Midnight Blue RIC 4003s

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Midnight Blue RIC 4003s

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New addition to the flock.

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Oooooh! johntheleftybassist is not going to be happy that you found this before he did!

Awesome score! Are you going to replace the jack with a stereo jack?
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Gilmourisgod wrote:I never really "got" what a Rick is capable of until I ran it stereo a few times in my college band. We used to call it the "Piano of Doom". You get all the bottom and all the top in total a**kicking mode.
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Awesome! The midnight blue is my favorite Ric color.
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superheavydeathmetal wrote:Oooooh! johntheleftybassist is not going to be happy that you found this before he did!

Awesome score! Are you going to replace the jack with a stereo jack?

Nah. I never used the stereo thing on any of the other ones I owned.
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tim wrote:Awesome! The midnight blue is my favorite Ric color.

Me too man. It’s a little more off the beaten path I think.
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I love that blue in the Rick but dont the 4003's have the white binding?
Still i just love it..
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What a beauty! Congrats!
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Grant wrote:I love that blue in the Rick but dont the 4003's have the white binding?
Still i just love it..
The regular 4003 does, but the 4003S is a slightly stripped down version without the triangular inlays and bindings and with rounded body edges. I think the S version is prettier, and more comfortable too.

Looks great Matt! I love these in Midnight Blue.
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Jeroen wrote:
Grant wrote:I love that blue in the Rick but dont the 4003's have the white binding?
Still i just love it..
The regular 4003 does, but the 4003S is a slightly stripped down version without the triangular inlays and bindings and with rounded body edges. I think the S version is prettier, and more comfortable too.

Looks great Matt! I love these in Midnight Blue.

Yep it’s sort of a cool hybrid of the older 4001 models & modern 4003 models.
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Fun fact:

I managed to damage the coil on the bridge pickup the other day (after a whopping 2 days of ownership) while installing a treble bezel on this bass. So now, since there’s no warranty coverage for being a dumbass, the pickup is currently on the way to Lindy Fralin to be re-wound. :roll:
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Ouch, man, bummer :(
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tim wrote:Ouch, man, bummer :(

Yeah it’s annoying. I have to laugh at myself. Not even sure how exactly I did it. It’s an easy installation that I’ve done several times with no problem. Oh well. :oops:
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Hell yes awesome bass. Would like very much to own a 4003s
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Matt R. wrote:Fun fact:

I managed to damage the coil on the bridge pickup the other day (after a whopping 2 days of ownership) while installing a treble bezel on this bass. So now, since there’s no warranty coverage for being a dumbass, the pickup is currently on the way to Lindy Fralin to be re-wound. :roll:
Turns out, the pickup is fine. It wasn't grounded properly :roll:

Sorry for the confusion, just wanted to be transparent since I'm selling.

This bass is for sale here if anyone is interested:

http://www.leftybassist.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=9834
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