The Coolest Basses in The World? Rickenbacker 4003s Walnut Basses

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[@christopherashby8256]

I love how this bass fits in with any style. It looks metal af with cliff and lemmy, it looks like something cutting edge with geddy, it looks funky as hell with rick James, and the honeyburst would look at place in any southern rock, country, or jam band. Debate its sound all you want but it's the coolest bass ever. Too iconic for a budget version to make sense for the brand imo

[@zoltankelemen]

I agree, the Rick 4001 and 4003 basses are very unique sound and looking, from all other basses

[@HaakonMusic]

I wouldnt call the S a "budget version" at all. I mean, it's only about 300£ cheaper. And lets face it, if you're spending 2000+ on a bass, 300 more or less isnt that big a deal. I'd say its a more "modern" take on the classic. The rounded edges make it abit more comfortable, and very few players still use the stereo/rick o sound option anyway. I personally use it on my 4003 FG, but getting a 4003SW now aswell. I'd love the option to have binding on the neck, and maybe the inlays, but it doesn't make that much of a difference to me really.

[@CorvetteCoonass]

As an owner of a '78 4001 here's the good and bad for me: GOOD 1) They resale very well; often you'll get what you paid for and sometimes even more. 2) Regardless of what people say, these basses do not lack low end it's just that people tend to want to sound like Squire or Lee. Turn up the bass in your signal or on your amp if you're gonna go for the bright distorted tone please. 3) The tone is very unique. You will not have a problem being heard in a mix. 4) The neck profile on my bass feels nice, not too fat not too skinny. 5) The look is highly distinctive. You can't mistake a Rickenbacker for any other bass. BAD 1) The tuners on the late '70s 4001's suck ass. The newer basses have better tuners. I replaced mine with Hipshot Ultralites w/ a Drop D tuner. 2) The tone is very unique. The .0047 cap in the treble pickup circuit can limit your tonal options. If you have a 4001 bass, I highly recommend you have the push/pull switch installed to give you access to the modern and vintage tones. 3) This one is still a problem even on the modern 4003, the damn bridge. I understand it has the traditional look, but the bridge sucks ass. This is the worst part of the bass, bar none. My 4001 now has a Hipshot replacement bridge. 4) Although the resale value is high, it is a double edge sword. The basses are often very expensive and it makes access to these basses for younger people very difficult. I personally feel like Rickenbacker basses aren't worth the current $2000+ price tag, if anything they should be priced the same as a standard USA Fender. I'm in the camp that believes Rickenbacker needs to have a budget line like Fender has with Squier. 5) The truss rod system on the old 4001 basses is reliable as hell. As long as you keep the tension the same when you change strings, the neck will never move! However, in the event that you have to adjust the truss rod, be prepared for a total nightmare. The newer 4003's are easier to adjust because they use a modern truss rod system, but they're also not quite as stable as the old system. Pick your poison I guess. FINAL NOTES I'm sure I missed some points on this topic but I wanted to keep it brief. The 4001/4003 is a great bass, but ultimately it falls short because of it's pricing. In all honesty, the only regret I have is that I bought a 4001 instead of a 4004. The 4004 in my opinion is Rickenbacker's best line of basses to date. Yeah they don't have the classic look, but they're just overall better in my opinion.

[@ferox965]

The 4003 fixed the lack of low end. You can get the vintage sound by pulling the bridge volume knob (honestly I never use it). I had a 4004L...VERY hot humbucker, but the neck turned me off...would not settle and was too thin-I like a baseball bat...and I found it didn't have the character of my 4003. Cheers.

[@DrFoofyMan]

I paid less than $1400 for my new 4001.

[@cammarc]

$2000+? I've seen them go new for $1600 for the 4003 and $1500 for the 4003S.

