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4001S on Ebay
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 1:11 pm
by marc61
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 2:13 pm
by rickaddict
She's very pretty. But she's a 4003.
A May '83 should have a split pickguard(and a Rick neck pickup!)
I really like my 4003S. So I bought another. And then another! Is there any end to this madness?
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 2:14 pm
by phlemmy
i thought there were some straggler 4001 basses delving into 82/83?
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 2:24 pm
by rickcrazy
Definitely. I'd say into as late as 84/85.
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 3:02 pm
by green_us90
I like 4003s's
Is that a Bart in there?
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 6:03 pm
by bobcat
Technically, wouldn't a 4001s have a skunk stripe?
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 8:03 pm
by rickaddict
Yes, 4001s and 4003s were made simultaneously from '80 to '85 or so. This one is a 4003 because it has no skunk stripe.
It also has a 7-screw tailpiece that did not appear on the 4001.
4003S....Ahhhhhhhh(drool!)
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 12:12 am
by henny
Aye, 4003S... hmm I'm a tad tempted.
They sure are great basses... best of both worlds.
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 3:16 am
by jps
I love that antigravity thing going on there!
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 7:37 am
by rickaddict
July 1987 4003S Ruby with aftermarket pearloid pickguard(too bad it doesn't show up in the photo) and vintage knobs.....Yummy!
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 7:37 am
by henny
Niiiiiiiice.
How many 3'S do you have, Jeff?
They're quite the odd Ric bass... not much is ever said about them.
I must say I'm starting to fall for mine, big time. Superb player.
I personally prefer them over the 70's 4001S,being neck thru, more rigid neck, etc.
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 9:28 am
by rickaddict
Hey Mark. I have a few:
A Ruby July 1987
A MG Aug 1987
A Turquoise 1994
I like them a lot. You get the comfy contoured body and neck-through construction of the V63, only without the boat-paddle headstock or that ugly, bulky string chastity-belt thing(horseshoe) that so many people here seem to like! *
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 9:30 am
by rickaddict
* I was only joking above. I'm lucky enough to have a V63 and a C64S in my current stable and they are both fine instruments!
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 9:34 am
by rickaddict
Here's Mr. Turquoise:
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 11:08 am
by henny
Man, that's a beat!
Mine's Jet.