Rickenbacker 4003

And then this front pickup here is a lot closer to the end of the neck so you get a real meaty low end from that and I really like that. Overall I thi...

I tend to enjoy this bass. I do use it a lot live for some of the rock bands that I'm in. It's lightweight, it's comfortable, you can't go wrong with ...

Oh, I like this. Tone back up all the way, vintage, mutes up all the way. Here we go

Rickenbacker 4003- flat wounds. Lot of Led Zep, Styx and Yes.

OLP Sting Ray- Ernie Ball Slinky’s. Rage Against the Machine, Tool, Metallica, Weezer.

So I made a commitment to my bass and bought my rickenbacker 4003. I'd been playing since I was 16 and figured I'd be playing for a long time. Best gamble I've ever taken. I've played alot with the bass.

Rickenbacker 4003 with some change to spare.

By far the most I've ever spent on 1 bass and easily the happiest I've ever been with a purchase.

I'm working on it physically, so hopefully it'll improve over time and the weight of my bass won't be such a big problem as it is now. My go to is a Rickenbacker 4003 (I weighed it the other day...10lbs! ), so after playing an hour set, I feel like my head is gonna fall off and I'm gonna snap in two. My other basses are also a bit taxing...I have a Squier Classic Vibe P-bass (bought new in 2011) and a Fender Mustang (which is heavier than it looks...bought it used on eBay 6 years ago, not sure of the year--my guess is that it's early-mid 2000s).

An incredible and beautiful red and black Rickenbacker 4003 from 1990. MY absolute favourite instrument and it was my dream bass. Paired with my Silencer Noisegate and YYZ sansamp I've never heard anything that sounds better.

It was some Squier P Bass, it was horrible, i also tried a music man sterling i believe, i don't remember, was not my kind of feel...

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Edit : i got very dissapointed when i tried a Rickenbacker 4003 too :/

My impression is that the Rickenbacker 4003 is a one-trick pony, and the price is at least 2 to 3 times too high for what you get. If the 4003 sold for about $1000, it would still be expensive, but I might consider it. But a price tag over $3000 is not justified. I can get any number of instruments that are MUCH better for much less money - Sandberg, G&L, Music Man, Sadowsky, Warwick, or any number of other manufacturers will give you much more bang for your bucks.