[@AlKey3]

You'll never believe it but I bought my 78 Rick 4001s in 78 but it had been used for three months and returned to the guitar shop. They were selling It On consignment and I picked it up for$300! Yes I said $300. Your pros and cons about the 78 series are spot-on. I replace the nut with a brass one put in Schaller tuners, and then a badass Bridge. Also got rid of those damn plastic knobs and put in some nice heavy duty Chrome ones. I also wired a tiny micro switch to play with the capacitors on that treble pickup. I did that back in 1980 not really understanding what I was doing but I ended up with three cool sounds. Stock one, one with the pickups wide open and no capacitor at all, and finally one sort of in between the two. And you're absolutely right about the neck adjustment the dual truss Rod's are a f****** nightmare.

[@McDoinky]

Did the hipshot bridge make a difference in tone?

[@the1trueporkchop]

Hey guys, There were a couple things you missed on the ric-o-sound. You were correct in using a stereo cable, but that's where it ends. Unless that ABY box has a stereo input, you were only listening to the bridge pickup the entire time. (that... and the pickup selector as only on the bridge pickup). Easy mistake, but worth pointing out.

[@teecee90]

Looked to me like that's what they had .... stereo to twin mono lead. On second look, maybe not.

[@bwj8]

Even if they had the correct cable, they ended up leaving the toggle switch set to bridge pickup mode, which would negate the stereo effect.

[@PhilosophyofSurvival]

Came here to say that. Y’all noticed too. I have an old Magnitone guitar that only has stereo output, I had to build me a stereo- mono mono box for it. It’s awesome I run the bridge to the Marshall and neck to the fender. Good stuff.

[@richardhuckle5715]

I generally don't hear much sound difference between different bases, but these sound so much better than others tested on this channel to date.

[@dukealbert7017]

Richard Huckle that's because they are the EXACT same base, one has more dressing to match the general 4001 thing, the other, with no binding and dots, to match the UK import RM1999 model that Chris Squire and Paul McCartney famously used.

[@pacman1789]

To both of you....It's Bass and Basses for the musical instrument. A base is either a military installment or the bottom of something, bases being the plural.

[@pacman1789]

Duke Albert Also they both have the binding, neither are fretless, but yes one is without the inlay dots on the frets instead it has "diamond" inlays.

[@pacman1789]

Duke Albert He's saying they sound different than any other bass played/tested on the channel to this point.

[@cammarc]

Draven Alexander The S doesn’t have binding

[@Tomwright720]

I own a Rickenbacker 4001 bass my self and I can't get over how much I love the Ricky's harmonize each other

[@RCAvhstape]

You're not really using the Ric-o-sound right. It looks like you're just sending the bridge pickup to both amps.

[@marcushogan6613]

Bit of Rush and Motorhead at the start. Much appreciated!!!!!!!!!

[@express49]

My fav Beatles record is Rubber Soul since 65 til now , mainly cause Paul had a new deep sound due to his new Rickenbaker . I remember how we all were impressed and talking about it . Paul then began to play his most famous great bass lines which put the bass at front in pop music .

[@jaymacdonnell4730]

The Rickis are just so stunning in person. Not sure about the price-to-quality ratio. But they're more eye-catching today than they ever were since most basses look identical nowadays.

[@barryrammer7906]

There worth every penny trust me.

[@spr35441]

I love Rickenbackers. For the type of music I play, nothing compares to the tone they naturally have.

[@melvoid01]

No mention of the great Bruce Foxton? local lad from down the road in Woking was in a little known band called The Jam, some of you may have heard of them. His guitarist was quite well known for playing Ric guitars as well.

[@rosamarco928]

melvoid01 Took the words out my mouth, when I think ric I always picture Brucy baby doing is little jump, closely followed by Lems silhouette, mic over head with a Ric up to 11.

[@ThistleThings]

Anybody else reject ace of spades without distortion?

[@DioStreams]

Huw Griffin I didn't

[@elspanoo]

yea absolutely...

[@armleucht3r689]

Huw Griffin yes i did

[@kfoster009]

Yes, without a doubt....

