What is the difference between 4003 and 4003S?
What is the difference between 4003 and 4003S?
Firstly, the Rickenbacker 4003 has binding that goes all the way around the body of the bass, whereas the 4003S doesn’t have any binding. The 4003 also has triangular fret markers, as opposed to dots on the 4003S – and there lie the differnces in aesthetics between the Rickenbacker 4003 and 4003S.
How much does a Rickenbacker 4003 weigh?
Weight: 4.1 kg (9.0 lbs.)
How big is a Rickenbacker bass?
| Rickenbacker 4001 | |
|---|---|
| Scale | 33.25 in (845 mm) (long scale) 30.5 in (770 mm) (short scale) |
| Woods | |
| Body | Bound maple (and unbound maple 4001S Model) |
| Neck | Maple and Walnut |
Is Rickenbacker 4003 short scale?
Re: Did they really make a short scale 4003? The standard Rickenbacker bass scale is 33 1/4″. Short scale is usually 30″.
When was the Rickenbacker 4003 made?
1979
They followed the 4000 with the 4001 (in 1961), 4002 (limited edition bass introduced in 1977), 4008 (an eight-string model introduced in the mid-1970s), 4003 (in 1979, replacing the 4001 entirely in 1986 and still in production in 2021), and most recently the 4004 series.
How thick is a Rickenbacker bass?
I measured it again carefully and conclude that it is 1.25″ I might have had the tape measure placed incorrectly when I first measured it.
When did Rickenbacker start making 4003?
They followed the 4000 with the 4001 (in 1961), 4002 (limited edition bass introduced in 1977), 4008 (an eight-string model introduced in the mid-1970s), 4003 (in 1979, replacing the 4001 entirely in 1986 and still in production in 2021), and most recently the 4004 series.
Are Rickenbacker basses short scale?
The standard Rickenbacker bass scale is 33 1/4″. Short scale is usually 30″.
What guitar does Kevin Parker use?
Rickenbacker 335
Tame Impala mastermind Kevin Parker’s main guitar is a 1967 Rickenbacker 335, which he customized with painted tape. He also sometimes uses a Squier J Mascis Jazzmaster with a Roland GK-3 synth pickup, which belongs to Tame Impala keyboardist Jay Watson. Parker tunes his guitars a whole step down from standard: DGCFAD.
