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Sparky Mark
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Mine has just the right amount of mojo thank you very much!
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That's lovely and £1,000 more than my one.
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Looks wrong. I've never seen that decal before. This is a 64L
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And you've even kept the pickup cover in place!
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I'm not too sure, in the last year or so I believe. Hopefully someone with the knowledge will confirm.
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The vintage push pull pot has been on the 4003 for a few years now. The bridge and truss rods are the new improvements.
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I can see a lot of sales to new players who were previously put off by the old bridge and dual truss rods. I doubt Rickenbacker will increase manufacturing output so even longer waits in the future probably.
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I don't do Bookface so missed out. Although that's probably too expensive for me anyway nowadays.
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Yes, that is very sad news. I didn't know straps were available. How do you buy those?
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Did you receive your bass Kevin?
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My 4003SW was definitely more resonant and brighter sounding than my matte black 4003S
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My 4003SW had the SD pups fitted when I bought it. The previous owner included the originals so I swapped back. To me the SD took something away from the classic Rickenbacker sound and eccentric output mis-balance between the bridge and neck pups. I'm perfectly happy with the Rickenbacker pickups and sold the SDs on here, making my 4003SW a bit cheaper too.
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Nowadays Rickenbacker basses are all maple through neck construction, so it's only the body wings that are walnut on the 4003W and 4003SW. I also hear more zing from my 4003SW and wonder whether it's due to the lack of the thick gloss finish that is used on most of the other colours? Saves a little weight too.
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I've only just seen this incredibly sad news. I feel truly blessed to have received one of John's beautiful basses last year. 😔
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Warwick Streamer CV 4 GPS **Price Drop** - *SOLD*
Sparky Mark replied to weefunkateer's topic in Basses For Sale
The description already provided above says passive pickups and passive electronics, so not active. -
Do you have the screw showing as missing from the G machinehead? -
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Is your amp tech authorised by GK? If not and he can't establish exactly what's wrong then I'd recommend finding a GK authorised tech. It might still be affordable to have it repaired, maintaining your modular rig. It would also be very simple to mod the combo into a cab that still matches your extension cab if the amp really is beyond economic repair.
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I don't know whether newer 3500 amps are different but my 90's mosfet version has quite a loud cooling fan so might not be suitable for low volume studio use. I gigged mine for 10 years before buying a Markbass LM3 but will probably keep it forever for sentimental reasons. Great amps.
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Could be worth adding a full length photo of the front? -
Good point, well made Mick. -
Apparently some bloke called James Jamerson played a 1961 Precision from 1962 to 1968 and it was beaten up something rotten but still sold for $68,750 in 2017. This is obviously a massive bargain as I've played it!
