4000 series bolt-on

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Sat May 31, 2003 12:45 pm

How's this for an idea? Rickenbacker re-issues the 4000, and the 4003-S as a bolt on neck, single truss rod series ? Perhaps with some real cool custom options.

aceonbass · Post by **aceonbass** » Sat May 31, 2003 2:54 pm

Why would you want, and why would RIC make a single truss rod neck now that they have the double truss rod design perfected? I do wish RIC made replacement bold on necks and bodies though. It would make my custom projects easire.

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Sat May 31, 2003 4:36 pm

Cost, Simplicity, when I think of bolt on design I think of F****r, (sorry). And in my personal opinion the double truss rod design is not perfected.

gpatt5762 · Post by **gpatt5762** » Sat May 31, 2003 5:25 pm

John Hall has successfully defended Rickenbacker against Trademark Dilution in ways the Fender and Gibson folk would give their eye teeth to do over, if possible.

That commitment to preserving trademark pretty much nixes the "Mighty Mite Rick" idea, I'd say. To hear Hall tell it, it has to be that way.

Garry

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Sat May 31, 2003 6:51 pm

You can make your own Ric ...

Yau can get a blank piece of wood route it out or hire somebody to do it ... this will make a body ready to accept a bolt on neck ... then you can get a neck with a club headstock ... you can saw out a ric headstock pattern ... the bolt it on add pickups and a bridge ... and you have your own custon shop ric shaped bass ... just don't make them for resale and the laywers will leave you alone ... I may do this someday just out of curiosity ...

ken_james · Post by **ken_james** » Sat May 31, 2003 9:31 pm

I like my Rics the way they are, no need to reinvent the wheel with a modern POS version made in China.

aceonbass · Post by **aceonbass** » Sun Jun 01, 2003 7:50 am

Who said anything about China?

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Thu Jun 05, 2003 1:52 pm

All I suggested was that "RICKENBACKER".. re-issue the 4000 and the 4003-S as a bolt on package. I never mentioned any thing about sub-standard quality or outsourced construction. And the only reason I refered to the single truss rod design is because 99% of bolt on necks are a single rod design.

robj · Post by **robj** » Thu Jun 05, 2003 2:49 pm

You just made me remember the 3000 series basses had a bolt on neck. I had a 3001 but never had a reason to adjust the neck relief, so I don't know for sure if it had one or two truss rods. I'm think it had two for some reason.

aceonbass · Post by **aceonbass** » Thu Jun 05, 2003 7:36 pm

3000 and 3001's both have dual trussrod necks just like the other Rickenbacker guitars and basses.

blueflamerick · Post by **blueflamerick** » Fri Jun 06, 2003 6:17 am

I have a 2030 bass with a bolt-on neck and it also has dual trussrods.