https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/neck-through-body-design/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:57:47 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/neck-through-body-design/#post-50112 Thu, 22 Apr 2004 00:56:24 +0000 Bass Players Discussion kc13088 https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/neck-through-body-design/#post-50112 https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/neck-through-body-design/#post-50111 Fri, 16 Apr 2004 08:12:52 +0000 Well, maybe a Warwick then.  ;)

Sure, why not?

I've already got my eye on a Carvin LB70P (for details, click here: http://carvin.com/products/guitar.php?ItemNumber=LB70) made of Koa.  Last time I spec'd it out (purely for fun/torture) I could get one made for me for about the same price I paid for my RIC.

Never mind that I haven't "used up" my RIC yet, or even my Yamaha...  This is based on the idea that you can never have too many toys.  ;)

Who knows -- by the time I've saved up enough for one, I'll be ready to go fretless!]]> Bass Players Discussion jmb-d https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/neck-through-body-design/#post-50111 https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/neck-through-body-design/#post-50110 Fri, 16 Apr 2004 04:40:36 +0000 Bass Players Discussion 97reb https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/neck-through-body-design/#post-50110 https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/neck-through-body-design/#post-50109 Fri, 16 Apr 2004 04:22:26 +0000 I'd LOVE to have a Rickenbacker.  That's a sweet bass!  I might just save up for one.

Thanks, 'reb -- I like mine, even though I don't get to play as often as I should.

What I did to get mine was this: every time I paid cash for something, I'd take the coins I got as change and stuff 'em into a jar.  Several times throughout the year, I'd roll the coins and take them to the credit union, and deposit them into a special "slush fund" account I'd opened just for that purpose.  Oh, I'd throw in some real money when I had some left over after paying bills, and if I received any birthday money, that went in there too.

Then, after saving up, I found a vendor online (reluctant to give them a plug, as I feel I wasn't treated very well -- email me privately if you want to know the vendor's name) selling brand-new RIC 4003s for UNDER $1000, with free shipping.  Great!  I ordered it in April, with the understanding from the webpage that "shipping time is 1-2 weeks".  Well, to make a long story, what that REALLY meant was "we'll ship it in 1-2 weeks after we receive it from Rickenbacker.  OK, I thought, I can live with that.  They told me that the actual shipping date should be early June.  Fine.  June comes and goes, and the expected shipping date moves to July, then August, and eventually November.  Turns out that RIC makes instruments when THEY want to, and orders go out after the guitars are made (duh).  Eventually, my 4003 shows up, and I am a happy boy.  

Was it worth the wait?  Absolutely.

Would I order an instrument with an open-ended delivery date again?  Probably not.]]> Bass Players Discussion jmb-d https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/neck-through-body-design/#post-50109 https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/neck-through-body-design/#post-50108 Thu, 15 Apr 2004 01:43:21 +0000 Bass Players Discussion 97reb https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/neck-through-body-design/#post-50108 https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/neck-through-body-design/#post-50107 Wed, 14 Apr 2004 06:51:22 +0000 http://www.rickenbacker.com/us/4000series.htm]]> Bass Players Discussion jmb-d https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/neck-through-body-design/#post-50107 https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/neck-through-body-design/#post-50106 Tue, 13 Apr 2004 06:38:28 +0000 Bass Players Discussion TaylorR https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/neck-through-body-design/#post-50106 https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/neck-through-body-design/#post-50105 Tue, 13 Apr 2004 05:35:55 +0000
Think of your bass as an archer's bow, it wouldn't be as effective if it was bolted together in the middle.  It's a complete system of stresses and tensions and vibrations, and the more consistent the design, with the fewest moving parts, is going to work the best.

Bolt-ons are less expensive and easier to adjust, but I've never heard anyone wish to trade in their neck-through for a bolt-on.  Obviously, "reference" basses like the Fenders are the exception.

Check http://www.Carvin.com for some gorgeous neck-through designs.

-Laz
]]> Bass Players Discussion Dan Lasley https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/neck-through-body-design/#post-50105 https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/neck-through-body-design/#post-469 Tue, 13 Apr 2004 03:53:39 +0000 So, I have two questions. First, exactly how is the neck-through-body design different? And second, what is the downside to the design?

Thanks!  ;)]]> Bass Players Discussion Daria https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/neck-through-body-design/#post-469