it was new. There was no yellowing whatsoever. The only thing I did was that when I wasn't actually playing it, it was in the case at all times.

admin · Post by **admin** » Wed Mar 05, 2003 4:34 am

I couldn't agree more. This rivals the "Man from Glad" and the 10 foot high snow banks outside my house.

banta · Post by **banta** » Wed Mar 05, 2003 5:02 am

Nice one!

Peter, I can't remember how to post a pic hosted on the web and the instructions are confusing. Can you tell me what I'm doing wrong?

ojobob2 · Post by **ojobob2** » Wed Mar 05, 2003 12:01 pm

My bass is a 91'. About the whiteness, sorry to dissapoint, but thats the flash on the camera

Its pretty damn cream in reality, like the colour of white chocolate, still, its not exactly yellow.

I have only had it for about 3 months, saw it in a central london shop (yep im from the UK) and i had to have it. i didnt know this combination of white w/black parts existed! The shop staff were crazy over selling it. One guy admitted he had sneaked it out the night before for a band rehearsal. It had only been there for 2 days before i got it. Lucky of what!

ojobob2 · Post by **ojobob2** » Wed Mar 05, 2003 12:07 pm

Just thought i would add, that i am only 18, and appear to be the only bassist on the london gig scene with a Rick Bass. Im not joking, nobody has a rickenbacker bass or guitar of any sort. I play in a three piece, and my band mate plays a Midnight Blue 330, coincidentaly of the same year as my 4003 ('91). Unfortunatly this 330 is not really his, its a loan, but the Rickenbackers really grab peoples attention, the most Rock 'n' Roll guitar make ever.

And the sound of my bass. Its the loudest, crunchiest thing you ever heard.

admin · Post by **admin** » Wed Mar 05, 2003 12:14 pm

Brad: To post a photo make sure it is 20k or less and use the following code

\c(\image(Your Caption))

but be sure to substitute conventional brackets () in this example with the wavy ones {}

Click Preview/Post Message and the photo icon will appear
Click Post this Message and then select the file from your computer to be uploaded

Voila!

banta · Post by **banta** » Wed Mar 05, 2003 4:46 pm

Thanks, Peter. So it has to be under 20k even if hosted on the web if I want it to show up without clicking a link?

admin · Post by **admin** » Wed Mar 05, 2003 5:00 pm

Brad: Your options are to link to it from the Forum or to upload it to the Forum. The 20k limit applies to the latter.

rickfan63 · Post by **rickfan63** » Tue Mar 11, 2003 10:37 am

Owen,
That white 4003 is sweet! I always thought white was one of the best colors for a 4001/4003. I'm not sure if RIC still makes them in that color or not. If they don't, it's a shame. They really look cool!