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02-04-2013, 08:07 PM
| | | | im wanting to get a rick but...
i want a Rickenbacker with a small neck similar to a jazz. Want year and models should i look for? |
02-04-2013, 08:10 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Pennsylvania | | | The newer ones are great...mine is an 09 and the neck is nice and thin. I had an 88 that was thick and had no taper. The old 4001's had thinner necks too. |
02-04-2013, 08:32 PM
|  | Registered User | | | | | I had a 2010 JG with a really HUGE neck! 2011 FG with a slimmer neck... My '87 "Bozo-Glo" had the thinnest neck so far...
Just goes to show, you never know until you have it in hand to "test."
Good luck with your search!! |
02-04-2013, 08:44 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Northeastern PA | | | All Ricks from 1959 to the present are the same 1-5/8" plus. No 1-1/2" wide ones... |
02-04-2013, 08:49 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: US | | No collection is complete without one. Here is my 1980 4003: 
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02-04-2013, 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by king_biscuit  No collection is complete without one. Here is my 1980 4003: | Wow. That is all you need...well, All I would need! Nice set.
LOVE the Jazz. Debating whether to get the new Fender Version. Had it in 76.
Thanks for sharing.
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02-04-2013, 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted by king_biscuit No collection is complete without one. Here is my 1980 4003: | That's the classic bass pantheon right there!
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02-04-2013, 08:56 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: US | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Bassmunnky Wow. That is all you need...well, All I would need! Nice set.
LOVE the Jazz. Debating whether to get the new Fender Version. Had it in 76.
Thanks for sharing. | Thanks for the kind response. That Jazz is actually a 76 that weighs nine pounds and has a nice straight neck; it's my favorite bass. I'm sure the new 74 Fenders are going to be major cool, though!
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02-04-2013, 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted by pringlw That's the classic bass pantheon right there! |  Actually, I got the Ric out of the closet tonight because I haven't played it in a while. It has a pretty chunky neck (front to back), which I really like -- nice and stable!
OP, don't be scared of the neck, you will get used to anything if you give it a bit of time.
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02-04-2013, 09:08 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2012 Location: Louisville KY | | | 4001 there is no substitute!
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02-04-2013, 09:10 PM
| | | | yea i been playing with alot of basses p bass a stingray a atk a dean about everything and i really like the rick i think so imma buy one but i need a small neck one. i have small hands even a jazz gives me trouble |
02-04-2013, 09:24 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: West of Stumptown, USA | | | My hands are the size of a child's and I prefer necks larger than a Jazz profile.
Small hands does not equal necessity for a small neck. |
02-04-2013, 09:48 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Indy, IN | | Quote:
Originally Posted by king_biscuit No collection is complete without one. Here is my 1980 4003: | Wow! As much as I love all the new fangled, high tech, fancy pants boutique basses that I've seen and owned, your stable is just about as good as it gets! Well played, sir! 
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02-04-2013, 09:50 PM
| | | | the internet where everything is argument.. anyway yea i want a small neck |
02-04-2013, 09:51 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Woodinville, WA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Immigrant My hands are the size of a child's and I prefer necks larger than a Jazz profile.
Small hands does not equal necessity for a small neck. | Indeed. Although I do find that certain necks do work better with my hands. No bigger than 1 3/4, flatter radius, and a C shape is best for me.
My Ric isn't ideal, but it plays really well and I haven't had any issues. |
02-04-2013, 09:54 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Woodinville, WA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by th30nlyAket the internet where everything is argument.. anyway yea i want a small neck | When you say small neck, do you mean nut width, neck profile?
If you really like a Jazz, you might not like a Ric neck. The newer ones are pretty fat and a little bit wide. I had a 92' Ric that had a very nice thin neck. It definitely didn't seem like it was the claimed 1 5/8's. It was a beautiful neck. |
02-04-2013, 09:56 PM
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Originally Posted by willsellout When you say small neck, do you mean nut width, neck profile?
If you really like a Jazz, you might not like a Ric neck. The newer ones are pretty fat and a little bit wide. I had a 92' Ric that had a very nice thin neck. It definitely didn't seem like it was the claimed 1 5/8's. It was a beautiful neck. | both small both round and nut |
02-04-2013, 10:08 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Woodinville, WA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by th30nlyAket both small both round and nut | That's the thing with Ric's. They are the same width up and down the fretboard and the most recent ones (I have a 2012) is pretty fat. If I were you, I'd seek out somewhere that has some in stock and go and try one. Lots of people don't like them. I really like playing them. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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