Bring back the 4003s?

coolingitdown · Post by **coolingitdown** » Tue Feb 08, 2011 12:18 pm

I wouldn't mind seeing a 4003s! It would make it more affordable (therefore more feasible) for me to get a second RIC bass!

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Tue Feb 08, 2011 5:15 pm

Buy a Laredo and parts. Make your own. Dane has already made a quasi-4003 from a 4004 series bass.

aceonbass · Post by **aceonbass** » Tue Feb 08, 2011 5:39 pm

I've actually done a few 4004 to 4003s style conversions....but you should see what I have on the workbench now.....

coolingitdown · Post by **coolingitdown** » Tue Feb 08, 2011 8:01 pm

johnallg wrote:Buy a Laredo and parts. Make your own. Dane has already made a quasi-4003 from a 4004 series bass.

Not a bad idea, but it unfortunately wouldn't help one get a Rick for less money.

coolhandjjl · Post by **coolhandjjl** » Tue Feb 08, 2011 8:18 pm

aceonbass wrote:I've actually done a few 4004 to 4003s style conversions....but you should see what I have on the workbench now.....

Maybe time for me to leak a photo?

cassius987 · Post by **cassius987** » Tue Feb 08, 2011 9:15 pm

johnallg wrote:Buy a Laredo and parts. Make your own.

Now that they use the same necks... this definitely seems feasible.

aceonbass · Post by **aceonbass** » Tue Feb 08, 2011 9:33 pm

John...Leak away...deepthroat

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Tue Feb 08, 2011 9:42 pm

How much is a new Laredo roughly?

antipodean · Post by **antipodean** » Tue Feb 08, 2011 9:47 pm

sloop_john_b wrote:How much is a new Laredo roughly?

Why buy new? Used examples trade in the $1300-$1500 mark on ebay....

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Tue Feb 08, 2011 9:51 pm

antipodean wrote:
sloop_john_b wrote:How much is a new Laredo roughly?
Why buy new? Used examples trade in the $1300-$1500 mark on ebay....

Cause they won't have the 4003 neck.

cassius987 · Post by **cassius987** » Tue Feb 08, 2011 11:09 pm

John, my favorite RIC dealer has asked me for (roughly) $1750 for 4004Ls in the past, and $1900 for Ciis. Seems pretty fair to me.

antipodean · Post by **antipodean** » Tue Feb 08, 2011 11:19 pm

sloop_john_b wrote:
antipodean wrote:
sloop_john_b wrote:How much is a new Laredo roughly?
Why buy new? Used examples trade in the $1300-$1500 mark on ebay....
Cause they won't have the 4003 neck.

Ah, silly me!!!!

paologregorio · Post by **paologregorio** » Tue Feb 08, 2011 11:34 pm

sloop_john_b wrote:Is that true? 4003 and 4004 necks are the same now??

As a former temporary contract trade show customer service representative for RIC at NAMM`10 I can second/vouch for the affirmative on that.

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Tue Feb 08, 2011 11:41 pm

paologregorio wrote:
sloop_john_b wrote:Is that true? 4003 and 4004 necks are the same now??
As a former temporary contract trade show customer service representative for RIC at NAMM`10 I can second/vouch for the affirmative on that.

As a trier-outer of a 4004 at NAMM I can also vouch for that.

VRICKY63 · Post by **VRICKY63** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 4:10 am

A 4003S with a 1.5" wide nut would be perfection for me. Why does Rickenbacker make the necks so wide ?

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