[@DisapprovingPigeon]

And Spirit of the radio with a pick :( Although to get that tone with fingers requires them to be made out of pure rock, and long fingernails lol

[@andypenny2010]

I use a 1980 4001. Paid £900 for it in 2001. The ONLY bass I play now. Beautuful and easy to play. Growls like a monster. 😊

[@bdwutube]

You're not actually using the Ric-O-Sound jack correctly, for two reasons. 1. Your pickup selector is set to bridge only 2. The ABY you plugged into is using TS jacks, so you're only splitting the bridge pickup signal to two amps.

[@patrickfitzgerald2861]

In the early seventies I ran my 4001 stereo into two SVT heads/cabs with twin 15"s for the bass pickup and eight 10"s for the treble. Anything above two on the volume knobs would register as a local seismic event! (And yes, their stereo demo is incorrect.)

[@harrycook9041]

Burton, Lee, Lemmy, Deacon, Entwhistle, Lynott; this is *the* bass guitar!

[@ThistleThings]

Trekkie 135 i never saw lynott use one? Also youre missing a certain Paul McCartney ;)

[@harrycook9041]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Rickenbacker_players

[@ziphrox]

Trekkie 135 Don't Forget Roger Waters and Chris Squire! Also Paul McCartney!!

[@owenhu9465]

Chris Squire!!

[@bubbazed9693]

Hmmm..using Wikipedia is not always the best source. Just because a player picked up a Rickenbacker at some point does not make him a true Rickenbacker player. Burton - switched to an ESP Lee - switched to a Jazz Lemmy - true Ric Deacon - I think of a Stingray or Precision Entwistle - that funky looking Thunderbird Lynott - black Precision with the mirror pickguard

[@DavidSumeray]

I've got the 4003 and there is nothing lacking in the build. Maybe the bridge could be improved, maybe they could put in a bone nut or a Warwick adjustable nut but other than that they are solidly built neck throughs. The tone is unique and it's a ballsy rock and prog rock killer tone with the option to use the 4001 vintage tone. That tone can be enormous if you take advantage of the Ric o Sound which, unfortunately is NOT demonstrated in this video. The Ric O Sound sends each pickup to a separate amp and/or effects chain which is achieved by plugging a stereo jack in the Ric O Sound stereo output and sending that to two mono jacks, each of which goes to a different amp and/or effects chain. You guys split ONE pickup into two amps and while that is an option it is a lesser option than channeling each pickup and controlling the tone on each. I don't know but I can imagine you can split the pickups and then using Google the ABY split each pickup into two more amps but then you are dealing with FOUR amps! A bit unwieldy!So, how about an erratum video demonstrating how Ric O Sound should really be used?

[@guywerry6614]

Most excellent opening jam, fellows. I don't play a note, so I can't comment how impressive or skillful you guys are, but I do know that it's very pleasing to the ear. Good job by Anderton's to draw together some really wonderful musicians to flog their wares.

[@SerjBassist]

I guess it's been Rickenbacker design since forever, but it really grinds my gears that a neck-through body has a set-neck type heel.

[@bigbass421]

I'm a repairman and luthier, going on 50 years now. Yup- I'm old. At 68, I'm still doing it. And, I'm still playing bass professionally. I've been working on every guitar and bass that you can possibly imagine, for almost all of that half- Century. I'll never forget Greg Lake's answer to a fan who asked him why he didn't play Rickenbackers. His answer was, if I remember correctly, "They're wildly inconsistent." I have found much to dislike about Rickenbacker basses. In my view, the dual truss rods, along with the ridiculously bad bridge design, along with the slightly, but noticeable shorter scale, from a Fender bass, and the weird 'tubby' tone...were deal breakers for me. That said, they have always been very well made basses, just not my thing. Recently, a repair client brought me two fairly recent 4001S models, and his 1974 4001. The 'S' basses, both have the push pull pot, and sound so much better than the 1974 bass. There's something many Rickenbacker bass enthusiasts might not know. The older standard 4001 and 4003 basses have larger bodies, and the wings are mounted slightly different, in addition,the headstocks changed, as well. The 'S' models have a slightly pitched back headstock, the '74 has a 'scooped down' one. There are even variations of all those dimensions, including different body thicknesses! If your looking for one- the new ones are much better instruments, in my opinion.

