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Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 2:29 pm
by rickfan60
That '05 4003 I got of Ebay two weeks ago has a neck like the business end of a Louisville Slugger. Not my kind of neck.
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 2:31 pm
by wints
That's a cool looking bass, especially with the gold hardware.
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 2:32 pm
by marc61
Seems to be 1 11/16" at the nut and goes as wide as 2 11/16" where the neck meets the body.
The bass is really light and well balanced. Almost seems neck heavy if anything.
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 2:56 pm
by grayk
Its a great looking thing Marc ! I would get the buzz and setup sorted and Im sure you will get used to it. I was the same with my 04 4003, the neck felt positively fat compared to my 2000 4003. I very soon got used to it though. The bigger necks are not an improvement, but its not the end of the world either.
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 3:12 pm
by marc61
I'm getting a little more used to it after playing for the last hour. I have a nice light brown strap that matches the fingerboard, so I guess she's a keeper.
Maybe if I set her up with a nice set of Roto's she'll respond better.Haven't had a new Ric in 26 years. The strings on her seem kinda junky..
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 3:24 pm
by rickenbrother
Congrats Mark, very nice. Just give it some time, you'll get accustomed to the neck.
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 10:05 pm
by los_sentidos
Is it just me and my hate of bling but I can't see past the gold hardware!
Is the neck really that different~?
What do you think of BB~?
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 12:33 am
by marc61
The neck is different than the 4001. That's what I'm used to. I think I'm also thrown off by the light body.
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 2:09 am
by henny
So, overall don't you like it then, so far?
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 2:26 am
by crazypink
I assume you mean light by weight and not by the light blue colour! Surely the light body has to be a bonus, definitely on your shoulder and posture!
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 8:28 am
by marc61
Mark, Overall at this point, the bass is growing on me. I actually can't wait to get home and play it tonight.
Warren,Yeah, the bass is light. Definately less than 10lbs, perhaps as light as 8. I'm just not used to having a neck heavy bass over a body heavy bass.
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 9:14 am
by crazypink
I can understand that, do you think that neck will take you a bit to get use to, with the difference of the necks being more rounded?
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 10:17 am
by marc61
The bass is definately a keeper. Funny thing is that the neck and string spacing make it easy to slap, except for one thing. The neck pickup is to close. I think if the moved it back a little, many funk and R&B guys would dig it more.
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 11:27 am
by henny
I disagree with what you say about the pickups, but yes - they're perfect for slapping.
Just recently a shedload of people have bought into the Cii. Odd!
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 12:49 pm
by bottom4
Marc - that is exactly why RIC move it back from it being right on the neck - if I recall JH correctly!
And Mark - that's something that Scott, Jeff, myself and a few others here knew for a couple of years now. They are great basses and I'm surprised we haven’t seen them show up on "big" stages yet!