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Old Horse Murphy
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I've been thinking about trying out the new Ric 4003S for a while now and was very lucky to previously have owned a Ric Chris Squire. I fell in love with the looks and sound, but most important for me, was the contoured body as I always found the slab bodied Rics quite uncomfortable on my forearm.

Anyway, a quick trip to Guitar Guitar in Epsom, 2 guitars offered as trade bait and the deal was done :) I definitely wanted the Mapleglo which was lucky as it was the only one they had in stock :D

Here it is, together with a family shot (my Old US P Bass, American Vintage 64 Jazz FSR, Martin D28 (sorry) and my Lakland Hollowbody which is currently up for sale). I have quite a few gigs suddenly appear in the diary, so hopefully most of these will get used :)

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I bought the Fireglo one last Friday, they're a bit nice aren't they? Congrats.

[quote name='Cosmo Valdemar' timestamp='1432212669' post='2779236']
Well you've saved me a trip - I was intending to pop over to GG at the weekend to try out this very bass! :lol:
It's absolutely stunning. I want one.
[/quote]They have others within the company, get one sent down.

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[quote name='ezbass' timestamp='1432216320' post='2779298']
I bought the Fireglo one last Friday, they're a bit nice aren't they? Congrats.

They have others within the company, get one sent down.

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That was my other choice of colour :) I must admit, it was your NBD thread that sealed my fate :D

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[quote name='Old Horse Murphy' timestamp='1432229182' post='2779498']
I must admit, it was your NBD thread that sealed my fate :D
[/quote]Er... sorry? ;)
I hope you're enjoying yours as much as I am mine. The weight is a bit of a wake up call after my incredibly light weight 5 stringers and I'm experimenting with straps, but the string spacing/set up are just made for my right hand, I don't think I've plucked so fast, so accurately. If it doesn't sound 'just right' with my two bands at rehearsals I'm going to be annoyed (and not a little surprised).

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[quote name='ezbass' timestamp='1432235696' post='2779622']
Er... sorry? ;)
I hope you're enjoying yours as much as I am mine. The weight is a bit of a wake up call after my incredibly light weight 5 stringers and I'm experimenting with straps, but the string spacing/set up are just made for my right hand, I don't think I've plucked so fast, so accurately. If it doesn't sound 'just right' with my two bands at rehearsals I'm going to be annoyed (and not a little surprised).
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I don't find mine is that heavy, probably around 9lbs. I do think they need to be sling lower the normal for me on a strap in order for it to sit right. Not quite Hooky, but certainly not Mark King either :)

When I can get to my amp, I need to adjust the front pickup as its noticeably quieter than the treble pickup. I had this on a previous Ric and although I really like the fizzy sound they produce together, I'd like a little bit more bass too.

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I spoke to a friend who had a Ric and this does seem to be the standard pickup set up for Ric basses. As it was the blended sound that blew me away I'm leaving as is.

It's not overly heavy (8ish pounds) but that's at least 2 more (3 compared to my Rob Allen) than I'm used to.

I normally fit D tuners to 4 strings but Hipshot inform me that they don't make a direct, matching replacement any more :(

I played the beast for about an hour and a half yesterday, I can hardly wait to use it in anger :)

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