Recent content by Spike-

I like to spit on people first, before insulting them. My comments about Ric5 are accurate, it's just that his rant about the RRF forum and Rickenbacker players was deleted by a mod in the last thread.

Ric5 likes to blow simple issues out of proportion because he has a sorespot about Rickenbacker players due to his time on the RRF forum, i'd take what he says with a grain of salt. In reality, all but a few don't have a problem with people modding Rickenbacker basses unless they're A) trying to...

Unrelated but minor gripe about the UPS in my area. If you pay for guarenteed shipping, like 2-day or 3-day, they won't deliver the item untill the exact estimated time. For example, if I get 3-day Fedex shipping, they will put it on the truck to my house as soon as it's at the local facility...

There's one for sale right now on the RRF for 850$ Invalid Link Removed

Well the 3000s were the budget line. Bare minimum, single pickup, no frills what-so-ever.

Way overpriced.

For the sake of arguement, 675$ in 1989, adjusted for inflation, would be a little over 1100$ in todays money. If you consider the ever increasing cost of manufacturing and distributing instruments, and the fact that their basses are still actaully made in the U.S.A, Rickenbacker hasen't jumped...

It's a 4080/12. A 4 string bass and a 12 string guitar. I don't think there are any copies of it.

Isn't that why the Cheyenne and Laredo models exist?

Pearloid does look good.

Neon pink + gold pickguard is probably the worst color combination i've ever seen. :rollno: The green isn't too bad, though.

I don't know anyone who actaully uses the mute though.

For close to 800$, you might as well just save up the rest and get a real Rick used. Way too much for a copy IMO that only kinda-sorta matches the asthetics and tone of the real deal.

What I don't get is, if he gets bent out of shape over one ding, why does he want to put more in it and 'relic' it? :rollno:

I have a 30+ year old Rick that was gigged frequently and used in several bands, and it might as well be new. That CV finish is like armor plating. Some people like that, some people hate it.