4003S MG from 81- looks decent

relayer4u · Post by **relayer4u** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 3:16 pm

This one looks to be in very good shape, slap a new neck pickup in and off you go?

I'm tapped but I know there's folks that are always looking!:

http://www.pmblues.com/content/services_details.asp?record=799

relayer4u · Post by **relayer4u** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 4:32 pm

I assume an 81 4003 anything should be a split guard?

Or is it a 4001S?

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 4:39 pm

If it was a 4001S it would be set neck. And a stripe?

relayer4u · Post by **relayer4u** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 4:51 pm

Not sure that the stripe wasn't gone on 4001s at the end. And the S may have been a special order only at that point? Ric still did one of a kinds back then. Could have resulted in a neck trough 4001S.

Need a side shot of the headstock angle for sure.

The back of the neck picture doesn't look anything like my 04 4003 neck at all.

relayer4u · Post by **relayer4u** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 4:55 pm

But, it's probably just a 4003S with a replaced PG and a crummy Bart PU after all.

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 5:13 pm

That is an early 4003S. The neck has the rectangular two-piece construction and it has the small head wings. Yes, the truss adjusters are probably at the body so it probably had a split guard.

john_l · Post by **john_l** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 3:00 am

It has ROS, and the tuners look right for an 81, so I'm guessing pickguard replacement.

Good looking bass.

rickaddict · Post by **rickaddict** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 5:46 am

Yep, she's an '81 4003S all right. Listen to Mr. Ted! The split pickguard has been replaced. Is that a plexi TRC on that one? $1400.00 might be a little on the high side, but she does look to be in nice shape.

"Not sure that the stripe wasn't gone on 4001s at the end. And the S may have been a special order only at that point? Ric still did one of a kinds back then. Could have resulted in a neck trough 4001S."

The skunk stripe did continue on the 4001 until the end. And I've never seen a neck-through 4001S made after 1971.

relayer4u · Post by **relayer4u** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 3:59 pm

Now appearing on ebay w/ no reserve:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Rickenbacker-4003S-1982-Mapleglo-No-Binding-Dot-Inlays_W0QQitemZ280041930242QQihZ018QQcategoryZ4713QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 7:11 pm

Got a feeling it will meet the $1400. Plus.