New Bass Concepts / designs

[s4001]

Actually there's been innovation and improvements. They're just not readily visible, you have to look under the *******.

[watton_earth]

Before somone else does...

Super magnets... http://www.q-tuner.com/bl6.shtml

These are ugly as sin, but what if someone ***** them up? Or even just stuck a toaster cover on the top.

[johnhall]

What if the ******* at Ric found a way of grafting a 4003 neck on to a 480 body? - holy moly!

Looking at Wikipedia's definition of "******", I'm not sure whether I'm insulted or not!

"In the slang of the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, India and South Africa, ******* are scientists, medical doctors, engineers, and other people engaged in technical or scientific research."

???

Yeah, but then it says "****** continued, in this immediate postwar period, to carry its wartime connotations: a modern-day wizard who laboured in secret to create incomprehensible devices of great power. Over time, however, as Britain's high-technology enterprises became less dominant, the mystique of the ****** gradually faded. ******* were relegated, in popular culture, to semi-comic supporting characters such as Q, the fussy armourer-inventor in the James Bond films. The term itself gradually took on a negative connotation, similar to the American slang geek or nerd."

[watton_earth]

oh do pay attention Four double O three...

[rickenbrother]

Before this topic gets too bUffoon-ish, lets get back to the original reason or the topic.

I like my Ricks the way they are. If I do any mods at all, they are with RIC parts

[johnallg]

Looking at Wikipedia's definition of "******", I'm not sure whether I'm insulted or not!

"In the slang of the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, India and South Africa, ******* are scientists, medical doctors, engineers, and other people engaged in technical or scientific research."

???

Yeah, but then it says "****** continued, in this immediate postwar period, to carry its wartime connotations: a modern-day wizard who laboured in secret to create incomprehensible devices of great power. Over time, however, as Britain's high-technology enterprises became less dominant, the mystique of the ****** gradually faded. ******* were relegated, in popular culture, to semi-comic supporting characters such as Q, the fussy armourer-inventor in the James Bond films. The term itself gradually took on a negative connotation, similar to the American slang geek or nerd."

I didn't read further down the page....

[watton_earth]

The tooling exists for the 4003 neck and the 371 body....mmmmmm yes! 4375

[watton_earth]

likewise the tooling exists for the 360 body and the 4003 neck oooooo 4363!

[watton_earth]

What the hell? Somone is vetting my posts! Stop it or feel the wrath of my soon to be deleted profanity.

[jps]

If I do any mods at all, they are with RIC parts

+1

[cjj]

If I do any mods at all, they are with RIC parts

+1

+3/4 I'd love to have RIC double stack pots, but CTS are OK. And some double stack knobs that looked like the ones for a 4004Cii would be fantastic. But sometimes you just have to make due with something non-RIC...

[paologregorio]

I like the double stack pots idea.

How about a bass whammy bar/Accent?

[jps]

How about a bass whammy bar/Accent?

Like this?

[Ivan3000]

How about a bass whammy bar/Accent?

Like this?

Never thought I'd see something like this!

Still what about a shortscale 4003 S. C'mon John Hall. I'd love to see one of them.

[paologregorio]

The tooling exists for the 4003 neck and the 371 body....mmmmmm yes! 4375

Logically, and design consistency-wise, the 381/3081 bass should have a headstock that is like the 300 series guitars, just like the 480/481 guitars have headstocks like the 400X basses.