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Re: Wish List - Rickenbacker bass Offerings and Features
Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2025 11:04 am
by dlmarquez
Having owned a fretless 4003 for awhile now, and also having owned several short scale basses (which I much prefer) my wishlist to the elves in Santa Ana would be the following:
A Rickenbacker 4030W-FL (fretless unlined fingerboard)
A Rickenbacker 4005XC-FL (fretless unlined fingerboard in a mapleglo finish
I rate the chances of this actually coming to pass a just slightly higher than the chances of winning the Megalotto for $1 billion US dollars!
Re: Wish List - Rickenbacker bass Offerings and Features
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2025 1:55 pm
by bassdroid
dlmarquez wrote: Sun Oct 26, 2025 11:04 am
Having owned a fretless 4003 for awhile now, and also having owned several short scale basses (which I much prefer) my wishlist to the elves in Santa Ana would be the following:
A Rickenbacker 4030W-FL (fretless unlined fingerboard)
A Rickenbacker 4005XC-FL (fretless unlined fingerboard in a mapleglo finish
I rate the chances of this actually coming to pass a just slightly higher than the chances of winning the Megalotto for $1 billion US dollars!
I second that. Though what Im after is a bit different, it is probably equally impossible: a fretless 4000. I even bought a fretted one with the intention of defretting it...and just couldn't bring myself to do it. It is such a great tone machine as is.
Re: Wish List - Rickenbacker bass Offerings and Features
Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2025 3:08 pm
by bassduke49
It happened. Don't know how many came out of the factory, but at least this one did:
Re: Wish List - Rickenbacker bass Offerings and Features
Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2025 3:35 pm
by dlmarquez
- 4003 factory fretless coversion to single pickup
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it looks a LOT like this….a 2008 factory fretless 4003 converted to a single pickup with a 4000 series pickguard.
This one also has hipshot tuners and a hipshot ric replacement tailpiece. it will have a white TRC and Pickguard within the next couple of weeks!
Re: Wish List - Rickenbacker bass Offerings and Features
Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2026 5:41 am
by woodyng
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Yeah, I agree that if you're only going to have three knobs, a blend would be better than two master volumes. Though to be honest I'd rather just have BVV. I've never found tone knobs useful.
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I find a master tone indispensable, and preferable to individual tone controls. There’s lots of times I don’t want ALL the treble the Rick gives.
Not sure how having 2 individual volumes AND a balance control wouldn’t be superfluous.
Re: Wish List - Rickenbacker bass Offerings and Features
Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2026 5:43 am
by woodyng
dlmarquez wrote: Fri Nov 07, 2025 3:35 pm
IMG_0202.jpeg
it looks a LOT like this….a 2008 factory fretless 4003 converted to a single pickup with a 4000 series pickguard.
This one also has hipshot tuners and a hipshot ric replacement tailpiece. it will have a white TRC and Pickguard within the next couple of weeks!
So….did you do it yet?
(Personally, I think the black pg/trc looks magnificent on this very dark beauty!)
Re: Wish List - Rickenbacker bass Offerings and Features
Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2026 2:23 pm
by dlmarquez
sorry this took so long!
its a pretty ****** photo. I couldnt resist showing off my Hofner Green line as well!
Re: Wish List - Rickenbacker bass Offerings and Features
Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2026 5:25 pm
by doctorwho
Looks nice either way!
Besides my 4000 FL BG (not currently for sale), I think that I have seen two others over the years pop up for sale. Not very common.
Re: Wish List - Rickenbacker bass Offerings and Features
Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2026 4:50 pm
by jnbass
Its been a few years since i last came here...
Soooooo
4004Cii with quilted maple faces
Affordable 4005 reproductions
Finally got my tractor!
Re: Wish List - Rickenbacker bass Offerings and Features
Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2026 6:00 pm
by jps
jnbass wrote: Sat Mar 14, 2026 4:50 pm
Its been a few years since i last came here...
Re: Wish List - Rickenbacker bass Offerings and Features
Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2026 2:28 pm
by rickenbrother
jnbass wrote: Sat Mar 14, 2026 4:50 pm
Finally got my tractor!
Is it Jetglo?
Re: Wish List - Rickenbacker bass Offerings and Features
Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2026 8:38 pm
by jps
I still have that image of Jared for those who forgot what he looks like.
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Re: Wish List - Rickenbacker bass Offerings and Features
Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2026 10:49 am
by rickenbrother
jps wrote: Sun Mar 15, 2026 8:38 pm
I still have that image of Jared for those who forgot what he looks like.
It's so good to see a friendly face again.
Re: Wish List - Rickenbacker bass Offerings and Features
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2026 1:02 am
by Korladis
woodyng wrote: Fri Mar 13, 2026 5:41 am
I find a master tone indispensable, and preferable to individual tone controls. There’s lots of times I don’t want ALL the treble the Rick gives.
Not sure how having 2 individual volumes AND a balance control wouldn’t be superfluous.
My tone knobs all stay all the way up. I've even removed them from a couple of my basses. The only thing I use them for on my Rickenbackers is the push-pull control.
I mean my preference with only three control holes would be two volumes and a switch. With a VVB you could set the volumes to different amounts and rapidly change between pickups for a change in volume.
Re: Wish List - Rickenbacker bass Offerings and Features
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2026 2:05 am
by jps
Korladis wrote: Thu Mar 26, 2026 1:02 am
woodyng wrote: Fri Mar 13, 2026 5:41 am
I find a master tone indispensable, and preferable to individual tone controls. There’s lots of times I don’t want ALL the treble the Rick gives.
Not sure how having 2 individual volumes AND a balance control wouldn’t be superfluous.
My tone knobs all stay all the way up. I've even removed them from a couple of my basses. The only thing I use them for on my Rickenbackers is the push-pull control.
I mean my preference with only three control holes would be two volumes and a switch. With a VVB you could set the volumes to different amounts and rapidly change between pickups for a change in volume.
Like, this bass!
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