Rick 4001/4003 – any basses with similar neck/fingerboard dimensions?

[Nickrunner]

I'm sure this has been asked before, but is anybody aware of any basses that have similar neck and fingerboard profile to a Rickenbacker 4001/4003?  I have an '82 4001 which I love to bits, but as I get older and creakier I am finding it increasingly heavy and uncomfortable. Any suggestions?

[Beer of the Bass]

I had an early 80s Aria TSB550 that did a similar thing with the spacing (narrow at the bridge, normal at the nut, so it tapers less than a Fender neck). Those are medium scale though, and I don't know whether the long scale models are the same.

Edited January 16 by Beer of the Bass

[Doctor J]

Vigier Passion and Arpege have 40mm nuts and the strings don't taper out too much at all on their way the bridge. They're far comfier than a 4001 too and usually quite light.

 

Edited January 16 by Doctor J

[Bassassin]

21 hours ago, Beer of the Bass said:

I had an early 80s Aria TSB550 that did a similar thing with the spacing (narrow at the bridge, normal at the nut, so it tapers less than a Fender neck). Those are medium scale though, and I don't know whether the long scale models are the same.

The original MIJ SBs have wide nuts & narrow spacing (although I think wider than a Fender at the nut) but if weight is an issue they're probably not the best option.

[Woodinblack]

23 hours ago, Nickrunner said:

I'm sure this has been asked before, but is anybody aware of any basses that have similar neck and fingerboard profile to a Rickenbacker 4001/4003?  I have an '82 4001 which I love to bits, but as I get older and creakier I am finding it increasingly heavy and uncomfortable. Any suggestions?

 

Rick 4004?

[Cliff Edge]

23 hours ago, Beer of the Bass said:

I had an early 80s Aria TSB550 that did a similar thing with the spacing (narrow at the bridge, normal at the nut, so it tapers less than a Fender neck). Those are medium scale though, and I don't know whether the long scale models are the same.

My Jap TSB650 from 1979 is 4kgs. I don’t feally get on with the neck and string spacing, being a long time Fender player. But it’s a really well crafted bass. 

[thodrik]

23 hours ago, Doctor J said:

Vigier Passion and Arpege have 40mm nuts and the strings don't taper out too much at all on their way the bridge. They're far comfier than a 4001 too and usually quite light.

 

I own an Arpege and actually really recommend the Vigier Excess model as well which I also own. Roger Glover from Deep Purple switched to them and he was a previous Rick user. All the Vigier instruments are a fairly comfortable weight.

Neck profile on the Excess is a bit more substantial than an Arpege, with a 42mm nut, but the neck is very comfortable.