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Hey. If you take a pen knife to the 4003 you could carve yourself a LK!

sloop_john_b wrote:

ajish4 wrote:4003X ? Skunk Stripe????

Maple running straight through the body it looks like, not sure if I'd call it a skunk stripe exactly.

LOL!

I thought the pictures here were a Photoshop deal!

Just saw the RIC FB page...cool!

MAPLE fingerboard 4003 eh? NEAT!

"Available for 2014 only"

JH,

Does the Walnut give the 4003 a WARMER sound than the maple? REALLY curious how this bad boy sounds....

I'll personally evaluate a bass, a six string, and a twelve-string, and report back.

I'm shocked; there haven't been any complaints about the new models from folks who complain there are never any new models. . . .

W series would look better with no binding on the body and a dark wood fret board....

Just my opinion....

Which I just rammed down your eye holes...

Unless there's more coming, I'm underwhelmed.

Recently on the RIC Facebook page, there's shown a JetGlo Double-bound 12-string model with F-Hole, and custom pickguard, a very nice looking "Satin Tobaccoburst" shown on a 330 and 4003, and a beautiful Sea Green Pearl model (I can't see if it's bound), with toasters and F-Hole. All of them look great. If these models and colors were offered in addition to the Walnut models, I would be ecstatic.

If not, then not so much.

I LOVE the idea of a 4003 with a Maple fret board! These look great!

paologregorio wrote:I'm shocked; there haven't been any complaints about the new models from folks who complain there are never any new models. . . .

No complaints as such, but as it has taken me about four years to accumulate my set of Walnut/maple Rickenbackers (650D Dakota / 650S Sierra / 380L Laguna & 4004Ci Cheyenne), I have no idea where I now go from here. At the very least, that 4003W would sure make a nice addition.....

Aaagh!!!!!

Still, you can only please some of the people some of the time.

Now, if only we had the option to order 'em with checker binding...

Will these cost less than the standard versions of the same models?

They're kinda nifty as a COY, though not to my taste personally. They remind me of Mocha Brown Fenders...

paologregorio wrote:I'm shocked; there haven't been any complaints about the new models from folks who complain there are never any new models. . . .

I'm not sure I understand this.

sloop_john_b wrote:Will these cost less than the standard versions of the same models?

If it's rare or limited somehow it'll probably cost more wouldn't you think?

paologregorio wrote:I'm shocked; there haven't been any complaints about the new models from folks who complain there are never any new models. . . .

I complained on other forums, does that count?

Nothing more to say really - I just wanted to get my 200th post up on the RRF and this seems as good a place as any!

Judging by comments on Ric's Facebook so far, opinions on the Walnut COY seem quite divided - even polarised!

cassius987 wrote:

sloop_john_b wrote:Will these cost less than the standard versions of the same models?

If it's rare or limited somehow it'll probably cost more wouldn't you think?

If I'm not mistaken, I think there's significantly less investment in the finishing department with an oil finish. I also believe walnut might be a cheaper wood. The 650D was very affordable in its time.

deaconblues wrote:

cassius987 wrote:

sloop_john_b wrote:Will these cost less than the standard versions of the same models?

If it's rare or limited somehow it'll probably cost more wouldn't you think?

If I'm not mistaken, I think there's significantly less investment in the finishing department with an oil finish. I also believe walnut might be a cheaper wood. The 650D was very affordable in its time.

This is where I was coming from, exactly.