4004 Appreciation
Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2006 5:20 pm
I know we've discussed these before but I gotta say, I am really impressed with the Rick 4004 basses.
My first one was a 4004L with those Dark Star Pickups that I sold to our own Tim Sarter here on the Forum.
This week I acquired a 4004cii from Gary Wilkinson and I gotta say I'm really into this bass. I didn't expect that with the Humbuckers it would sound very Rick-ish but it does. A LOT! I just am so impressed that with different pickups and a slightly more refined shape it is still so essentially a Rickenbacker. But the other thing that impresses me is the neck is so comfortable to play. I am admittedly a thin neck Jazz Bass type of player. I don't even really like the feel of a Precision. But these necks are arguably much wider than those but for some reason they are really easy to get around on and I'm not sure why.
Anyway, I know there are players here who really love their 4004 basses and I wanted to add my name to the list.
Now I need another 4003 ; )
My first one was a 4004L with those Dark Star Pickups that I sold to our own Tim Sarter here on the Forum.
This week I acquired a 4004cii from Gary Wilkinson and I gotta say I'm really into this bass. I didn't expect that with the Humbuckers it would sound very Rick-ish but it does. A LOT! I just am so impressed that with different pickups and a slightly more refined shape it is still so essentially a Rickenbacker. But the other thing that impresses me is the neck is so comfortable to play. I am admittedly a thin neck Jazz Bass type of player. I don't even really like the feel of a Precision. But these necks are arguably much wider than those but for some reason they are really easy to get around on and I'm not sure why.
Anyway, I know there are players here who really love their 4004 basses and I wanted to add my name to the list.
Now I need another 4003 ; )