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Slim neck profiles starting to arrive?
Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 11:34 pm
by ajish4
http://www.the-music-connection.com/ricnew.htm
The Rickenbacker Page has a NEW 4003 Jetglo available for sale with the "slimmer neck profile"!
Good news indeed!
"New features for 2006 slimmer neck profile, push/pull tone selector pot!"
Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 11:46 pm
by bob_atherton
Tony, are my eyes playing tricks or has the bump on the pickguard been smoothed out a bit?
Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 12:02 am
by ajish4
Bob,
To be honest with you, I don't see it. Then again, I've been up all night and I'm a bit bleary eyed!
I've been comparing it to this 2006 listed on Ebay. It has a nice close up of the pickguard.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180020929324&indexURL=0&photoDisplayType=2#ebayphotohosting
Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 4:22 am
by s4001
Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 6:15 am
by bigbajo60
Nah Bob...
...it's still "preggers"!
Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 8:35 am
by ilan
The hump is still there. Maybe new features for 2007 will include a new pickguard without the hump.
Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 12:58 pm
by thinneckrick
I just scored one from Mike today !!!! Got a jetglo . I for one cant wait to see how significant the neck profile has changed .Happy , Happy , Joy ,Joy
Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 4:38 pm
by ajish4
Congrats Jeffrey!
Please let us know what you think of the new neck.
That was fast, I thought I read that they weren't going to be available until the end of the year.
GOOD NEWS!
Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 4:48 pm
by johnallg
Considering all the measurements we took on the earlier models, using calipers on that new neck would be interesting.
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 2:43 am
by loverickbass
The hump? What's that?
Cole
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 7:12 am
by thinneckrick
Yeah i was wondering what that means as well
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 7:46 am
by rickfan60
I think it refers to the lower part of the guard just below the knobs. On some basses the guard comes very close to the binding (almost touching) on others there is a wider gap there.
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 8:13 am
by chefothefuture
Also-
There is a pronounced bump by the screw before the switch.
Not as graceful as the early guards.
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 8:14 am
by ben_brown
I think this is what is meant by the "hump"
...but I could be wrong.
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 9:02 am
by westtexasrickenbacker
The neck on my Feb 2006 4003 is very nice. Not the slimmest, but nice and playable. I'm sure manufacturing techniques are improving, even monthly, but I'd be a little nervous to have a slimmer necked 4003.
