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Gear Discussion Forums => Rickenbacker Basses => Topic started by: drummer5359 on March 01, 2015, 06:16:36 PM

Title: I'm now a RIC owner!
Post by: drummer5359 on March 01, 2015, 06:16:36 PM: I ordered this 4003W this past summer and it came in this week. It is my first Rickenbacker and I'm loving the feel and the sound.

(http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk176/justadrummer5359/Picking%20up%20my%20RIC_zps98nfs5cd.jpg) (http://s280.photobucket.com/user/justadrummer5359/media/Picking%20up%20my%20RIC_zps98nfs5cd.jpg.html)

I now have a second Rickenbacker on order, this time a 4003SW.
Title: Re: I'm now a RIC owner!
Post by: Dave W on March 01, 2015, 09:09:19 PM: Love that walnut. I'll love the S version even more.
Title: Re: I'm now a RIC owner!
Post by: LoEndMaestro on March 03, 2015, 08:39:09 PM: Congrats! Wonderful walnut.
Title: Re: I'm now a RIC owner!
Post by: godofthunder on March 04, 2015, 04:06:09 AM: Worth the wait!
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Post by: Pilgrim on March 04, 2015, 04:28:29 PM: Really nice looking bass!
Title: Re: I'm now a RIC owner!
Post by: drummer5359 on March 05, 2015, 03:23:57 PM: Thanks everybody!

I got it last Friday and I've been playing the crap out of it since. My Fenders and Music Man are getting jealous. I played it a bit at an acoustic gig which was fun.

I also let the bass players in two bands that I play drums in use it. One doesn't understand the allure, the other one is figuring out what to sell to buy one himself.
Title: Re: I'm now a RIC owner!
Post by: amptech on March 06, 2015, 01:54:41 AM: Quote from: drummer5359 on March 05, 2015, 03:23:57 PM

I got it last Friday and I've been playing the crap out of it since. My Fenders and Music Man are getting jealous. I played it a bit at an acoustic gig which was fun.

Wow, you must have strummed those strings pretty hard to cut through without an amp!
Title: Re: I'm now a RIC owner!
Post by: OldManC on March 06, 2015, 09:37:33 AM: Quote from: drummer5359 on March 05, 2015, 03:23:57 PM
One doesn't understand the allure, the other one is figuring out what to sell to buy one himself.

That's about the most perfect explanation I've seen of what happens to all of us when we see and play the one.
Title: Re: I'm now a RIC owner!
Post by: drummer5359 on March 06, 2015, 09:48:49 PM: Quote from: amptech on March 06, 2015, 01:54:41 AM
Wow, you must have strummed those strings pretty hard to cut through without an amp!

Nice.

The guitars are acoustic electric and I play hand percussion, I switch to bass for a few songs that need it. I've tried out ACBs, but I've yet to find one that I like to play.
Title: Re: I'm now a RIC owner!
Post by: drummer5359 on July 28, 2015, 06:12:37 AM: Here is a shot of the 4003W at home with my Ampeg.

(http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk176/justadrummer5359/Rickenbacker%204003W%20with%20SVT%20Classic%20and%20SVT%20212%20AV_zpskje9ndsb.jpg) (http://s280.photobucket.com/user/justadrummer5359/media/Rickenbacker%204003W%20with%20SVT%20Classic%20and%20SVT%20212%20AV_zpskje9ndsb.jpg.html)
Title: Re: I'm now a RIC owner!
Post by: ilan on July 28, 2015, 12:02:36 PM: Looks great, congrats!
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Post by: Ram4 on September 05, 2015, 12:13:46 PM: Nice! I've always wanted a Ric bass. Walnut is unique. Now that the 4003s is available, I'm definitely going to try to get one after playing a 4003 and a 4003s side by side. Although if a 4001c64 popped up, I might be tempted.