[@TenFalconsMusic]

A plank of rotten wood with a rusty string stretched across it would play & sound better than a Rick.

[@banksbrashier1902]

Rickenbackers don’t really fit my style of music but I do like there sound and they’re one of the coolest looking basses there is

[@DrZpook]

That intro was amazing

[@maurocoimbra9624]

I've got a Rick 4001... since 1974... still a masterpiece!!

[@samuel_excels]

The story I was told was that the bridge pickup initially had a massive horse shoe magnet that looped over the top of the strings, hence the cover. When Rickenbacker updated the bridge pickup without the horseshoe magnet they left the cover there.

[@pablohernandez9405]

I have three (3) 4003s Rickenbacker basses. $2000 is too much for these, people say? Wrong. $2000 is a steal for something of this quality. I don't regret buying any of mine.

[@wetigersukesongs]

I think they messed up the Ric-O-Sound. They just took the sound of the bridge pick-up and split that (The switch is down all the time), instead of using a correct box and use both pick-ups to go into an amp each. Too bad. Love Ricks though!

[@richarddelconnor]

My 1957 Rickenbacker has two pick ups, but it is mono not stereo. I had to replace the Pick Guard because it crumbled. The original rear pick up went over on top of the strings with a space in the middle between the two magnets. I love it since 1975. You can hear it on all the American Zen and Kung Fu Cowboy records.

[@rstrefford]

Absolute fail on how to use Rickosound. Stereo cable to two mono cables should've been used. Neck pickup ends up going to one amp, bridge pickup to the other. All you guys did was plug a stereo cable into an a/b box, which meant you only got bridge pickup and then were relying on the AB box to switch between sounds. Thus negating the whole idea of Rickosound.

[@bdwutube]

Exactly, only one pickup signal was being split. They plugged a TRS cable into a TS ABY even if the pickup selector switch had been in the center, which it wasn't, they'd have only gotten one signal, not two

[@JimijaymesProductions]

I dont understand why they use a splitter doesnt make sense, they can do that with any bass, the point of the ricosound is to be a splitter sending one pickup to one amp the other pickup to another amp. So many cool things you can actually do with rick o sound, at the least you can change your blend in the mixdown by recording both DI'ed so maybe you want more neck in the chorus and more bridge in the outro or something can do it in the mix rather then while tracking!

[@filipealmeida1738]

i actualy just found that the hard way couse i have the 4003 walnut and i got the same splitter has showed on the video and it doesnt work and yeah this way i only split the bridge pick up and it got me into thinking it was something wrong with bass and then i found out this spliiter input is mono

[@filipealmeida1738]

Fred Muggs Nope it has only a mono input

[@jerendeb]

I posted before reading, guess I just added to the point.

[@brandonkew9122]

I just bought a 2014 Coy 4003 to add to my Ricky collection. I believe the S stands for "sanded", in reference to the rounded edge of the body, like Macca's 64 4001 which he sanded down to expose the natural wood finish.

[@bengunderman5382]

Cliff Burton's bass wasn't a stock Ric. It had a Gibson EB style mudbucker pickup in the neck position and a jazz bass pickup in the bridge position

[@SawyerPvP]

This has to be the coolest intro jam I've seen you guys do

[@gazzy_burns]

Remember when new Rics were like £1700 about, I dunno, 18 months ago! Jees. Cool basses. Good demo. Current UK pricing is insane.

[@loku8511]

I love the looks of rickenbacker basses. Iconic! But I've tried so many of them in guitar shops. And it turns out I'm a fender guy. They don't have the bottom end I'm looking for. And a little annoying to play with that plate across the neck pickup. The bridge, i hear are a pain. But i can't speak to that. Still love the looks of them.

