Post of picture of you PLAYING your ric

docbass · Post by **docbass** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 1:34 am

Sure Ted, my pleasure. I have a weakness for red basses! My first bass was a 63 CAR jazz. I actually got the FG by accident. I had a maple glo originally but we couldn't get the action adjusted properly. So the dealer took it back and gave me the only other 4003 he had in stock. What a great guy!

I now prefer the Rics over Fender. They just have a more versatile sound and I find the neck easier to play. Got a Hofner too and it's a beauty! BTW, this bass sounds fantastic recorded right into a board.

Know what you mean about the smell, mine still has it over a year later. It's my main player!

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 5:07 pm

My first Ric was a new mapleglo that I bought in 1977.

docbass · Post by **docbass** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 6:10 am

Yeah, I liked the maple glo a lot and bought it first. But I like the FG as well, so I'm happy with the outcome.

jps · Post by **jps** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 2:30 pm

Here is my FG, a '73:

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 5:31 pm

Now, that is one purdy bass Jeffrey.

henny · Post by **henny** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 2:50 am

Did they stop running the block inlays to the very edges of the fingerboard in 1973? Looks similar to a 4003 neck. I never knew that.

henny · Post by **henny** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 2:50 am

P.S Gorgeous bass.

shamustwin · Post by **shamustwin** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 5:19 am

'73's still had horseys? (BTW I want it, I want it, I want it)

docbass · Post by **docbass** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 5:37 am

Wow, nice old bass! I'm envious for sure.

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 6:29 am

Jerry, it's not a horsey, its a split pickup cover.
And '73 was the transition year for the inlay also, mine has the same inlay as Mr. Scott's.

shamustwin · Post by **shamustwin** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 8:13 am

The guy on Star Trek had a Ric?

byu · Post by **byu** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 1:41 pm

Yes, as did Kirk & Spock but not Dr. McCoy because, "Dammit Jim, I'm a doctor not a musician!"

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 2:58 pm

I'd say the treble pickup on Jeffrey Scott's 73 4001 is simply a recent horseshoe pickup, i.e. with the F****r-like bobbin & polepieces.

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 3:03 pm

The gap between the vintage shoes is larger than on the reissue pickups.

jps · Post by **jps** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 3:59 pm

Yes I have a V63 horseshoe in her, and the neck is thinner than the later 4003 necks, closer to that on my '67 4005WB but just a bit chunkier.

"The gap between the vintage shoes is larger than on the reissue pickups"

That is primarily because of the shape of the shoes. I wish the shoes were shaped like those on the real vintage HS pickups. The exposed portion of those shoes were angled up to clear the arc of the strings better than the reissue shoes do, in other words, the top and bottom of the shoes are not parallel. I plan on having the shoes on mine reshaped to better match the old ones. Jared and I have gone back and forth on this detail for his "Nakanishoes".

Exhibit A:

Exhibit B:

Exhibit C: