Rickenbacker 4003 Electric Bass, Matte Black

Are you looking to make an investment in a top-notch bass, with bags of style, high levels of playability, and an incredible voice? Then this Matte Black Rickenbacker 4003 could well be for you!

Stylish Low Frequency Powerhouse

Easily one of the most iconic and recognisable bass guitars ever made, the Rickenbacker 4003 been used by some of the music industry's most influential names in bass playing.

Having helped shape the sound of many peoples favourite music over the decades, it's no surprise that the 4003 remains so popular to this day.

Rickenbacker 4003 Electric Bass, Matte Black Highlights

• Sleek and stylish premium-grade electric bass
• Elegantly curved Maple body with a subtle binding strip
• Comfortable Maple neck, with a bound Caribbean Rosewood fingerboard, and stylish triangular inlays
• Two iconic single coil pickups deliver that classic Rickenbacker sound
• Stereo output sockets allow you to hook up to two amplifiers at the same time
• Sleek Matte Black finish
• Familiar Rickenbacker pickup shield
• Includes hardshell case

Premium-Grade Construction

In traditional Rickenbacker fashion, this 4003 bass has been crafted with a solid Maple body, and a Neck-Thru construction, delivering an excellent natural tone and plenty of sustain.

In addition to this, the neck and body have been bound, whilst the body has been given a slleek, matte black finish for that extra "wow-factor".

Thanks to the excellent dual-cutaway design of the body, each and every fret on the Chechen fingerboard is easily accessible, and the end result is a guitar that both looks and feels phenomenal to play.

Classic Bass Tone

The basic tone of the 4003 is extremely well-balanced, providing you with a solid midrange and a touch of high-mid honk with a nice, fast attack.  This sound is easily tamed with the use of either of the two tone controls though.

With the bridge pickup you have the louder of the two, with a throaty, almost-but-not-quite harsh bark that can easily be softened through use of the tone control.  In contrast to this, neck pickup focuses on plenty of warmth and fundamentals, producing a pleasing array of woody tones.

In addition to this, the Rickenbacker 4003 comes equipped with dual outputs, which allows you to divide your pickup signals and send them to separate amplifiers.

A favoured use of these outputs would be to send the neck pickup to a standard bass amp, whilst the bridge pickup is played through a guitar amplifier (often with fuzz/distortion effects).

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Rickenbacker 4003 Electric Bass, Matte Black Specs

• Body Type: Solid
• No. Frets: 20
• Scale Length: 84.5 cm (33 1/4")
• Neck Width at Nut: 42.9 mm (1 11/16")
• Neck Width at 12th Fret: 54.0 mm (2 1/8")
• Crown Radius: 25.4 cm (10")
• Body Wood: Maple
• Neck Wood: Maple
• Fingerboard Wood: Chechen (Caribbean Rosewood)
• Weight: 4.1 kg (9.0 lbs.)
• Overall Length: 113.8 cm (44 13/16")
• Overall Width: 34.3 cm (13 1/2")
• Overall Depth: 31.8 mm (1 1/4")
• Neck Binding: Yes
• Fret Marker Style: Triangle
• Tailpiece: RIC
• Bridge: RIC
• Neck Type: Through body
• No. of Pickups: 2
• Type of Pickups: Single Coil
• Output Type: Mono and Stereo
• Machine Heads: Schaller Deluxe