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The new Sam Ash catalogue has a SG 4003 pictured for the Ric bass.



Goodluckwitdat.

Yeah, Musicians friend has the same pic. I looks to be an old stock photo of when RIC offered turquoise as a finish option.

I just received a Musicians Friend catalog with a 4003 pictured in Turquoise. You'd think they would have someone making the catalog who would know better, that this could cause a problem. Amazing that yet many people with better skills and attention to detail are still jobless.

rickenbrother wrote:I just received a Musicians Friend catalog with a 4003 pictured in Turquoise. You'd think they would have someone making the catalog who would know better...

Maybe they know something that we don't...

RIC's website shows the 4004Cii with '99-'04 pickup layout (closer to the bridge), and the 4003 with a pre-'97 hump-less pickguard, thicker horns and narrow inlays. So I guess Sam Ash and MF are not the only ones with outdated photos

ilan wrote:RIC's website shows the 4004Cii with '99-'04 pickup layout (closer to the bridge), and the 4003 with a pre-'97 hump-less pickguard, thicker horns and narrow inlays. So I guess Sam Ash and MF are not the only ones with outdated photos

I noticed the 4004L pickup placement the other day too, when checking out some specs for my project...

And I agree 100% with Joey - it seems so much shoddy work of late in our world, and so many good people's skills are just wasting away.