82 4003s
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82 4003s
Hi all! Newbie here
Can anyone tell me about my Mapleglo 4003s? I’ve not seen another like it.It has a plexiglass TRC and a Toaster which I’m sure has always been there
The closest I’ve seen is a 4003sb but mines mono.Someone suggested it may have been a one off or prototype
Thanks in advance
Can anyone tell me about my Mapleglo 4003s? I’ve not seen another like it.It has a plexiglass TRC and a Toaster which I’m sure has always been there
The closest I’ve seen is a 4003sb but mines mono.Someone suggested it may have been a one off or prototype
Thanks in advance
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Re: 82 4003s
The B series, the predecessor of the V series?
Re: 82 4003s
I have heard - by rumour - that sometimes, the serial number decoder on the RIC site might give extra info about special instruments. If you have not tried it already, it might be worth a visit there to see if they provide something special for your serial number.
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Bands: 2
Bass: -64 and -67
Amp: Sunn 300T and Model T prototype
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Bands: 2
Bass: -64 and -67
Amp: Sunn 300T and Model T prototype
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Re: 82 4003s
Thanks folks
The serial number dates to June 83 but the body date is 82 and the pots are 81!
The serial number dates to June 83 but the body date is 82 and the pots are 81!
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Can you tell us more about your fingernail procedure?Bishopsfinger wrote:Hi all! Newbie here
Can anyone tell me about my Mapleglo 4003s?
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Re: 82 4003s
The "B" series was inconsistent as far as features go. It started out as 4001SB to emulate McCartney's bass. It was basically a stock 4001S which would have had a set neck with a shedua central strip in the neck (only). They installed a Toaster-top pickup in the standard 1" position to make it look "vintage". I wouldn't be surprised that some got the dual outlet "Rick-O-Sound" feature or a leftover plexi truss-rod cover. When 4001S stock had run out, they started making the "B" series out of 4003S which would have had the reverse-loaded truss rods, split pickguard, and neck-through construction. Does yours have a set neck with shedua strip? Then it would be a 4001S or possibly 4001SB. The inconsistencies of the B series led to its cancellation when John Hall took over the company in 1984. He then developed the more period-accurate 4001V63.
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Re: 82 4003s
This is neck through with body end truss rods and a one piece pickguard
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Re: 82 4003s
OK, so it is a 4003S and may have been a 4003SB. The pickguard MAY be a replacement since it isn't a split one, but again, inconsistencies during that time are common. In any case, it is a fine Rickenbacker.
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Re: 82 4003s
It’s never had a split pickguard
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Thanks Paul …I love the inconsistencies
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Re: 82 4003s
I have a lot more info on the B series in the book. It seems that it was first advertised in Japan and was labeled 4001SB and the one in the American ad is clearly a set-neck 4001S leftie with a Toaster, making it an SB. By the time the American ad came out, they were calling it the 4003SB.
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Re: 82 4003s
Thanks for the info
Im guessing it’s a 4003s that they slapped a few odds and ends on !
Im guessing it’s a 4003s that they slapped a few odds and ends on !
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Re: 82 4003s
Further research reveals it to be a 4003Sb
Many thanks for all your help
Many thanks for all your help