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Matt R.
 Post subject: Midnight Blue RIC 4003s
PostPosted: February 1st, 2019, 6:32 pm 
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 Post subject: Re: Midnight Blue RIC 4003s
PostPosted: February 1st, 2019, 8:12 pm 
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Oooooh! johntheleftybassist is not going to be happy that you found this before he did!

Awesome score! Are you going to replace the jack with a stereo jack?

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I never really "got" what a Rick is capable of until I ran it stereo a few times in my college band. We used to call it the "Piano of Doom". You get all the bottom and all the top in total a**kicking mode.

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 Post subject: Re: Midnight Blue RIC 4003s
PostPosted: February 1st, 2019, 8:12 pm 
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Awesome! The midnight blue is my favorite Ric color.
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Matt R.
 Post subject: Re: Midnight Blue RIC 4003s
PostPosted: February 1st, 2019, 10:58 pm 
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superheavydeathmetal wrote:
Oooooh! johntheleftybassist is not going to be happy that you found this before he did!

Awesome score! Are you going to replace the jack with a stereo jack?



Nah. I never used the stereo thing on any of the other ones I owned.

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 Post subject: Re: Midnight Blue RIC 4003s
PostPosted: February 1st, 2019, 10:59 pm 
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Awesome! The midnight blue is my favorite Ric color.



Me too man. It’s a little more off the beaten path I think.

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 Post subject: Re: Midnight Blue RIC 4003s
PostPosted: February 2nd, 2019, 3:57 am 
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I love that blue in the Rick but dont the 4003's have the white binding?
Still i just love it..
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 Post subject: Re: Midnight Blue RIC 4003s
PostPosted: February 2nd, 2019, 4:31 am 
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What a beauty! Congrats!
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 Post subject: Re: Midnight Blue RIC 4003s
PostPosted: February 2nd, 2019, 6:38 am 
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I love that blue in the Rick but dont the 4003's have the white binding?
Still i just love it..


The regular 4003 does, but the 4003S is a slightly stripped down version without the triangular inlays and bindings and with rounded body edges. I think the S version is prettier, and more comfortable too.

Looks great Matt! I love these in Midnight Blue.

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Matt R.
 Post subject: Re: Midnight Blue RIC 4003s
PostPosted: February 2nd, 2019, 7:32 am 
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Jeroen wrote:
Grant wrote:
I love that blue in the Rick but dont the 4003's have the white binding?
Still i just love it..


The regular 4003 does, but the 4003S is a slightly stripped down version without the triangular inlays and bindings and with rounded body edges. I think the S version is prettier, and more comfortable too.

Looks great Matt! I love these in Midnight Blue.



Yep it’s sort of a cool hybrid of the older 4001 models & modern 4003 models.

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 Post subject: Re: Midnight Blue RIC 4003s
PostPosted: February 2nd, 2019, 11:28 am 
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Fun fact:

I managed to damage the coil on the bridge pickup the other day (after a whopping 2 days of ownership) while installing a treble bezel on this bass. So now, since there’s no warranty coverage for being a dumbass, the pickup is currently on the way to Lindy Fralin to be re-wound. :roll:

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PostPosted: February 2nd, 2019, 12:27 pm 
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Ouch, man, bummer :(
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Matt R.
 Post subject: Re: Midnight Blue RIC 4003s
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tim wrote:
Ouch, man, bummer :(



Yeah it’s annoying. I have to laugh at myself. Not even sure how exactly I did it. It’s an easy installation that I’ve done several times with no problem. Oh well. :oops:

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 Post subject: Re: Midnight Blue RIC 4003s
PostPosted: February 2nd, 2019, 10:42 pm 
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Hell yes awesome bass. Would like very much to own a 4003s
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Matt R.
 Post subject: Re: Midnight Blue RIC 4003s
PostPosted: April 17th, 2019, 4:03 pm 
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Matt R. wrote:
Fun fact:

I managed to damage the coil on the bridge pickup the other day (after a whopping 2 days of ownership) while installing a treble bezel on this bass. So now, since there’s no warranty coverage for being a dumbass, the pickup is currently on the way to Lindy Fralin to be re-wound. :roll:


Turns out, the pickup is fine. It wasn't grounded properly :roll:

Sorry for the confusion, just wanted to be transparent since I'm selling.

This bass is for sale here if anyone is interested:

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