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Anyone else not like Ricks?

#22
lug said:
As long as the toad licking, orange peal sniffing, dog wrong-way rubbing, orangutan-hating, raw dough-chomping, non-blinker passing, late tax-filing, long lunch-taking, New York City Salsa-eating, commie-pinko-fascist rick haters stay civil, I so no reason tht this thread needs to be deleted.
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So, I take it you don't dislike them??
 
#24
I was pretty much raised on the 'classic' Rick sound, from Rush to Yes, it's one of my most cherished bass sounds.

I finally got me a 4001 and in a nutshell I hate the feel. The cover gets in the way, I take it off and there's a bloody great hole! So she's got to go. Neck's too thin also. I think I'll be playing a Fender P forever.

So I'll always have a place in my heart for these remarkable, unique beasts. They're just not for me.:crying:
 
#28
I think Rickenbacker make the best looking guitars... in the world... ever..!!!

The tone is much more subject to taste than the look, and let's face it, it really should be about the sound. I often describe it as a whiskey drinkin', Marlboro smokin' opera singer. If you prefer your sound to be honey gargling, menthol smoking choir boy then look elsewhere. I too have trouble getting a really deep rich bass from my Ric without much twiddling of knobs. In all other areas the Ric bass is truly versatile and gets the sound and power that others simply can't achieve. Even some active basses struggle to keep up on raw output.

As for the feel...? Maybe it's much a question of what you're used too. That said migrating to the Ric when I first bought it was no great effort.

And as a Ric fan, I welcome your comments, derogatory or not...!!!
 
#29
Has to be the ugliest thing ever made on planet Earth, ever. Looks like a junkyard full of old switches, knobs, and thrown away chrome, and cut out with a blowtorch. Neck like a toothpick. Sounds like a neutered bass. Shouldn't even be allowed to carry the bass name.
 
#36
I owned one in 1986. It was my neighbors 4001 1983. (I guess the nickname for them is the frying pan bass). He played it a few times. It sat in the case for 3 yrs. Gave him $400 for it(mint). Played it for a few years. I thought the open E sounded kind of dead. Eventually sold it and bought a SMITH.
 
#37
I've posted this before in Rickenbacker threads: I love the look, and I love the sounds they make when other people play them. You know the old "The sound is in your hands" saying? My hands + Rickenbacker basses = pure, unfiltered suck. I can hand the same bass to somebody else and it gets that classic Rick sound. With me? Crap.

If I ever find a Rick that sounds right with me playing it, I'm buying it on site.
 
#38
bigcatJC said:
I've posted this before in Rickenbacker threads: I love the look, and I love the sounds they make when other people play them. You know the old "The sound is in your hands" saying? My hands + Rickenbacker basses = pure, unfiltered suck. I can hand the same bass to somebody else and it gets that classic Rick sound. With me? Crap.

If I ever find a Rick that sounds right with me playing it, I'm buying it on site.
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That could have been part of my problem--I just couldn't get a decent sound out of the ones I have played. I've heard others do it, but I just can't.
 

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