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Nice flame!

I'm really glad to see some experimental work being done on the 4004cii.

It looks more MONTY than a Walnut, but STILL my FAVORITE color scheme.

I really hope some of you 4003 guys would give these a try.

I can't wait to try the new neck profile! Even with the old neck profile, I miss my Blueburst.
As fate would have it, OLIVIA"s now has my very bass on Ebay.

It really is such a versatile bass, just like a Pbass on steroids with some classic RIC tones thrown in to boot.

STUNNINGLY GORGEOUS

I'll say it again.............Now that's a beauty.

Really really LIKE! love that brown halo/fade into MG.
+1 to what Tony said, 4004's are fantastic basses! I've got 2 of 'em with the older neck profile,they are just the best! And the pickups do allow for wiring flexibility,so you can easily make a stock bass even more tonally versatile.

Nice!


Says it has the one piece neck with the old profile...

And some pics:

And the other side:

Kind of resembles this 4004Cii Monte Brown from 2004, though the color shading is a bit different (Your Monitor/Camera/Lighting May Vary) and the one-off appears more flamed: http://www.rickresource.com/register/vi ... lebrity%3D

winston wrote:Now that's a beauty.

Yes, it really is!!
John, Ben & Eric..yous guys are killin' me!! I wish I could go for it!!

Nicest Ric bass I have seen in a long time !!! Other than the Ric 75th anniversary, that one is absolutely gorgeous!!!

ajish4 wrote:Nice flame!

I'm really glad to see some experimental work being done on the 4004cii.

It looks more MONTY than a Walnut, but STILL my FAVORITE color scheme.

I really hope some of you 4003 guys would give these a try.

I can't wait to try the new neck profile! Even with the old neck profile, I miss my Blueburst.
As fate would have it, OLIVIA"s now has my very bass on Ebay.

It really is such a versatile bass, just like a Pbass on steroids with some classic RIC tones thrown in to boot.

I saw that up there such a beautiful bass and they took stellar pics of it , really stunning . That one off is sweet too . Mine has a birthday coming up

It's nice looking' and I'm glad to finally see a 4004 get the one-off-factory-treatment. Too similar to a Monty Brown for me to pry my wallet open however.

aceonbass wrote:While the finish and maple are definitely nice, I think pickups in the 4002 position with VVT wiring and coil taps would really push the 4004 concept to new ground.

I agree. I believe the 4002 pup placement was based on the J bass, hence to attract J bass players. The mod Dane originally did on my former 4004L (and now Woody's) really offers great tonal flexability. In addition to my Rics, I have two Hamer Cruise basses, their body and pup placement are J based. While very different in many ways than my Rics, the tone they create is nice and offers versatility with the separate volume for each pup.