Ric Undergoes Major Mod

[jakeox]

Eh, this mod doesn't bother me all that much. I think the white PG looks goofy with all the black hardware, actually. If he's going to play it and it works for him, it's far from the worst mod of a Rick we've seen. If he decides to sell it, well, then someone else can pick up a cheap 4003s for one of their projects.

Full disclosure: I have a 4003s being chopped up for a project right now, although mine's just being transformed into a different iconic Rick style. Mine was a beater that came to me already stripped, though.

[rickenbrother]

Sorry, had to remove the link. Linking to other forums is against RRF rules. Try to discuss without the reference.

[libratune]

I think the look speaks for itself:

[cjj]

Well, that's someone else's modified Rick.

The one in question looks like this:

If anyone wants the link to the other forum, it's fairly prominent on the corporate forum right now...

[johnnysain]

I feel like I'm looking at the 'Mona Lisa' with a mustache drawn on.

[paologregorio]

I think the look speaks for itself:

Rugly Bass.jpg

Looks Scandanavian, or reminds me of Danish mid-modern furniture for some reason. Must be the maple contrasted with the dark wood p/g and the silver knobs in a line.

In any case. I don't understand one's needing to move the neck p/up b/c it interferes w/his playing. a Rick bass p/up is not intrusively high off the body by ay means. Certainly nowhere near the height of say, A Rick guitar middle third p/up, which I don't find interfering with my playing either.

I've been playing bass off and on for over twenty years in addition to guitar, and I don't understand how the p/up could get in his way. Also moving the bridge p/up CLOSER to the bridge to get more MIDS doesn't make sense to me either. It would certainly produce more highs, but the Rick bridge p/up is already quite bright sounding.

Why didn't he just buy a 4004 for the hum issue and bridge preference? He might have even been happier with the p/up placement.

In any case, it's another Swiss-cheese routed bass, and +1 on the observatino that why did it have to be an "S"; as fond as I am of body and neck binding, I am all too aware of the relative rareness of the "S" bass models.

At least it could be a resto candidate in a solid color by a forum luthier at some point in the future!

[johnhall]

He's given the "S" designation a new meaning. Chacun à son goût.

[wints]

The maple/black doesn't jive with me, and like others, can't see the reason, (or the rhyme for that matter) of moving the pick up either.

[nattiep]

In any case. I don't understand one's needing to move the neck p/up b/c it interferes w/his playing. a Rick bass p/up is not intrusively high off the body by ay means. Certainly nowhere near the height of say, A Rick guitar middle third p/up, which I don't find interfering with my playing either.

I've been playing bass off and on for over twenty years in addition to guitar, and I don't understand how the p/up could get in his way. Also moving the bridge p/up CLOSER to the bridge to get more MIDS doesn't make sense to me either. It would certainly produce more highs, but the Rick bridge p/up is already quite bright sounding.

Why didn't he just buy a 4004 for the hum issue and bridge preference? He might have even been happier with the p/up placement.

He moved the neck pickup due to it being in the way of slapping. That's why. He's probably accustomed to a standard Fender (no, I won't censor it like some do on here) placement so he scooted the pickup back to where he was used to it.
Also 4004's have a wider and thicker neck, right? Maybe he didn't want that either.

[bartyclue]

How can you tell an "S" model?

[sloop_john_b]

How can you tell an "S" model?

Dot inlays, more contoured body with no body binding, no neck binding.

[MaplegloMatt]

Why'd he have to ruin an S model? Those things are hard enough to find as it is...

+1!

At least the mods to my 4003s (mapleglo w/bt)e are reversable...I'm just switching to white plastic and chrome and I'm keeping all the bt parts so it can be switched back.

[cjj]

He's given the "S" designation a new meaning...

[Tarrbot]

I think the look speaks for itself:

Rugly Bass.jpg

Looks Scandanavian, or reminds me of Danish mid-modern furniture for some reason. Must be the maple contrasted with the dark wood p/g and the silver knobs in a line.

In any case. I don't understand one's needing to move the neck p/up b/c it interferes w/his playing. a Rick bass p/up is not intrusively high off the body by ay means. Certainly nowhere near the height of say, A Rick guitar middle third p/up, which I don't find interfering with my playing either.

I've been playing bass off and on for over twenty years in addition to guitar, and I don't understand how the p/up could get in his way. Also moving the bridge p/up CLOSER to the bridge to get more MIDS doesn't make sense to me either. It would certainly produce more highs, but the Rick bridge p/up is already quite bright sounding.

Why didn't he just buy a 4004 for the hum issue and bridge preference? He might have even been happier with the p/up placement.

In any case, it's another Swiss-cheese routed bass, and +1 on the observatino that why did it have to be an "S"; as fond as I am of body and neck binding, I am all too aware of the relative rareness of the "S" bass models.

At least it could be a resto candidate in a solid color by a forum luthier at some point in the future!

Here's to hoping it sells cheap soon so I can pick it up and mod it like I like with no fear of any "damage" to it.

I think this could be the best mod ever since it was done to a clean bass and I'd love to have it for $500.

I seriously would consider ...

... uh... what?

... you say you don't think he'll sell it for that cheap?

Are you sure?

We'll just have to wait and see...

[cassius987]

I think the white PG looks goofy with all the black hardware, actually.

+1

... you say you don't think he'll sell it for that cheap?

Are you sure?

We'll just have to wait and see...

Give it five rounds on eBay listed at a high BIN.