Modifying a Rickenbacker 4003 into a 4001

rickaddict · Post by **rickaddict** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 3:04 am

I like them too. The 1/2" spacing and toaster really do a lot toward that vintage look.

shinynewtoy · Post by **shinynewtoy** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 4:37 am

YES IT DOES... makes me want to get the router and give Tony a call!

(If I just hadn't bought a new PG from him last year...)

marcinkus · Post by **marcinkus** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 5:51 am

Ilan, the guard on the JG was made by chandler guitars. The one on the mapleglo comes from Pickguardian! It is very nice!

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 6:56 am

Very nice Marcello! Where'd you get the horseshoes?

marcinkus · Post by **marcinkus** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 1:06 am

I found the horseshoe from the Italian ric dealer. It was the last one stock. I am really lucky!

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 5:00 am

Marcello: I sold an old style horse shoe pickup to an Italian guitar dealer about a year ago. Is yours the old type or a reissue?

rickfan63 · Post by **rickfan63** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 5:25 am

I had my 4003MB routed out to put the hi-gain in the 1/2 inch vintage neck position. I had a new pickguard made for it as well. I like it a lot. Both basses, the JG and the MG look great. All the MG needs now is walnut wings and the vintage look would be complete.

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 5:30 am

Jack's came out nicely.

marcinkus · Post by **marcinkus** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 4:37 am

Ted, the horsie is a NOS reissue, the one used on the V63 basses.
Randy, my mapleglo shows nice flames on the headstock wings, I think I like them more than some boring walnut!

jmh · Post by **jmh** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 4:51 am

That's a nice piece of walnut. Really goes well with both the maple and the fingerboard.

chrispaul · Post by **chrispaul** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 5:42 am

Yeah, those pics are great. That's what I'm going for. I want to move that pickup into the 60's position and order a new pickguard. It's a cosmetic thing.

rickfan63 · Post by **rickfan63** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 6:49 am

I still like the walnut. And I'd hardly consider it boring! It adds to the mapleglo quite nicely. And I know I'm not the only one who believes that! It's one of the reasons I'd like to get a new 4003MG. But that's my opinion.

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 7:39 am

I searched through a ton of walnut at my local hardwood lumber dealer looking for good color and grain. The piece I finally selected was actually scrap from from their saw room. They had some long and narrow pieces that were too small for most uses except maybe for trim. They were perfect for walnut wings. I should have bought it all.

marcinkus · Post by **marcinkus** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 7:57 am

I was joking... however between flamed maple and walnut I prefer the first one. De gustibus non est disputandum.

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 11:14 am

Is that Latin, Marcello?