Slim neck profiles starting to arrive?

ajish4 · Post by **ajish4** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 11:34 pm

http://www.the-music-connection.com/ricnew.htm

The Rickenbacker Page has a NEW 4003 Jetglo available for sale with the "slimmer neck profile"!

Good news indeed!

"New features for 2006 slimmer neck profile, push/pull tone selector pot!"

bob_atherton · Post by **bob_atherton** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 11:46 pm

Tony, are my eyes playing tricks or has the bump on the pickguard been smoothed out a bit?

ajish4 · Post by **ajish4** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 12:02 am

Bob,

To be honest with you, I don't see it. Then again, I've been up all night and I'm a bit bleary eyed!

I've been comparing it to this 2006 listed on Ebay. It has a nice close up of the pickguard.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180020929324&indexURL=0&photoDisplayType=2#ebayphotohosting

s4001 · Post by **s4001** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 4:22 am

It's rounded compared to the CS

http://homer.netmar.com/~muscon2/r554.jpg

bigbajo60 · Post by **bigbajo60** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 6:15 am

Nah Bob...

...it's still "preggers"!

ilan · Post by **ilan** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 8:35 am

The hump is still there. Maybe new features for 2007 will include a new pickguard without the hump.

thinneckrick · Post by **thinneckrick** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 12:58 pm

I just scored one from Mike today !!!! Got a jetglo . I for one cant wait to see how significant the neck profile has changed .Happy , Happy , Joy ,Joy

ajish4 · Post by **ajish4** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 4:38 pm

Congrats Jeffrey!

Please let us know what you think of the new neck.

That was fast, I thought I read that they weren't going to be available until the end of the year.

GOOD NEWS!

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 4:48 pm

Considering all the measurements we took on the earlier models, using calipers on that new neck would be interesting.

loverickbass · Post by **loverickbass** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 2:43 am

The hump? What's that?

Cole

thinneckrick · Post by **thinneckrick** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 7:12 am

Yeah i was wondering what that means as well

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 7:46 am

I think it refers to the lower part of the guard just below the knobs. On some basses the guard comes very close to the binding (almost touching) on others there is a wider gap there.

chefothefuture · Post by **chefothefuture** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 8:13 am

Also-
There is a pronounced bump by the screw before the switch.
Not as graceful as the early guards.

ben_brown · Post by **ben_brown** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 8:14 am

I think this is what is meant by the "hump"
...but I could be wrong.

westtexasrickenbacker · Wed Aug 23, 2006 9:02 am

The neck on my Feb 2006 4003 is very nice. Not the slimmest, but nice and playable. I'm sure manufacturing techniques are improving, even monthly, but I'd be a little nervous to have a slimmer necked 4003.