Pickguard to 4000

[YZZ]

Hi guys!
New member here, it seems like a nice forum.
Perfect for me as a Rickenbacker nerd

Anyway, i am looking for a pickguard to a 4000 but i can't seem to find any to buy.
on pickguardheaven and other places they only have 4001 and 4003.

Do anyone know where i can find one or maybe some guy here has one to sell?

[basmansam]

I have one that I never put on a bass. Send me a PM

[xsubs]

Welcome to the forum!
Try Tony at Pickguardian he can help you with the pickguard. His work is excellent.

[rickaddict]

I have one that I never put on a bass. Send me a PM

Wow! That was fast...Less than an hour!

[rickaddict]

And welcome, Daniel.

Plenty of your kind here!

(Rickenbacker Nerds, that is!)

[cjj]

Huh? What? Rickenbacker nerds? Here?


Now, Rickenbacker geeks...


Welcome to the forum Daniel!

[rickenbrother]

Welcome to the forum Daniel!

Huh? What? Rickenbacker nerds? Here?


Now, Rickenbacker geeks

Who're you callin' a Rickenbacker geek?

[YZZ]

Haha thanks for the warm welcome!
I guess i'm a geek then.. nowadays i barely look at other basses except Rickenbacker, there is something very special about them i think..

I guess you guys want to know abit of what i play then?
I do have 4 Rickenbackers even though only one of them is the real deal.
The real one is a MapleGlo 1980 4003 wich has been through quite a lot, shes starting to crack quite a lot in the finish and getting really worn after much touring (me like alot)
The others are one Jolana Rickenbackercopy with P/J pickups and the other two is a Fernandes Fireglo with snapped head and the last one is a Jetglo Setneck copy with checkerboard binding.

Weird thing that last one.
It has a fake Rickenbacker bellplate and some weird routing in it.
I have never seen a set neck copy before either.
Anyway, im converting this Jetglo into a 4000 instead and that's why i need that pickguard

I sent you a PM about it Sam!

[ram]

Daniel welcome to the Forum... maybe post some pictures of you collection.

[Ontario_RIC_fan]

Daniel:

welcome to the forum!

A warning though - copies of Rickenbacker's are the most contentious subject around here...

Surest way to start a flame war is to extole the virtues of what most of us regard as stolen intellectual property..

But you have at least one real RIC - so there is something to talk about...

My advice is to never mention the copies again around here...

[YZZ]

Daniel:

welcome to the forum!

A warning though - copies of Rickenbacker's are the most contentious subject around here...

Surest way to start a flame war is to extole the virtues of what most of us regard as stolen intellectual property..

But you have at least one real RIC - so there is something to talk about...

My advice is to never mention the copies again around here...

oh alright sorry.
I totally understand that.

Yeah i never really play them actually.
I just have them for backup to the real one or just for fun.

I mean i have to be a bit careful with the real one, with the others i can just burn them up if i wanted to.
I don't have to be careful with them which is good at some gigs i think.
That is the main reason i have them. Like the one with the cracked head, now i can throw it away

A copy can never ever be as the real one, that is for sure.
Here's a pic of my 4003;

[YZZ]

Found some more and very old pics of it;

[BAD RONBO, KiLLeR DWaRfS]

i've seen one on ebay for a while...maybe it's still there ?

[basmansam]

Daniel, PM sent.

[jc-sz]

Hi! Nice BT Mapleglo, I love that combination.

Just a question, did you buy this one around 2009? I remember seeing that black painted back on the bay at the time I bought my 4003. Just curious

Again, nice bass! I completely understand what you mean by being careful with it at some places. I never take my Rick out to rehearsal rooms I don't know or bad reputation bars :p