Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

rickenbrother wrote:

cjj wrote:

ajish4 wrote:

Hmmm, obviously...........PURGATORY!

And as for my RIC Outlet 4003 being Jetglo... well... I'm quite happy that the pickguard is Jetglo...

Doesn't Tony look good in the Jetglo hat?!

Absolutely! Wouldn't work for me though, 'cause, as everyone knows, here in Montana, only the Bad Guys wear Jetglo hats...

I don't know if this counts as "custom", but it's been modified to my liking: vintage trc, nut, neck pickup, volume/tone knobs and strap bolts.

Nice , but you are missing a vintage style pickguard, and if you're up to it, the 1/2" position for the toaster.

jps wrote:Nice , but you are missing a vintage style pickguard, and if you're up to it, the 1/2" position for the toaster.

I guess you can't please everyone.

The newest addition.

Is it in your hands yet, Brian?

Rumor has it, it will be delivered Tuesday. I'm running out of McCartney projects, Jeff. Paul stil has a couple of basses but no McCartney work.

simer4001 wrote:Rumor has it, it will be delivered Tuesday. I'm running out of McCartney projects, Jeff. Paul stil has a couple of basses but no McCartney work.

Unless McCartney had a Mapleglo 4003S refinished in a clear blue along the way, I think that you're set for now Brian.

simer4001 wrote:The newest addition.

I'm not a huge fan of MapleGlo but the grain and colour of that is stunning!

bosco64 wrote:

simer4001 wrote:Rumor has it, it will be delivered Tuesday. I'm running out of McCartney projects, Jeff. Paul stil has a couple of basses but no McCartney work.

Unless McCartney had a Mapleglo 4003S refinished in a clear blue along the way, I think that you're set for now Brian.

Ron, isn't that sad. I guess I could do that funky Les Paul that he has, but not really sure I like it.

James, The finish was ambered to give it an aged look. It arrived today and the finish looks much better in person.

PG and TRC changed to black, with white outline.

NFB-418 wrote:I don't know if this counts as "custom", but it's been modified to my liking: vintage trc, nut, neck pickup, volume/tone knobs and strap bolts.

Go all the way....
Well, no walnut wings or FWMOP inlays....

simer4001 wrote:The newest addition.

That's beautiful, Brian. So, did PW do a yellowed varnish re-fin on it?

BTW...I don't think Macca's Rick ever had the "Made in the USA" sticker on the pick guard!

In keeping with the already-modded nature of the bass and the fact that there is a (filled, with wood filler) P Bass rout in between the two pickups I decided to have Tony Dudzik help me out with this project:



Eventually it will either sport three Toasters (currently own two), or possibly something else. I would really like humcanceling or RWRP, but I don't want HB-1s in this guy. Maybe Bartolini pickups for Ric basses as I have liked the way those sounded in the past. I don't have the same confidence in the Seymour Duncan stuff.

I should also mention the neck pickup is 1/2'' spacing now. I plan on using the iiipopes VT mod for three pickups to get better use of the neck and mid pickups.

cassius987 wrote:Eventually it will either sport three Toasters (currently own two), or possibly something else.

Do you have a newer higain that could be unwound and magnets put into?