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Aye, Bob, skinny is about right, but it's has a very shallow C feel to it. If that's described as flat then skinny flat it is.

I love the bass it has to be said, and if i can't find another with a similar combo of neck/weight I'll just have to keep it.

At first I was a bit taken aback by it's state, but as the months have rolled by it's become the Bass I use more than any other.

That tells it's own story

Don't mean to hijack this thread, but since it has veered off to neck profiles and such....I seem to remember a quote from JH earlier this year....he said something to the effect that the newer truss rod system had nothing to do with the bigger necks of today....and I believe that Jeff Rath(correct me if I'm wrong)asked him if he would consider making the current necks smaller and more playable, and I think JH said something like "I'll consider it" or something to that effect.....

Doesn't the c64 bass have the slimmer neck? Why couldn't they do that to the basic 4003?....

Sorry for the hijack...

Well my 1991 4003 has a slim neck- my 2002 4003 is like a baseball bat tho - its huge - makes my 2002 Mexican P bass neck seem like a toothpick

Would it really be so difficult for Rickenbacker to offer a choice of neck preferences?

I can go to the Gibson Custom Shop, why not the Rickenbacker one?

It's funny, the bass I use the most is also my most beat looking bass, it's a 96 jetglo, but plays and sounds great. I bought it for a beater to bring to Lima for a little over 500 hundred bucks and was amazed when I played it at how good it sounded ands played, you never know.

Got to say, I prefer beat up basses, not really because of some vintage snobbery, but because I'm much happier taking them out live. I feel really uncomfortable using my V63 (mint) for gigs and even rehearsals, as I'm just waiting for that 1st ding to appear and I can't relax with it. Most of the stages we play on are quite small and our singer jumps about like a loon (once broke his nose with my bass when we both hurled ourselves into the air at the same time...). My 72 4001, 73 4000 and CS though I'm not bothered about at all; I'll take them anywhere.

BTW Anndra, that 4001 of yours sounds VERY interesting; sounds like the neck and weight may be similar to my 72 ("flat" neck profile and light weight). I'm actually quite keen to get a jetglo (w/crushed pearl)from that period some time in the future.

Shaun- werent you the guy who enquired about my 73 4001 Jetglo i had up on ebay last year? I personally hated that bass

Hi Owen

Yeah I did! Unfortunately things weren't quite in place for me at the time; I'd probably have loved it! Maybe next time.....