Made a trip to GuitarGuitar in Camden today (to return a wrong pedal they had sent me via their online store...but that is whole another story!). Whilst I was there, I spent a bit of time A/Bing a few basses through a Mesa 800D and GK speaker they had to hand.
The Rickenbacker 4003 was the bass that took me by surprise!
https://www.guitargu...er-4003s-walnut
Plenty of tonal variety, ranging from vintage to modern and touching at times on a Warwick growl (which I also really like