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cygnus x-1 by rush, fantastic bassline, such an awesome track too.

fantastic job, real talent , how does it sound compared to a 4003??? i think you could have a few customers!!

sorry to hear that, the world has a lot of evil around.

i will second that, most guys that own rics have worked hard for them. worth the investment.

if the 4003 is set up properly you wont have any problems with volume, i have never had any issues with that in fact the opposite is true, as one of the other members pointed out , a good setup on these basses is crucial to get the sound that you are after, i have been given 4003,s in the past that sounded dead, in particular the e string can be a problem, bridge height and also any rattling or buzzing remove all the saddles and start again it can take a while but worth it as once the bridge is set up properly it will usually stay that way, after that pickup height, you have to experiment here, normally you wont have a problem with the neck pickup maybe adjust the individual pole height to get an even sound across the strings, the bridge pickup is more problematic its a powerful beast, in my experience you have to get it just right with height adjustment, too near and the strings will not ring out properly, to far they will sound dead. the problematic strings on a ric are usually the E and G strings so raising/lowering the poles here if you have recent 4003, if not it can be more difficult to have an even sound across the strings just takes time and patience. if you take the time to set up properly then you should not have any problems with a ric, one other issue that comes up is dead sounding E strings i have found the reason for that to be loose screws on the bridge, make sure all 5 screws are fully tightened. i had a mate who had a 4003 and he was going mad that he couldnt get a decent sound from the guitar, it was down to loose screws on the bridge i tightened the screws and adjusted the pickups and put new strings on, rotosound swing 66 are the best if you are looking for the geddy lee thing!!!! and that bass just sung, my mate was blown away as to how different that bass sounded and it only took me 30 mins, so to sum up patience is the name of the game with ric 4003,s.