[@loku8511]

I've read forums and people say all you gotta do is swap the bridge to a hipshot, swap the pickups, pull that neck pickup cover off, and then you have a great bass... I'm thinking if you're dropping over 2 g's on an instrument, you shouldn't have to put that much work into it

[@andrewpappas9311]

To be honest if I could have a new bass I'd love to have a Rickenbacker, they sound awesome and a lot of my favourites and biggest influences played them, Macca, Geddy Lee, Cliff Burton, Lemmy

[@richarddelconnor]

I rarely use the mute underneath the trouble pick up. You have to be careful not to change the tuning with too much pressure. It makes it sound like a standup bass. I remember one soundtrack was a polka and it worked really well when I was recording with Supertramp.

[@fernandomilan8754]

Reviews by musicians who actually know how to play the instrument is something else! Thank you, Andertons. Truly.

[@maximusheronimus23980]

Guys you are a an absolute JOY to watch ! great sounding basses !!!!!

[@eoon]

I'm not a full time bassist but I'm under the impression that you missed the idea of the rick-o-sound. Let me explain how I see it. You should plug a stereo-Y cable and have the two ends of the Y cable go to two different amps. You'd get both playing at the same time when you're in the middle position. Each of the pickup alone would play through a separate amp. This way you could have your regular bass sound in the neck, a fuzzy mo-fo in the bridge, and a Royal-Blood-y mix in the middle. You could switch between all that directly from your guitar. With the ABY box you used you could've done that with any guitar with a mono output bu the amps would get both the same pickup and the switching is done by the box itself. You cannot get a different sound for the neck and the bridge at the same time when using your setup. The rick-o-sound allows you to do that.

[@curtainpoles3120]

Don't get why Rickenbacker price their guitars so high. Sure they're made in America but their customer service and quality are dubious at best.

[@DropkickDex]

branding

[@roryclark9069]

Curtain Poles coz they make a very small number of guitars per year

[@derpimusmaximus8815]

Because people pay it. Same reason that new green Slash sig is not far off £7k. Some daft bugger will part with that much money for it.

[@gurg4130]

They look cool and sound unique.

[@Tedris4]

There's a lot of answers here but I think the main one is that American workers get paid way more than Chinese, Indonesian, Korean and Mexican workers.

[@albikes8484]

Ive always love the look. But dont understand the Love/Hate relationship with these basses. Id love to own one some day.

[@Fogeyspasm]

Got a new Walnut 4003. Gorgeous bit of kit. Sounds awesome. Pull up the tone pot for the old bass cut 70's sound if that's your thing.

[@G8GT364CI]

Does anyone listening this realize these two guys have absolutely no idea how Ric-O-Sound works? One pickup goes into one channel and the other pickup goes into the other channel, that's it, the pickups themselves are not split up. I do agree though, take that bridge pickup cover as fast as you can.

[@luppa79]

Nice sound with the ABY box at the end, but you could have done that with any mono output bass. That was not rick-o-sound. That ABY does not have a stereo input. You could have just splitted the signal with a suitable cord, no ABY boxes necessary.

[@luppa79]

Now I see a lot of others also commented on this same subject, hope someone at Andertons notices atleast one of these comments :)

[@Oris37]

I do love me a nice Ricky bass but sorry chaps, a little bit of research on the Ric-o-sound to understand how to use it, before you shot the video, may have been prudent...

[@FlamesAt1000ft]

A Dream Bass to own!!...Very Cool to do gigs AND recording with!!..gives. Jazz Basses a run fo’ Da’ 💰💵💨🍃✨🎶🎸👍🏾🤘🏾🤣

[@memalley]

"S" stands for Standard, not Special. Hence the basic nature of it.

[@pbague]

I thought it was slim

[@matsgoalkeeping2448]

It’s Special, because they were made specially for shipment to Rose Morris for sales in Europe.

[@manonchampagne1392]

The bridge pickup cover is homage to the original horseshoe pickup. That pickup had 2 horseshoe magnets surrounding the coil and the strings creating the magnetic field. So when they change to high gain pickups they put the chrome plated plastic cover on to keep the look.

