rickenbacker tone

[DADGUITARD]

anyone know any bass' that make a good rickenbacker like tone that doesent cost an arm and leg.

[Yerf Dog]

Stolen Rickenbacker?

[DADGUITARD]

even so they are too hard to find.

[bill reed]

Rockinbetter or Rebelrocker if you live in Austraila, made in China in the Tokai factory. think the newer 22 fret ones are made in the korea tokai factory.

[DADGUITARD]

Originally Posted by bill reed

Rockinbetter or Rebelrocker if you live in Austraila, made in China in the Tokai factory. think the newer 22 fret ones are made in the korea tokai factory.

do they hold up well, have you tried them?

[bill reed]

Originally Posted by DADGUITARD

do they hold up well, have you tried them?

I have a Rockinbetter and i do get that McCartney/Lemmy sound. has a really good tone and bags of sustain.
if your looking for a Squires sound you would need to fit flats to get near his sound.

[DADGUITARD]

Originally Posted by bill reed

I have a Rockinbetter and i do get that McCartney/Lemmy sound. has a really good tone and bags of sustain.
if your looking for a Squires sound you would need to fit flats to get near his sound.

im not looking for a lemmy, McCartney or squire tone im looking for an alex griffin tone who you've probs never heard of hes awesome.

[lug]

Peavey T40 in series mode.

[DADGUITARD]

Originally Posted by lug

Peavey T40 in series mode.

do they still make those

[Ric5]

Jazz bass ... turn all the knobs to 10 and roll of the bridge pickup enough to get the single coil tone.

I build my own frankensteined parts basses and I put pickups in the Rick positions. Bridge pickup 4" to 5" from the bridge and the neck pickup in about the 24th fret position. Also basses with a maple body and a maple fretboard get closer to that tone. The 4 band Audere preamp can help, it has high and low mids. Boost high mids to get the Ricky clank.

[ko stradivarius]

Originally Posted by DADGUITARD

do they still make those

I scan the midwest Craigslists every day and they pop up very fequently. Cost ranges from $150 -$500. Usually between $250-$350.

[DADGUITARD]

Originally Posted by Ric5

Jazz bass ... turn all the knobs to 10 and roll of the bridge pickup enough to get the single coil tone.

I build my own frankensteined parts basses and I put pickups in the Rick positions. Bridge pickup 4" to 5" from the bridge and the neck pickup in about the 24th fret position. Also basses with a maple body and a maple fretboard get closer to that tone. The 4 band Audere preamp can help, it has high and low mids. Boost high mids to get the Ricky clank.

can mim jazz' get that tone

[pocketgroove]

Originally Posted by ko stradivarius

I scan the midwest Craigslists every day and they pop up very fequently. Cost ranges from $150 -$500. Usually between $250-$350.

Where are these $150 T40s that you speak of?!

[DADGUITARD]

Originally Posted by ko stradivarius

I scan the midwest Craigslists every day and they pop up very fequently. Cost ranges from $150 -$500. Usually between $250-$350.

hmm i cant buy stuff online so ill look in my local classifieds and see if one ever pops up.
those t40's are sexy.

[thisSNsucks]

Originally Posted by lug

Peavey T40 in series mode.

T-40 for sure. I played one last week and it was VERY close sounding to my Ric.

[Ric5]

Originally Posted by DADGUITARD

do they still make those

No

[bassmachine2112]

Bite the bullet time I,m afraid.
If you want that sound/tone there is only one answer.

[IPA]

Originally Posted by DADGUITARD

im not looking for a lemmy, McCartney or squire tone im looking for an alex griffin tone who you've probs never heard of hes awesome.

I "probs" have actually.

[ko stradivarius]

Originally Posted by pocketgroove

Where are these $150 T40s that you speak of?!

Keep looking. Not very often that low but its happened before.

[jlepre]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Griffin