Buy Rickenbacker 4003S Left-Handed 2015 – 2021 Online

Buy Rickenbacker 4003S Left-Handed 2015 – 2021 Online. One of the most unique brands in the world updates a design that will always conjure images of Paul McCartney. Paul McCartney, Chris Squire, and the late Beatles and Wings period will always be linked with the Rickenbacker 4003 bass. Both of these well-known British groove-makers really used the 4001S, which was manufactured starting in 1961 and lasting 20 years.

The 4003S was redesigned and released in 1981 with triangular fingerboard inlays (dots from 1984). The 4001’s treble punch is accessed via a clever capacitor in the bridge pickup circuit, and it just received a spruce-up with the inclusion of a pull-up vintage setting for the tone control of the bridge pickup. You still get two tiny single-coil units, a bridge that is hidden by a large chrome pickup guard and casing, as well as two tone controls and two volumes.

The view is still unmistakably Rickenbacker, with the recognizable crested wave upper-body form and lengthened upper horn that forgo the white binding strip in favor of leaner lines made by softly bevelled edges that are more prominent in the upper waist area (for a bit of rib-cage comfort). Buy Rickenbacker 4003S Left-Handed 2015 – 2021 Online.. The bottom bout is shaped like a half-teardrop and ends in a short dorsal fin horn that has been chopped away above the top fret to provide excellent access to the higher frets.

The center maple piece, which is a thru-neck, transforms into a playable, comfortable neck thanks to the thru-neck design. The unbound rosewood fretboard has 20 medium jumbo nickel frets and dot marks on the front and top edge.

The well-known headstock with the wave-like scroll on the far side and four chrome Schaller Deluxe open-gear tuners is created by joining two portions of walnut after the bakelite nut, yet the large black logoed truss rod cover still commands attention. Buy Rickenbacker 4003S Left-Handed 2015 – 2021 Online. It must be excellent as the bridge on the 4001S is the same bright, super-chunky chrome RIC bridge/tailpiece combo that you usually get on these instruments.

In usage

The 4003S balances well and the neck turns out to be surprisingly playable; if you want to go melodic, the excellent upper-register access is a wonderful blessing. The fundamental tone is also well-balanced, with good breadth, a growling edge to the E string, a strong middle, and a little high-mid honk revealing clarity and highs with zingy bite. You can achieve a cleaner, more usable version of the flat-out sound using either tone control for shaping—they don’t function together—with less rasp and more of a genuine full-range impression.

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