Hey Denis...any news back on your RIC yet?
Not yet, but I only dropped it off to him Tuesday. Here's what I posted on the Ric forum about meeting Mike.
"Tonight after work I met Mike over at his shop where he gave the 4001 a quick look over. He's a trip and a half and I vaguely remember him from all those years ago when I visited Music Connection.
He thinks the neck is probably okay but he took it home with him to check out the electronics, dead bridge pup and some other things. So far he thinks nothing is serious. I almost had a heart attack when I watched him bend the neck and adjust the truss rods! However, I think the old girl is in good hands and he said he'd have a report in a couple days.
Afterwards we stood around and shot the breeze for a while and he showed me a new 4003. HOLY SMOKES that thing is beautiful! He told me it was the color of the year at NAMM (Montezuma Brown, sound right?) and that John Hall has a sick sense of humor as he was in Mexico at the time. Took me a few seconds to remember that term "Montezuma's Revenge" and apply it to the situation. That was funny! But that bass was stunning and whoever gets it is going to be happy as can be. I see now why Rics cost so much!