New 4003 Natural color

[basjac]

Why didn't anyone tell me how great Rics sound. I use to play an Ibanez and there was nothing wrong with that. Then one day my husband and I were at our local guitar store......I wandered off to look at basses. I had no intentions of buying a bass. I noticed this odd looking bass hanging on the wall. It was beautiful. I wondered how it sounded, so I picked it up plugged it in and played it for an hour completely amazed by the quiet.... I have no words to describe the feeling. But I know you all know what I am talking about. Then I looked at the price tag. I told my husband I was in love. His Reply,"Oh really, what did you find?" An already long story short. This bass is Awesome!!!!! By the way, I traded in the Ibanez.

[teeder]

Congrats and welcome!

[rickenbrother]

Welcome to the forum, Jacque.

[rickaddict]

Welcome!

Similar stories, 26 years apart:

I bought my first Rick bass exactly 26 years ago. When I went in to my local music shop back then I too, was an Ibanez player/owner.

But that unusual looking Rick bass just fit me like a glove. I had to have it. I put a down payment on it on the spot and put it on layaway until I could pay it off. I was 15 and made a little money that summer painting houses.

Bye, bye Ibanez! It was a good bass, but the Rick won me over and I've never looked back. I sold the Ibanez to a kid at school who played it for years.

Here's me and my first Rick (photo taken in 1985) and that same bass today after a restoration by this forum's own Paul Wilczynski:

[ken_j]

Welcome Jacque.

[atomic_punk]

That is a magical feeling, finding an instrument that speaks to your soul. Congrats and welcome!

[johnallg]

Welcome aboard, Jacque! I think we all do, indeed, know what you were feeling. Now we need to see pictures of your new baby!

[basjac]

[basjac]

http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/0fe01 ... TVtf_l.jpg


This has been a challenge to upload pictures. I have been successful. So here she is! Obviously I am a novice photographer.

[rickenbrother]

Very nice, Jacque. Don't worry your photos look fine. I've been trying to take decent pictures of my basses for years and they don't look any better than yours.
I need some Jeffrey Scott photography lessons!

[jps]

I need some Jeffrey Scott photography lessons!

RIO!!!, dude.

[jdogric12]

Welcome! Very cool!

[rickenbrother]

RIO!!!, dude.

I wish! The timing of RIO just happens to be really lousy for me.

[jps]

[johnallg]

Jacque, you have some nice maple figuring going on your 4003. Nice pictures, and thanks. MG rules!