luckman67

I have just found this thread and it reminded me of a bass that I sold and got back. Back in April 1998 my girlfriend bought me a secondhand Squier precision (made in Korea) for £90,I used this until August 1998 when she bought me a secondhand Rickenbacker 4003.My friend was always on at me to sell him the Squier so some time in 1999 I did. Over the next nine years I regretted selling the Squier as it was a present from my girlfriend and I felt guilty about selling it.So in December 2008 I got in touch with my friend,to see if he still had it and was willing to sell it back to me.Anyway my girlfriend (again) bought it back for me again for £90 and gave it to me for Christmas. I am keeping this bass now and also found out that it was made in 1989 almost vintage.So now my plan is to slowly upgrade it to as close to an American Precision bass as I can.

Thank you zbigniew for your nice comments on my humble collection of basses.The Rickenbacker and the Squier Precision ( MIK ) were both presents from my girlfriend.

My main bass now is a 1992 Rickenbacker 4003,even though I own other basses the Ric is number 1.

If you go onto the RRF forum there is a thread there,about owners wanting a black TRC.

That is a lovely Mapleglo,and one of the early two peice scratch plate models,you had a bargin there.

I have played my Oct '92 4003 for the past 11 years, since my Girlfriend bought it me for my birthday for the sum of £650.Even though I own other basses including an original 1964 Hofner violin bass,it is still my main bass and the bass I judge others by. Yes £1600 + is a lot to pay for any bass so you would expect QC issues to be sorted.In all I would have another Ric in a heartbeat though it will be most likely secondhand.

There is an SX Jazz style bass at HW Audio here in Bolton,as they already have Jim Deacon basses it looks like they can get the SX range as well.

Hello I am new here I have played my Ric 4003 ( Oct 1992 model ) now for the past 11years,and it is still the bass that I judge others by.Yes there are the odd QC issues and you wait aprox 2 years for new one so it is a shame when the odd one has a flaw or two. I do not think that the Ric 4001 / 4003 ever went out of fashion, they still have that magic about them like the Fender Precision & Jazz has always had.