Rickenbacker 4003

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  • Year: Unknown
  • Manufacturer: Rickenbacker
  • Model: 4003
  • Case: Hard
  • Color: Jetglo
  • Condition: Brand New
  • Description: This new bass is a new U.S. handbuilt Rickenbacker 4003 model that features a Maple body with a gorgeous Jetglo high gloss finish and 33.25" scale neck-through design with a Rosewood fingerboard. The pickups are the passive Rickenbacker "single coil" type and there are mono and stereo output jacks for mono or stereo operation. The bass also features the new Rickenbacker "Vintage Tone Selector" push/pull control that allows you to get the classic or more modern Rickenbacker bass tones. Prior to 1984, Rickenbacker basses utilized a capacitor in the treble pickup circuit to emphasize treble tones coming from that pickup. However, changes in tone preference and a call for higher output led Rickenbacker to discontinue the use of this capacitor in favor of a more balanced sound. Nevertheless many users added this capacitor back into the circuit, experimenting with and sometimes preferring the sound of the older configuration, despite the resulting drop in volume. With a simple pull of the treble tone control, the Vintage Tone Selector will allow a player to move between both sounds at the drop of a hat. Pressed in, you'll hear the familiar balanced tone of the 4003, while pulled out to engage the circuit, you'll appreciate the bite and crispness popularized by such artists as Chris Squire. This Rickenbacker model is now taking 24 months or longer to have built so don't miss this one while it is available. This bass has a retail price of $2159.00, comes with a Rickenbacker hardcase and is on sale for only... Call or E-mail For Price!!