desire to see ricks

there mine, i love her so much, but it need new strings BAD

i dont have my MIA p anymore, mad a stupid choice to sell it :scowl:

 

My 1976 4001 Autumnglo:



This is definitely one of my all-time favorite basses...

 

rick pics

 

Ricks rule.

 

Nice How much were all of those?

 

it doesn't matter

 

Im Diggin the Fretless.

 

My '94 4003:

 

'03 4003


This one's a '77 Greco 4001 copy, but it's pretty just the same...

 

I played a Ric once, and I couldn't tell if I liked it or not because it had the damn pup cover and needed a set-up.....

 

God, I would kill to have back my jetglo Ric 4003. I just didn't know what I was doing at the time. I went from heavy metal and hardcore guitar to rock and blues bass playing in the last year or so. I sold the Ricky a couple of years ago to help pay of my Line 6 Vetta. ::sniff:: What was I thinking?

Anyway, those were some beautiful Rics, thanks for showing them, guys. I especially liked the Autumnglow, never seen one like it.

 

You mean this one? Thanks man, yeah, I really love this bass and lucked out when I got it. I think what I like about Autumnglo is that it's kind of a natural finish, but with the sunburst effect of Fireglo without the red! Keep your eyes open, good used 4001s and 4003s (and other models too!) are lurking here and there!

 

One of the cons of removing the pickup cover is the big gaping hole that's left! Though Pickguardian makes a bridge pickup plate that I'm thinking of getting myself!

I have another Rick with the cover, and I am definitely planning on taking it off - it just gets in the way for me, especially when using a pick. But if you watch videos of Chris Squire, he's still got his and picks between the cover and the bridge. The original covers affected the sound, but nowadays their just made of plastic and have no effect on the sound (not sure of the exact date of that transition, but I'm pretty sure it was during the '70s at the latest?).

I'm sure other folks will pipe in!

Oh, and one more thing: check out the Rickenbacker Forum, some definite Rickenmaniacs there, but also a wealth of great information!

 

I heard some wishbone Ash on the radio today followed by Moterhear 'Bomber'. Hearing Lemmy on his Ric made me have another look at this thread.

Great stuff!

Matthew

 

Yeah, originally, the bridge pickup was a "horseshoe" pickup. The "cover" was actually two horseshoe-shaped magnets and they were integral to the pickup. Sometime in the 70s I think, Rickenbacker changed to a more conventional pickup (called "HiGains"), and they added the cover to preserve the look.

 

My Ric4001 from februari 1977.
Mine is 7 years older than me

 

wow - that thing is sweet! burgundyglo? rubyglo?