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Two piece pickguard
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 4:17 pm
by ghs_boomer
Can anybody tell me if Ric 4001/3's ever had a two piece pickguard like the one here?
http://www.basses-electric-acoustic.com/pages/7/index.htm
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 4:25 pm
by dswp
Sure did, for a few years in the mid to late 80's
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 4:36 pm
by phlemmy
they started in 1980
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 4:39 pm
by jwr2
1980 to about 1984 or 1986 ... this was the original 4003 model that had truss rods that adjusted at the body ...
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 6:53 pm
by sloop_john_b
Was the reasoning so that for the truss rods to be adjusted, you didn't have to remove all the knobs and the switch?
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 7:22 pm
by jwr2
I think that was the idea ...
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 4:03 am
by iamthebassman
My '80 4003LH.
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 11:34 am
by doctorwho
I've e-mailed the seller for the serial number; I'm guessing that it dates from 1985.
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 11:37 am
by leftyguitars
I like that, a lefty with a baby lefty!
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 11:52 am
by alanz
My '85 4003 had what was probably a two-piece guard that had been hacked up to allow for the Seymour Duncans that had been installed.
That hacked-up guard is being replaced with a "standard" one piece item.
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 12:05 pm
by ghs_boomer
Thanks for the info guys
Mike
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 4:50 pm
by rictified
The standard guards won't fit. You can buy them a few places, one of the members here also makes them.
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 4:59 pm
by bottom4
well, well, well...
Old last since!
Good to see you back Bob!
Cheers
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 6:30 pm
by sublimate
BTW, despite the $1,089 price tag on the website, he's advertising that blue Rick for $750 on bassgear.