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Honestly, depends on the venue. If you're playing gigs at venues with proper monitors capable of different monitor mixes, then it's super easy to go without an amp. I've played several shows with my bass straight into the house DI (even though I carry my own DI), and it worked out great! But...

Thanks! I'll try playing around with the amp some more, and maybe investigate a subtle overdrive.

'Zig Zag Wanderer' by Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band Recorder April 1967 Starts at 1:32 I have a Jazz Bass and a Eden Nemesis 2x12. What pedals might help me get closer to that enormous beefy sound? Is it an overdrive? Slight fuzz? EQ? Compression? I'm having trouble figuring...

I've played shows where I just plug my bass into the sound guy's DI Box and used the monitors as... monitors. No amp at all. Sounded great, actually. Other times I've just used a DI box, other times just a compressor, again without an amp. But if you're looking into being in a band for the...

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OK, it's a fantastic bass, but it's time for decisive action. Price revised to $1,000 shipped to the continental US. Cash/PayPal only. No trades.

Spanky(Andy) - if it's crooked, it's probably my doing as I installed the pickup into the existing cavity. It hasn't bothered me at all.

Mapleglo with white is my favorite.

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What, I'd have to wait ten days until it's in stock? This backlog is outrageous!! :rollno: Just today I got an online quote that was $439.99 less than that, including shipping, for a new 4003 that is in stock. Smokey's mama told me I better shop around, so I did. And that was just the first stop.

Some of the earliest Rickenbackers from the 1930s bare the brand name Electro, and in the late 50s or early 60s they revived the name for a line of' student' or 'budget' instruments. They were made in the same factory, but with less involved construction featuring set necks rather than...

Recording the Beatles, page 520: "During the Let it Be sessions, Glyn Johns recorded Paul's bass exclusively using DI. The large Bassman cabinet was still connected so that the sound of the bass could be heard and felt in the room, but all bass going onto the multi-track tapes was a direct...

Exactly. Which is why I don't understand why the backlog is a issue to anyone but dealers and people with special orders. The instruments are out there.

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And so...? Are you a dealer? People who complain about the wait seem to not understand that you can search for them on the Internet. Find one that's in stock somewhere and buy it. Voila. It's at your door. Any individual who wants to purchase a Rickenbacker can find them online pretty...

Rickenbackers have always been made in Southern California, and Santa Ana since at least the 50s IIRC. They produce at a reasonable capacity. Factory space ain't cheap in Santa Ana. It's a family-owned business too, and that's where the family lives. They'e invested in a staff of experienced...

How exactly does this stifle competition? I know Martin guitars doesn't allow dealers to post the true 'sale' price as well. The point of it is so that you'll call/email the dealer and talk to someone about the price. It's not difficult to find out the actual sale price of these instruments...

In 1968, a 4001 bass had a list price of $429.50, which, adjusted for inflation, is $2,780 in 2012 money. In 2012, a 4003 bass has a list price of $2,159. If anything Rickenbackers are quite a bit *less* expensive (relatively) than they used to be. What's changed, with the globalization of...

Rickenbacker also goes out of their way to use sustainably farmed woods, sourced from American growers when possible, and uses (relatively) environmentally sensitive finishes on their instruments. Rickenbacker is privately owned as well, as opposed to most other makers who need to report to a...

Made in the USA in limited quantities by a family that values their product and their workers. When you buy a Rickenbacker, you not only purchase a boutique-quality instrument, you support Rickenbacker's business practices.

Rhythm guitarists generally play chords. Lead guitarists generally play scales. That's just the way it is. Sure, ideally your rhythm guitarist is curious enough about his/her instrument to learn new techniques, new ways to voice chords, ways to groove with the rest of the rhythm section, and...

My first bass was a Ventura SG bass copy. I needed a better bass, so I saved up and found a good deal on a German Hofner 500/2 club bass which appealed to me due to its association with Paul McCartney (Hofner) and Tina Weymouth (Hofner Club Bass). I've tried all kinds of basses since then -...

This page shows a microphone to the right of Paul's vocal mic that was probably used to give some 'live' atmosphere and would have probably picked up a bit of his bass cab, but looks like it's pointed at the drums rather than at his cab. And considering that all the other amps on the rooftop...

Yes, here we note the lack of microphones in front of Paul's Bassman amp, so it seems reasonable to conclude that he must have been recorded direct during the rooftop concert. From this angle there appears to be a little stand or something in front of his amp, but from other angles it's clear...

Although I don't have the book here with me, I'm quite certain that the book Recording the Beatles says that Paul only used the Fender Bassman amps for monitoring and that Glyn Johns recorded the bass direct. In fact, if you actually watch the rooftop concert you'll notice that there are no...

If you can get a good price on the bass you want, go for it. There's never going to be a consensus on the results of the lined versus unlined debate. Either way, you'll have some learning to do, and my view is that a person is more likely to play a bass that they like, which helps them learn...

I have Chromes on my fretless. They're fine, but stiffer than I'd like. It's interesting to experiment with other strings, but I after a few weeks I usually find myself wishing I'd put Thomastik Jazz Flats on instead.

I have a Squier VM fretless Jazz that I like playing. I also have two spare pickups lying around: a Dark Star and a Rickenbacker toaster. I'm toying with the idea of putting the Dark Star in the neck position and the toaster at the bridge. Pros: I love the sound of the Dark Star Dark Star...

1. Player a. Ears b. Fingers 2. Ability to hear yourself a. Amp b. PA 3. Bass a. Comfort/familiarity 1. Scale 2. Fretted or fretless b. Love of the sound you make 1. Model 2. Solid or Hollow 3. Pickup 4. Strings...

After playing it again, I've decided I'm not sure I want to sell it, so I'm taking it off the market for now. Sorry!

Rickenbacker is a much smaller, family-owned company that makes essentially 'boutique' heritage instruments built entirely in the USA. They have a production schedule, and some days they make 4003s, or 360s, or 330s, or 620s, or 4004s, or 5001s, or 381s, etc and so forth. Please do not bring...

Two more - the rough patch in the original finish on the back, and a closeup of the Dark Star.

As requested, more photos. Here is a picture looking down the neck, and a picture of the back of the neck.

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It is indeed a DS-1, which was the model recommended to me for this model by Fred Hammon. Three pickguard holes were filled, along with two holes from when the thumb rest lived below the strings. The holes that are filled are the ones closest to the neck. There are six holes are unfilled...

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