Jean-Luc Pickguard

Tiptoe Through The Tulips — Tiny Tim

Hole In My Shoe — Traffic

My Schroeder 1212L is small and light but I used to use it for gigs that got pretty loud with no problem getting heard.

I found some info which seems relevant to the issue I had with the bridge pickup cutting out when I used my super-heavy braided curly cable in the mono output. https://www.talkbass.com/threads/rickenbacker-4003-treble-pickup-cutting-out.1176288/ Looks like its a fairly commom issue with a simple fix. I just need to unscrew and pull out the socket so I can clean and bend the switching bit.

I hope they refunded something as you had to deal with your own erection.

I quite like the pickup cover as I tend to play forward of the treble pickup, but if I change my mind I'd probably look into getting a rickysounds bezel

I enjoyed Blues Brothers 2000. Am I the only one?

It Was Like A Nightmare — Jaibi

Just adjusted both. Once I had identified the tools needed for each it was as easy as adjusting any other bass or guitar. I have fitted the thumbrest and knobs. I've not taken the foil sticker off yet — perhaps I will soon; if it comes off in one piece I'll probably resite it on the back of the headstock. The bass has also had its first string change. The light cobalt flats sound perfect for this bass and I'm sure they will feel great once they've lost the initial grabbyness you get with cobalts. I've done a basic setup. It was easy to set the intonation, string height and relief perfectly for the cobalts. I like the tuxedo look, so I won't be putting the black pickguard on it — at least not for a while. One minor issue that foxed me for a little while was that when I removed the original strings the little roller saddles rolled sideways but when I tried to roll them back a couple of them wouldn't move. I took a bit of the neoprene foam that's used in EMG pickup packaging and used that instead of my fingertip to roll the saddle.

I believe it came with the stock rickenbacker nickel roundwounds fitted but I'll probably put my cobalt flats on tomorrow. The current strings are fairly dead and there was no relief on the neck so there was a little buzzing. I found a tool that looked similar to a gibson multitool in the case, but contained only a full set of metric allen keys. I'm not sure whether this would have come with the bass originally. I tried to find info on the spec of the single dual-action truss rod so I could use the correct size allen/hex wrench, however I couldn't find the answer anywhere I searched so I gave up and instead tried various ones from my set-up tools bag. I was expecting an imperial sized one to fit, but rather it was the 4mm one I have for using on squiers. The truss rod works exactly like any other dual action truss rod and it was easy to add a small amount of relief.

My 2024 Jetglo Ric 4003 has arrived. This was secondhand from (Gasp) Cash Converters. I particularly wanted a 2024 (or 2023?) model for the usable bridge and single truss rod, so when this one appeared at a decent saving over a new one I jumped on it immediately. On inspection it is in near mint condition, the only mark I can find on it is a tiny chip at the tip the headstock. After unboxing, I tested it and initially thought there was an intermittent problem with the bridge pickup as when switching to it the sound was cutting out, however I then found that this only happens when using my ridiculously heavy Fender curly cable with woven covering. It seems the weight of the cable was pulling the plug and doing something to the weird mono switching jack used for the 'normal' output. Once I swapped the cable out for a more normal cable the signal was rock solid. I don't have the correct cable etc to try the rick-o-sound output yet, but I'll be placing a thomann order soon which will include the necessary bits & bobs amongst other things. Over the last few weeks since deciding to buy a 4003 I have accumulated various things to slightly customise it: 'Traditional' Rickenbacker knobs with bass/treble & volume/tone text to replace the jazz bass style knobs Rickysounds clear thumbrest Rickysounds black pickguard (bought when I thought I was going to acquire a Mapleglo 4003) A set of Ernie Ball Cobalt flatwounds 40-60-10-95 (I use these on my Gibson & Epiphone thunderbirds & think they should suit the 4003) A set of Schaller Chrome S-Locks — The 4003 is fitted with strap buttons compatible with S-locks but due to their small size I wouldn't trust them with my usual rubbery grolsch washers. It is not practical to replace the stock strap buttons as they use a machine screw fixing rather than a wood screw. I nicked the black suede strap from one of my guitars and fitted the S-locks. I'm not sure whether I will use the black pickguard but I will put the cobalt flats, knobs and thumbrest on soon. I will probably shield the bass with anti slug tape at some point, however I saw a Youtube video of someone who did this including putting copper tape on the back of the white acrylic pickguard and I'm sure it had a bit of a copper-coloured tinge after he refitted it. Maybe I'll try Aluminium tape on the pickguard or rather than sticking the tape directly to the guard, or make a slightly undersized plate from thin opaque black plastic card stock to go under the pickguard and shield the underside of that to prevent the copper showing through.

Anyone Who Had A Fart — Dionne Warwick

Pigs (Three Different Ones) — Pink Floyd

Keep It Greasy — Frank Zappa

Oompa Violet — Primus

Great Balls Of Fire — Jerry Lee Lewis

Revolution — The Beatles

Candy And A Current Bun — Pink Floyd

The Needle And The Damage Done — Neil Young

Cotton Eyed Joe — Nina Simone

I don't have a tube amp but my Fender mustang GTX 100 does a great job of emulating several, my favourite being a mesa boogie, so I'll be trying that.

Bus Stop — The Hollies

I have one on my bitzer precision fretless that looks really good and was £10 delivered from China three or four years ago.