Description
What makes this bass special: A limited production bass with very few made in 2016 & '17. This unique Rickenbacker Noir bass is a twist on the famous 4003 with its ringing sustain, treble punch, and solid underlying bottom end. It's also famous for its distinctive and elegantly curved body shape, stereo output, neck-thru-body construction, double truss rods, and high output single-coil pickups with wide response range and brilliant clarity. The Vintage Tone Selector activates a capacitor in the treble pickup circuit to emphasize the high end. Pressed in, you get the familiar 4003 sound, pull it out to add bite and crispness. Unique to this model is a Matte Black finish, unfinished Macassar Ebony fretboard, double dot inlays, black checkered binding, black hardware, and laser engraved nameplate.
Cosmetic Condition: Aside from a very tiny chip in the finish on the bottom edge of the body, the bass is in fabulous, near mint condition. Superb condition & hardly played. Professionally inspected by the experts at Cream City Music; set up & ready for action straight out of the case!
Neck: Rounded maple neck with white side-dots. Ebony fingerboard with with double dot inlays. Frets are in great shape with no wear. Black Schaller tuners are in perfect working condition. 1 11/16" nut width; 33 1/2" scale length. Neck is straight & double truss rods are in fine working condition.
Body: Neck-thru design with solid maple wings & checkered top binding. Top-loading bridge with adjustable saddles. Single-ply, black plexi pickguard. Bass weighs 9 lbs 2.7 oz.
Pickups: Rickenbacker Hi Output single coils. Dual volume & tone controls with push/pull vintage tone selector. 3-way toggle switch; mono & stereo outputs. All electronics are in perfect working condition.
Case: Original hardshell case included.
