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I’m not sure they do a floating bass bridge.

The bridge/tailpiece perfectly fits the instrument. The AC model has a new unit.

The assembly originally came from a lap steel guitar and the cover was actually a pair of horseshoe pickups which also formed a wrist rest. In the 70s the horseshoe pickup was replaced, but the surround was retained. Rickenbacker teleased a subsequent model, the 4004, which had no surround, but customers kept buying the 4003. So, the reason it is so big is because that is what customers want!

Not "credit to the seller" - if it's got the logo on it then it's a counterfeit.

Incidentally, I've a Rickenberger project on the go..

Nope - if you plug into both, you may get no output: Plugging a jack into the mono output connects both channels together. Plugging a mono jack into the stereo socket connects the jack socket ring to the sleeve of the jack, which is gnd. Therefore everything is connected to ground. Incidentally, Ric did do one model of guitar with dual-mono outputs rather than the normal mono/stereo; I think it was a 620 variant.

Well, there are two amps there. Alternatively, if it is a mono cable, then perhaps the owner only likes the treble pickup and uses the selector as a kill switch!

By "beginners'" do you mean cheap? You'd be better off buying a used good one which you can sell on at the same price if you decide it's not for you.

I like a Thunderbird, but they are just too big for me and I'd need an arm extension to play one. The Epis are hugely variable in price.

I've got a Bill Wyman bass...

You know when you just say "FFS"...? I hope folks didn't miss the link to the video there!

Some (earlier) kit didn't do the full 128 range for velocities.

Yep - a bit like an integrated hi-fi vs. separates.

Hope you enjoy it! You could also try going to a Bass Bash - they are better than any show!

I think the Bass Bashes are great and folks are pretty good. I might've cranked up my amp a bit at one when I was trying out a Barefaced 1x10 before buying it, but otherwise very civilised.

Actually, I need one of those cross-head screws for a Ric bass tuner! (The blue one's D.)

Sure - I have some earplugs and they are essential! But the volumes being at a level where it is uncomfortable and you can't hold a conversation make it an unpleasant place to be. I don't have the answer - maybe acoustic booths, loud rooms, or something. I would also say that being in a relatively small hall with several cranked up bass amps is probably louder than a pub gig, or even a large venue concert. As for the moan aspect, consider it feedback (haha - geddit?).

Gimme a P!

Well, when I went a couple of years ago, it got so loud that my whole head was reverberating and I had to go out. There were one or two stands where folks were hogging the kit too.

The best basses ever made. However, I wouldn't buy those strings, regardless of whether they include "FREE UK SECOND CLASS POSTAGE".

Now trying at £300... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/bass-guitar-5-strings-blue-There-is-a-little-chip-on-the-back-of-the-guitar/233315507718

Bloddy 'ell - it's a basket case!

BTN sell bass hardware (Hipshot, Schaller, Sperzel, etc.). Alex is a bass player and they sometimes set up stand at shows (eg. Kempton Park last year). https://www.btnmusic.co.uk/

MIDI is networking for synths; you can use one keyboard as "controller" to other modules (which may or may not have keyboards). The "address" of a unit is its MIDI channel (0-15); you have to be able to set your keyboard to send on the other unit's channel (eg. 2); this can be a bit of a faff on some, with obscure button presses. Also, some older ones may only support subsets of MIDI, so it's important to check compatibility. As far as a keyboard's MIDI In goes, it can be use to control the keyboard (eg. with a switch board or expression pedal rather than a keyboard proper). Here's a good reference. https://noterepeat.com/articles/how-to/213-midi-basics-common-terms-explained