[@dalehymes6004]

You guys are great! Love my '76 4001. When I first got it (new), I used the Ric-O-Sound to split between my Fender Bassman amp and a BIG Leslie. What a fantastic sound! The only thing I missed was the push-pull switch, but since I re-wound my pickups anyway it sounded the way I like it. More vintage, like a '60s bass. Excellent review, as always.

[@gunrayvia]

Ricks sound so good

[@juanarocho973]

I always wanted a Rickenbacker 4003 bass and when finally got the chance I bought a 1998 4003 S5!! I used it for a couple of years in a covers band but the more I used it the more I started noticing the design shortcomings like the heavy weight. Also the bridge pickup bezel was uncomfortable for me to rest my thumb! However, the only reason of why I kept playing that bass for years before selling it was its unique sound!!!!

[@sagidash6159]

more money in the yeah jar from me

[@thelstancroix7555]

This channel should do a review on Wal basses. (Just saying).

[@Chayse88Black]

Angel Zavala yessssssss

[@callumsutherland2954]

Fuck yes!

[@richarddelconnor]

The pick up cover exists so that it looks like my original 4000 base with the magnets over the strings. That’s it that’s what they told me at the Rickenbacker factory when they replaced the pick up and I took that cover off immediately.

[@TheOneAndOnlyJell_O]

For anyone looking through the comments wondering, the pickguard acts as shielding as the older ricky pickups were made from steel, which made for poor magnets, and therefore produced a lot of hum. The pickguards were copper plated to remedy this.

[@theboofin]

Crap...

[@MarkT2320]

Great video ! I have 4003 & a new 4003s. With proper EQ and string choice a much more versatile bass than you would think. Love the necks and the way they play.

[@lundkd10]

These guys are very pleasant...

[@HermanSays]

Another noticeable difference that was not mentioned is the 4003S body has rounded sides whereas the 4003 body is flat making the S model a bit more comfortable to play when resting your arm.

[@staramas1733]

Dude i'm only a little bit in and im loving the beginning jam a lot.

[@michaelangeloh.5383]

Let's be honest, guys; Clean and with the amps at like 3 is not how you play Motorhead. ;P

[@ChristianBurrola]

Bass amps are not like guitar amps. You can push the master volume to 7 and will be cleaner than a JC120. Bass speakers also have tweeters and don’t lend themselves well to distortion either.

[@bubbazed9693]

Are there any significant bass players that STILL use a Ric or did they too get turned off by the poor customer service and inconsistent quality?

[@cammarc]

Bubba Zed Chris Squire used his (and he also had a few other rics) up until his death.

[@PANICBLADE]

Al Cisneros from sleep uses a walnut 4003. I've seen them around in a few other bands like Ruby the Hatchet and Cheeseburger. Lemmy and the dude from Manowar (had) have custom ones. Not as road worthy as Fenders, more like home, studio, and music video basses that need a unique and cool sound and look. 4003 models are a serious improvement to how they used to be, but the bridge is infuriating to set up, the neck has more variables with how to set it, and if a neck breaks you're buying a new instrument basically, and at the prices they go for, it's a bit scary. I can see why people would shy away from the design if they're moving around a lot. At least the frets don't melt and the neck doesn't need to be bent into place anymore. Can't speak for their customer service since I've never had to deal with them, but I did scope some of their instruments at NAMM and there were some stand out aesthetic things disappointed me a bit.

[@jackward5204]

Touring Paramore bassist only uses Ricks I think

[@rickgrimes2056]

Bubba Zed Geddy doesn’t use a Ric as his main bass hasn’t since the 90’s but he still used it multiple times a show until Rush stopped

[@elz1250]

Really awesome design and sound. I’ll probably pick this over a Sound Gear by Ibanez

[@KissingMaiden]

Yes!!!! So happy that you've finally gotten around to Rics. I have two including a 4003w which is my undisputed #1 bass. Chris Squire used to use the Ric-O-Sound feature to split the signal into two different bass amps with effects only going through the treble side so it didn't muddy the sound of the bass side

[@thetraditionalcountryman939]

Pete quaife from the kinks was the first bass player to own a rickenbacker in the uk. Then I believe it was john Entwistle and Chris squire who were the next ones with Paul McCartney getting his on tour by john hall in the mid 60s

[@leemaddison1286]

Always loved the look of the Ricky. Big Geddy fan and I think he sounded best with a Rick. He didn't however, so plays Fender Jazz these days, after dabbling with Wal, Steinberger etc....

