Rickenbacker 4003S vs Warwick Thumb

The neck was unwieldly, the body shape felt horrible to play with it's sharp binding (perhaps the 4003S would not have the same issue), the bridge design made it feel horrible to play there, the bridge pickup cover really got in the way too, and after removing it you're left with a large cavity unless you buy an aftermarket fill in part. It didn't sound great in a mix, the double truss rod design was both unnecessary and made it a nightmare to setup. Although not an issue on the one I owned I've seen two other Rick basses where the fretboard was ungluing itself from the neck. I agree with other commentors that Rickenbacker seem to not have any desire to improve as they have a waitlist of people willing to pay full price for them

98 German Warwick Thumb BO. The playability of that bass (while sitting down - what an atrocious neck dive while on a strap) was out of this world. Finger, tap, slap, every sound just wanted to jump off the bass.