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

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.

johnallg wrote:

johnhall wrote:

watton_earth wrote: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."

oh do pay attention Four double O three...

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

johnhall wrote:

johnallg wrote:

johnhall wrote: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....

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

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

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

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

+1

jps wrote:

rickenbrother wrote: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...

I like the double stack pots idea.

How about a bass whammy bar/Accent?

paologregorio wrote:How about a bass whammy bar/Accent?

Like this?

jps wrote:

paologregorio wrote: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.

watton_earth wrote: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.