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Halbert wrote:Very happy to be a member of this community!

Welcome to the deep end, Hal!

fatcat wrote:That would sound like the warranty has already expired on the finish.


As the website made no statement of used/return/open box condition of sale, I expect a NEW pristine instrument, or MF will just have cost themselves a two way freight bill.

Regarding the finish, I expect so. But luckily there seems to be no issues with it and I don't intend to create any issues. This instrument certainly unused though maybe not fresh out of the factory. I can't complain though at that price

I'm thinkin' there's a gonna be a whole bunch of MID 4003 basses showing up on eBay real soon. There are 2 of them up just today...

WHERE'S THE DARN BROWN TRUCK?!?!?!?!

Not that I'm being impatient or anything.

qwezirider wrote:WHERE'S THE DARN BROWN TRUCK?!?!?!?!
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At the border in between your different USA states calculating all the taxes you have to pay.

(Says someone who knows his recently bought bass is allready in his country and who now will have to wait somewhere between 5 days and 2 weeks because customs have to decide what amount has to be paid as import tax.)

berth wrote:(Says someone who knows his recently bought bass is allready in his country and who now will have to wait somewhere between 5 days and 2 weeks because customs have to decide what amount has to be paid as import tax.)

Even worse, is it in the same metropolitan area in said customs warehouse?

qwezirider wrote:

berth wrote:(Says someone who knows his recently bought bass is allready in his country and who now will have to wait somewhere between 5 days and 2 weeks because customs have to decide what amount has to be paid as import tax.)

Even worse, is it in the same metropolitan area in said customs warehouse?

I'm pretty sure it is in within 15 kilometers distance now. And still there is a lot of official paperwork inbetween me and the bass. A famous Dutch soccer player said "every disadvantage has its advantage" and vica versa. I agree.

[a MIDBLUE Rickenbacker 4003]

4003-3.jpg

What a beauty.

She's all done. Restrung to tune B-E-A-D (no, I shall not be 4-2-5ing this one, I'll just dump the G), pickup cover removed, neck adjusted dead flat, bridge lowered, intonation set. It's a keeper.

I'm loving the color. It looked JetGlo in a darker room and sparkles in sunlight. Beautiful work from everyone at the factory.

This maybe a dumb question but there is no mention of it in the ad. Is a case included??? It's supposed to be but that price is low.

SPARKLEJET wrote:This maybe a dumb question but there is no mention of it in the ad. Is a case included??? It's supposed to be but that price is low.

Case is included.

Looks nice, Dane.

That's fantastic Dane!

aceonbass wrote:Just need a plexi TRC & pickguard, and the vintage retrofit will be complete. New parts include the C64 tailpiece & tuners, RIHS pickup & surround, toaster cover on the neck pickup, and all of the hardware screws.

Looks nice.

Who stretched the pics?

Tarrbot wrote:Looks nice.Who stretched the pics?

Thanks ! Hmmm...they're not stretched on my monitor. Just you're typical 640x480 resolution.