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Errr make that 3

Yes sorry it's a shite pic I know. Yes it's a metal flake finish & looks awesome in the flesh. Controls right to left are volume,pickup selector,tone.

Cheers Absolutely no neck dive at all it just sits perfectly & it's an easy reach to the first fret too.

Well it was Saturday really but I'm far to slack to post anything before now. Bought from Bass Direct who were ace to deal with & arrived in a factory sealed box,so I am the first person to play it fresh,which I really like. The bass was almost perfectly setup,just needed the A string saddle raising very slightly,otherwise it is perfect Plays amazingly well,effortless in fact & makes my vintage style basses feel very agricultural. Sounds awesome too,especially with all three pickups on. It's also feather light,I've not weighed it yet but I'd be surprised if it was over 8lbs. It came in a very nice Dingwall gigbag too which is more of a soft case. Overall I'm totally loving it so far. Now for the only pic I've taken of it.

I did just that & it arrived this morning. What an amazing bass

As a recent convert I just love the Rickenbacker 4001/4003,such a classy looking instrument & very versatile too.

My Vintera P sounded quite harsh,especially with the tone wide open as you describe your bass to be. The new loom got rid of the harshness & gave my bass a much warmer,classier sound with added punch ,I am very impressed with it. So easy to fit too & i am hopeless with electrickery

+1 for a KiOgon loom. Totally transformed my Vintera P bass & I'm sure it will he a big improvement on your P bass too.

Still sounds excellent after all these years & I still love it. In fact it was the first rock album I ever bought.

GHS Pressure wound for me. I have the medium light set on my Rick & mediums on my P bass. Both sound very sweet with out the horrible zing of rounds & importantly they last very well too,my Rick has done loads of rehearsals plus several gigs with no loss of tone/feel. Btw they are much cheaper from Bass Direct than they are from Strings Direct.

Lovely bass. I have just recently discovered that I absolutely love Rickenbackers after over four decades of thinking I am a Fender man. Rickysounds do a nice bezel to fill the cavity around the treble pickup which makes for a much more comfortable experience.

Being flat footed & fat caused mine mixed with a few off road bike spills too.

Mine is on a Saturday morning so hopefully it will be over by lunch time (unless they cancel it of course) Don't think I could stand all that daytime TV

Well that's something to look forward to 🤪

It has crossed my mind but the wife is having none of it.

We actually now have someone sorted,just need to finalize details 😁

Wow Don't think I'm that brave 😁

Thank you 👍

The jack socket had a very a poor connection & just needed the contacts bending a bit to make good contact with the guitar lead. Secondly the D &G side of the pickup didn't have enough foam underneath it to hold said pickup at the correct height. Both easy fixes & the rest of the bass is superb. The loom replacement does make a massive difference to the sound of the bass & is so easy to install The stock pickup is just fine & punchy so no need to change that.

My band "Jack Sabbath" have a gig booked on March 7th at the Brewery Tap in Bradford. Unfortunately I won't be available to play this gig as I am having a knee replacement operation a couple of weeks before this. Short notice I know. We just play the early Ozzy era stuff. Are you up for the challenge? If anyone is interested then please pm me & I'll pass your details onto our band leader. Many thanks.

KiOgon is a member on here & a really nice bloke too,so you will find him using search on here.