[@JFairweather]

The bridge pickup cover is not a big deal to remove. It is metalized plastic and is not glued in but is mounted under the bezel and held in place by the springs.. Unscrew the pickup bezel, disassemble, remove cover and reassemble.

[@progx8679]

"Chris Squire" of Yes man, say no More !!! Lol : )

[@auntiknabi7592]

Scott pilgrim

[@dontcallmebenjamin2618]

MR PILGRIM!!!

[@logananglin2074]

A beast that gets more hate than it deserves, though I will admit the price is still unreasonable.

[@secretjourney4815]

1:12 yeah guys! Best jam of the spirit of radio EVER! cool

[@ulrichspringer4305]

Very enjoyable :-)! But you do not use the Rick-O-Sound in stereo! With that you can lead the front pick-up over one system and the rear or middle pick-up over another. And if you want you can put effects on the middle and use the neck PU for deep bass . I'm not a friend of that, but I use the stereo feature sometimes for recording.

[@mrpositronia]

Classic. Beautiful basses. Although, I don't think the kids will appreciate them.

[@videomaniac108]

When I started playing bass a few years ago I originally wanted to get a Ric bass but was told that it would take at least a year to get it. I wound up getting a 2015 Gibson USA Thunderbird bass and that's what I'm playing today. It's a great bass and I love playing it.

[@videomaniac108]

@@Ryzanu No, I've stayed with the Third but have toyed with the idea of going fretless.

[@videomaniac108]

@@Ryzanu I wouldn't defret the bird, as I'd like to keep a fretted instrument. I was looking at a nice Ibanez SRF 4-string or maybe an Alembic Europa. I have been busy with some other things lately and haven't had the time to put into improving my chops as much as I need to go the fretless route. I'm thinking of converting my apartment to a music studio with a full-size electric piano for theory study. So much to do, so little time.

[@scottpolston6137]

Yep I’ll keep my American fender thank you very much they should be selling these for 1200 or so not 2200 they sound and look cool enough I suppose be cool to own one one day just won’t be paying more for this than my 🇺🇸 elite jazz and if I ever want similar tone I’ll be buying 🇺🇸 professional p bass

[@iesusmi]

My dream bass.

[@bassplayer2011ify]

The S models would have been the ones Sir Paul and Lemmy would have seen in the store back in the 60s and 70s. Also about the cover if you look at older ricks you will see the cover is split in the middle (looks almost like a horse shoe) and it was the magnet for the pick up. Current ones just have it for looks and can be thrown in the bin along with the bridge muting system.

[@vykingrecordings2994]

Does the Rick 5 string Walnut have that Classic Rick sound as well?

[@RichBriere]

Yes. Fabulous Bass ! Get One !! #bassilicious

[@rkamen1]

thank you for explaining the way to activate the mute. I couldnt figure out why it got stuck

[@joesasser4421]

4003s doesn’t have the loud binding, ugly shark’s teeth inlay, and is mono (the way it should be), rather than the pic-o-sound which they don’t even sell nor make the box for in over 30 years. I have an 84 4003s. Roger Waters’ started with a 4001s, Macca’s was a 4001s.

[@DaleGorham]

Don't quite get the 2 outputs, you could use a splitter box to do that to any signal and unless you have each pickup wired with their own outputs it wouldn't be sending individual pickups as separate signals

[@Fogeyspasm]

Dale Gorham The pickups are wired separately to the stereo output via the Rickosound output. You can't use both outputs at once. Don't really get why they connected it up how they did?

[@montag4516]

Yeah, the presenters got that completely wrong. The whole purpose of the RIC o Sound stereo out jack is that it provides it's own internal pickup splitter. All that's needed is a stereo to dual mono Y cable.

