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I would agree with that, but I don't feel I am lacking any bass from it, but I totally get what you are saying, it could be a better preamp in all honesty, I use external preamps.

Got mine today, The setup was a bit of a mess out the box, went to tune up, the A string just gave up, I thought the tuner mech had given up at first, but restrung the bass no problem, the saddles were all over the place, you have to physically have to press them down with your finger the first time you adjust them, fitted the thrust washers today, they do a fantastic job, well worth doing, Just had to adjust the neck the action was a bit high from the factory set up !! I went over all the screws nuts etc make sure everything was tight, construction seems very good, excellent wood choices, 7 ply neck should be pretty solid I am sure, hope the string clamp at the top holds up over time it is basically a big grub screw directly over the string, after all that, I must say it is a lovely bass to play it balances so well , I fitted strap locks, playability is excellent, I basically have the action where I want it , I tried it through a few different pre amps, it actually sounded fantastic through Head Rush MX5 , I downloaded some custom bass presets for that unit and wow, really nice sound just enough grunt behind the preamp models to do the job, very pleased with that , I also tried it through a Dark glass alpha /omega going into a dug Pinnick tech 21 preamp, that again was fantastic, a bit more growl from the bass with that setup, I love playing this bass it sounds very decent, I am normally a Ric/Spector player, for the money it is awesome, solid once set up.

For those in doubt about the Seymour Duncan pickups. https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1360217

Yup, from a small music shop in paisley, I own many Rickenbacker basses so I had to try the thing out, bloody awful, it did have Seymour Duncan pickups, whether people believe it or not, didn’t really make any difference as the bass was a pile of junk, I sold it for almost nothing to a youngster who was desperate to have a Rick lookalike to play in his band, the brand was Anniversary made in China. It looked exactly like the bass in the picture, neck, tailpiece etc. exaggerated Body shape out of proportion of course .

It is Chinese , I had one .They did use Seymour Duncan pickups, again I had one . Take my word for it . Why do people try and prove you wrong when you have had experience of that actual Bass, it’s a pile of junk incidentally. If you don’t believe my experience I can’t help you.

Shape is all wrong on the body so defo not a Rick, in fact everything is wrong, inlays, fretboard wood, bridge, tailpiece, pickups etc, Chinese copy by anniversary, going by the bridge and general appearance. They are horrible, they tended to use Seymour Duncan pickups.

GG, have always been the same there is no surprise there, I tried a few years back 6 different Ricks in that shop not one was playable , basically they don’t give a shit, too busy mucking around any time I have been in, they lost my business years ago for that reason. I don’t honestly think they are capable of setting up a 4003 anyway, that is the truth.

Strings too close to the pickups can cause this take the pickups down and see if it stops.

I use my CST on this track with VT bass pre and the onboard dark glass legacy, work well together. Feel free to have a listen on our latest album. Extreme Danger , album is called FEAR. The track is Goodbye Joe. track number 8 , on all streaming services. Cheers Geo http://itunes.apple.com/album/id/1777231074

Davy Purchased a Bass from me, quick payment, kept in touch during the transaction, can only highly recommend Davy, this not the first time we have done business and I happy to say I have the same same experience with other BC members, this is such a good forum to deal with buying and selling gear, big thanks again Davy.

I own a 4 string version zero issues, first time I have heard of this, the output on the 4 string is even ,if anything it is one of the loudest outputs I have heard on any bass. does this apply to both pickups ? The P and the Jazz or is it a specific pickup ? could be a faulty pickup. I love the sound of mine as I said very even sound on every string,with amazing tone in particular the reverse P set. Hope you get it sorted. great basses and very well put together. I am sure Mark will sort you out.