The Rickenbacker Club Part Seven - Page 23

PaulBoyer · #**441** 01-22-2013, 07:45 AM

Yes, and a bunch of one-off basses in experimental colors that they've sold on eBay. Who knows, maybe they'll choose one of them for a COY sometime in the future!

NYCbassist · #**442** 01-22-2013, 02:38 PM

I had a great jam today with a really good Blues guitarist/Singer. My Drummer, Guitarist and I basically auditioned him and Vice-Versa. We all agreed to put a show together and He already has gigs lined up. He complimented the sound of the Ric about 10 times. It really did sound great through the LH1000 & Avatars. The Ric is all completely stock with Factory strings. I was able to dial in the perfect amount of growl just by tweaking my Tone Knobs. I am Stoked

I realised I won't be needing my Milk Box Compressor because it all sounds great as is.

kcole4001 · #**443** 01-22-2013, 04:06 PM

I find I only have to adjust my bridge pickup tone to achieve the effect I want, though rarely I use both tone controls, though I back off the neck pup only slightly.
When using the bridge pup control, I generally find about 65-75% full to be my favored range.
Plucking style and location make up the rest of the tonal equation.

Sartori · #**444** 01-22-2013, 04:09 PM

I very rarely use the tone controls.

Niff · #**445** 01-22-2013, 04:12 PM

^i don't use tone controls either, wide open on both, bridge pickup solo'd if playing with a pick, both on if fingers for ultimate ric tone dynamics. considering adding in that switch to bypass tone/volume completely like discussed in the s/d thread for a super hot output for feedback purposes.

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Originally Posted by 2nd Wind

Nope, flat under tension of strings at pitch.

this is how it is supposed to be done. you won't find a tech (unless they love rics) that says this is correct though, which is why i learned to do this myself. i was nearly put off rics entirely by a store setup 4003 with a baseball bat neck with too much relief.

i play a '77 thin neck 4001 with chrome flats, C standard tuning and a relatively low action (slight buzz on open low C for tonal purposes) so it is easy to get it to the 'dead straight' neck level.

Nick901 · #**446** 01-23-2013, 07:31 AM

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Originally Posted by RhynoRock

That's myself at Peabody's in Cleveland, throwin the hair around.

EDIT: Oops, forgot to add my number request!

483

Welcome to the club!

Nick901 · #**447** 01-23-2013, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by CMYKdream

Hi guys,

I'm fairly new to the forums, and just imported my first Rickenbacker to Australia! Can I please get a number? :-)

The price differences are crazy. A new 4003 goes for over $3500 US here. I ended up paying $1900 US by importing and because the seller declared it as a used item I didn't even have to pay import tax!

484

Welcome to the club!

Nick901 · #**448** 01-23-2013, 07:34 AM

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I don't want to steal CMYK's Fireglo thunder, so I'll post better pics later. However, I'll gladly take a # in the meantime

Glad to finally be a part of this club. It's been a long and winding road of saving, selling, and dealing with QC issues. One year later, I finally have my dream Ric!

485

Welcome to the club!

Duke21 · #**449** 01-23-2013, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Sartori

I very rarely use the tone controls.

Same here, only volume control.

Basstreble · #**450** 01-23-2013, 09:51 AM

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Hey I'm a huge McCartney fan! So I've got this British 4001S Fireglow! I'd be honored to be in this group!(P.S. I also have got a few other Ricks but they're guitars😉.)

2nd Wind · #**451** 01-23-2013, 11:01 AM

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Attachment 312995 Hey I'm a huge McCartney fan! So I've got this British 4001S Fireglow! I'd be honored to be in this group!(P.S. I also have got a few other Ricks but they're guitars😉.)

That is a very nice 4001C64 bass. What happened to the horseshoes?

Matt R. · #**452** 01-23-2013, 12:16 PM

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My 2012 Mapleglo. Dead straight and plays amazing.

MYRIC4003 · #**453** 01-23-2013, 01:22 PM

I'm new to the TB forums. My RIC is a 4003 Mapleglow,left handed, but I had the factory string it as a righty. I've played righty's upside down all my life and finally sprung for a lefty model. The only noticble change is the trussrod cover. I asked RIC for the upswing version. Best bass I've ever played since I started in 1964.

Jaymi · #**454** 01-23-2013, 01:25 PM

Welcome! Feel free to post pics of your Ric

Lazarus.Bird · #**455** 01-23-2013, 01:38 PM

Anyone catch The Lumineers on SNL? The bass player didn't do a whole lot of bass playing, but when he did he had a shadow Ric.

Basstreble · #**456** 01-23-2013, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by 2nd Wind

That is a very nice 4001C64 bass. What happened to the horseshoes?

Well I found them to be getting in the way. So I had to take out the whole pickup out and I unscrewed it from the bottom. Now I have it like this where I filled in the empty space with this plastic bit that also came with a thumb rest.

PaulBoyer · #**457** 01-23-2013, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Lazarus.Bird

Anyone catch The Lumineers on SNL? The bass player didn't do a whole lot of bass playing, but when he did he had a shadow Ric.

Good catch! Not really a Shadow, but a Jetglo 4003 (possibly a late 4001) with a black replacement pick guard. I see more and more contemporary artists choosing Rick basses.

Jaymi · #**458** 01-23-2013, 02:42 PM

at least they have taste

Jaymi · #**459** 01-23-2013, 02:44 PM

The only one left in this pic is the all black 4003s BT

Rockin Mike · #**460** 01-23-2013, 02:45 PM

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My 2012 Mapleglo. Dead straight and plays amazing.

How did you measure the straightness?