Hey Dan, have you ever listened to a romanian folk-rock band called Pheonix? It's a very old rock band from 1960-70 and they have a song called "Negru Voda" and it's about 15 minutes long and the bass from that track is almost identical with what you're playing! I was just curios to see if you heard them or it's just a very big coincidence! keep up the good work!

Rick still sounds good........but not as good at my 4001 Still a very sweet bass.

anyone knows how much is the 4003 bass?

so does anyone know how much the original 4003 from 74 with the fire glow would sell for?

You can find info about the Rickenbacker Basses at:

http://Rickenbacker.YouGet.info

It's nice to have this video as an example of what a Rickenbacker 4003 bass sounds like, but the reviewer neglects three of the most important ways to adjust the sound of a Rickenbacker bass:

a) By changing individual pickup volumes, you can dramatically change the tone.

b) Like other basses, where one plucks/picks the strings (e.g. by the bridge, closer to the neck pickup, etc.) changes the sound a lot.

c) He also doesn't mention the fact that the 4003 is capable of stereo output, so that it's possible to send separate signals from the bass (neck) and treble (bridge) pickups. This is called "ric-o-sound" and it is the way Chris Squire and Geddy Lee got their bass to sound both bassy and trebly at the same time. You need two amps, or an a-b-y pedal, but the sound is amazing.

One more thing: flatwounds. Rickenbacker basses were designed for flats, and if you want to sound like Paul McCartney that will get you in the right direction (on any bass, really).

Lastly, Rickenbacker is pronounced Ric-en-BACK-er. Back, not Bach... :)