[@doriandiggler7808]

Yes, absolutely! There are no basses like Rics!!!

[@musicloverfan1000]

I heard that the metal covers on the old style Fenders are to help shield the single coil pickups from EMI. I'm not sure how effective they actually were. But maybe that's what they're trying to do here too as well as add an aesthetic element. But who knows!

[@matthewbeckwith663]

Yoooooo that intro medly of dualing rics was soooo cool

[@bostonchopper4343]

Old enough to have seen Cliff Burton 5 times own his Rick!!

[@vassyjointaccount6799]

I hate you guys. You do such fantastic and comprehensive reviews that want almost ever single bass you ever review

[@dominiccrimmings6925]

Liking the Spirit Of Radio riff near the beginning - it was on a 4001 though, but hey, who's asking? Rickie's are absolutely gorgeous - I'd love to own one (big Ged fan and always wanted a black an white scratch) but bills to pay etc, never managed to own one - great vid though - nice to see the Rickie being championed, underrated in a lot of circles but IMHO one of the best series of basses ever made. Class axe.

[@fernandoalvaradojr.95]

My favorite bass guitar Rickenbacker yeah!!!

[@Spritsailor]

The pickup covers are to stretch the magnetic field so the tone is more even. The metal covers are able to attract the magnetic field coming for the pole pieces. On a P Bass the dead spots are less pronounced with the cover on. Even James Jamerson knew this and left his P Bass pickup cover on for that reason.

[@Spritsailor]

@@flogginga_dead_horse4022 Wrong. The pickup cover and bridge cover "ashtrays" on Fender basses have always been and still are chrome steel.

[@TenFalconsMusic]

The Rick's pickups cover is made of cheap plastic... Not metal.

[@taker1971]

Gary Strater of Starcastle used Rick O Sound with 50 and 100 watt Kustom guitar amps

[@Thebigislandreporter]

The Rick O sound split amp sound sold me, thats where I'm heading!

[@patricknicolucci5073]

S is for standard not special 4001/ 4003 is the deluxe version. I own a 82 4001 MG RIC is located in Santa Anna California. Rose Morris had a different part number RM1999. Chris was a RM1999 a 4001s 2 pups he wired the mono version pups as stereo .

[@paulcochrane1028]

“It’s the Ace of Bass!” 😂

[@chriswallace9387]

They really aren’t as expensive as I thought. I heard it for years; they are sooo expensive …so, didn’t think to buy one since used ones were 1500-2000 US dollars. A new one will not cost you much more or around the high end as a used. New 2023 4003 was 2100.00 US dollars to my door.

[@tientje98]

Cliff basses! \m/

[@rocafella142]

Martien Abrahamse Cliff switched to Aria basses for a reason.

[@ColinBoonstra]

@@rocafella142 his had an electrical issue dont be a dick about it

[@rocafella142]

@@ColinBoonstra He could of bought another one and he didnt. Telling what happened in history isnt being a dick, dick.

[@express49]

The reason , I believe , these bridges were made was the simple fact most of players then did it with picks , and it was in purpose to rest you hand at different locations along the strings. Later , the picks were left for fingers play , and the bridges were obsolete.

[@nathaniellollis3868]

Awesome jamout on the end of this demonstration!!! Nate, your slappin' is SWEET!!!!!

[@walterlomax461]

Hi guys, love your chit chat. I've heard that it's very awkward to set the intonation on a Rickenbacker bad is this correct?

[@KeeperOfPoops]

i thought you were gonna start doing Ace Of Spades by Motorhead for a moment

[@giovannianzalone9991]

The inlays on the 4003 are called shark tooth.

[@rambamboom]

Shark fin.

[@SteveShivik]

The factory isn't in LA though! It's in Santa Ana! But Minor detail- great video :)

[@montys8th]

The 4003 W really needs darker fretboard inlays, having the bright mother of pearl on the maple board just doesn't look right. Needs to be a contrasting colour.