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Re: Newbie and 4003 purchase
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 11:28 am
by Lefty Steve
Greetings from the UK,
After years of yearning I have finally taken the plunge and bought a 2000 Mapleglo 4003 left handed and i love it!
I thought my next step should be to join the forum as it appears to be a source of a wealth of information and a population of passionate , knowledgeable people.
I look forward to a long association with the forum, and of course the Ric !!
Regards
Lefty Steve
Re: Newbie and 4003 purchase
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 11:31 am
by RickyBubba
Congrats on your bass, and welcome to the fun!
Re: Newbie and 4003 purchase
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 11:49 am
by Lefty Steve
Thankyou
Re: Newbie and 4003 purchase
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 12:53 pm
by thx1955
Congratulations, welcome to the forum
Newbie and 4003 purchase
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2016 12:52 am
by 8mileshigher
Welcome aboard, Steve !
Re: Newbie and 4003 purchase
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2016 9:36 am
by ram
Sweet looking bass Steve! Welcome to THE forum!
Re: Newbie and 4003 purchase
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2016 2:25 pm
by legato
Welcome Lefty Steve!
Re: Newbie and 4003 purchase
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2016 6:55 pm
by Lefty Steve
Thanks for the welcome messages,
Re: Newbie and 4003 purchase
Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2016 5:11 pm
by Baker69
Hi Steve and welcome to the Forum - from another Lefty Steve! Same bass too (well almost, mine is a 2012).
Hope you have many years of enjoyment with your new Ric. The Forum is a great font of knowledge for everything Rickenbacker....and more!
Cheers!
Re: Newbie and 4003 purchase
Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2016 11:18 pm
by Benjamin
She's a beauty. What's the neck like?
My JetGlo 4003 is a 2000 model also. Serial 0022863. Neck on mine is about halfway between baseball bat and slim. It is quite comfortable and fast though.
If it hasn't been done already, the best mod for these is an official push-pull Treble tone pot with the switchable capacitor. There are experts here who will kit you up. It doesn't affect the look, it is a no-mod mod but wow does it sound great!
Re: Newbie and 4003 purchase
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 2:08 am
by wmthor
Welcome aboard Lefty Steve
Re: Newbie and 4003 purchase
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 3:40 am
by Lefty Steve
Thanks once again everyone for the warm welcome, nice to see a couple more leftys Steve and Richard
Hi Benjamin, the neck is not overly large (except compared to my Jazz!) and with regard to the push/pull capacitor mod, its definitely on the to do list to get the vintage sound , Squire etc, along with removal of the treble pickup cover and fitting a chrome bezel from Rickysounds in the uk.