I don’t own a Ric but I likely will at some point. I had one (4001, 4003?) forced upon me by an overbearing band leader for a summer of mod country shows and once my hand stopped falling into the bridge pickup I loved it. The bass is the only thing I miss about that summer. The only thing holding me back is the price point.
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I know Rics are junk and all...
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Laredo. Chrome hardware,all maple body,laquered fretboard.
Vs Cheyenne,gold hardware,maple/walnut body,unfinished fretboard.
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Oh, my EYES!
I sure don’t like the look, but I played one recently and was surprised how much I liked the playability.
Ricky threads are always going to come down to Geddy Lee.
The truth is we may never know what all was used and when. Even Geddy Lee himself, recollects sometimes about what he did what with, when, and where. We're relying mostly on his, bandmates, or roadies /techs memories, which like the rest of us, isn't 100% perfect at times, and gets worse with age.
Even in this video where he's talking about the '72, he "thinks" it was Moving Pictures he decided to try a different bass and grabbed the '72 Jazz that he had bought in a pawn shop a few years before for $200 bucks.
And to be fair, as many basses as the guy has in his collection, and as many times as he's been in the studio and live on stage with them, there's no way he can remember everything about them all.
I've owned 4 basses over the last 42 years. And the very first one, a tobacco sunburst, P bass copy, is about all I can tell you about that bass. I can't even remember what rig I used to play it through or what eventually happened to that bass. My 2nd bass & rig, a Carvin LB 70, and a 400 watt Peavey MegaBass head and 1820 cab I remember quite well, but still can't definitely say which year I got those in, all I can say is it was the mid 90s. And my two current basses and rig I own of course will eventually fall into memory lapses as well over time.
Sometimes I can’t even remember what I had for breakfast.
Boy, I couldn’t have said that better myself. That is exactly my experience with my 70’s 4001. That said, I would hardly call it junk, it’s just as you said, I had no use for it. Good post.
Oh, my EYES!
Well,as you may remember,i sold this bass,and subsequent owners restored her to her original glory. But i used it as shown as my only bass for over a decade.
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
I had a couple of them over the years. I liked them, and always thought they would be keepers. Until the weren't. They sounded good, had good ergos, and were absolutely beautiful. For whatever reason, they just weren't my thing. They are so beautiful that I'll may end up buying one someday to see if anything changed in the failure to bond with Rics department.
I bond easily with Thunderbirds, so maybe that's the issue.
I bond easily with Thunderbirds, so maybe that's the issue.
Very clever Spidey........
I have my moments... now, I have to convince the missus...
Easier to ask for forgiveness than permission....as they say.
Usually, preceded by, 'I am so in the doghouse', with lots of flirty smiles and eyelashes batting...
... needless to say, she hates it, when I do this.
- option 4 - toggle and two volume controls, no need for a tone control when one is going for that roundwound string sound.
That was the reverse universe Who.
...predate MP. To me, anyway.
Is that a RIC factory produced item?
Yeah, right.
You should never trust a Chilean taxi driver!
Andrew Winter.
I am pretty sure Paul Boyer has some better photos of the bass.
