I know Rics are junk and all...

[Jeff Scott]

You have to put the neck in a vice to adjust.

I don't know who told you that but it's not even remotely true.

Yeah, it's pretty amazing the amount of BS that's out there. What's even more amazing is there are people out there who actually believe it all.

 

[Oberst]

Cliff Burton!

Welcome to the Hotel California

 

[Slevage]

Sometimes I just plain forget to eat, lol. Then after a day or two I get a headache and it's "oh yeah, I need to eat."

I get a cup of coffee— that buys me another day.

 

[Slevage]

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Welcome to the Hotel California

Complete with flats.

 

[Scottgun]

Yeah, right.

Which is what I would think, but again, you go to get a price and what you get is gratuitous mystery. At best it's stupid business. At worst shenanigans.

 

[woodyng2]

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Saw them open for Yes in 1972. Spotted the maple 4001, and remember thinking
“That doesn’t sound anything like Chris Squire’s Rick!”

 

[Paul Boyer]

- 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.

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I am pretty sure Paul Boyer has some better photos of the bass.

Yep! This is the one in the book:

But I've also seen photos of Maurice with a full-trim 4001 (White or Mapleglo) and a Fireglo RM1999 which may be this one before it was repainted.

 

[Spectrum]

Rics are junk? This is me playing with my junk in public.

 

[Spidey2112]

This is me playing with my junk in public.

 

[bobyoung53]

Rics are junk? This is me playing with my junk in public.

I can hear the pulled up tailpiece from here! I think I also hear a few paint bubbles.

 

[Jeff Scott]

Which is what I would think, but again, you go to get a price and what you get is gratuitous mystery. At best it's stupid business. At worst shenanigans.

The "Call for price" thing is far more common than you, apparently, know.

Yep! This is the one in the book:

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But I've also seen photos of Maurice with a full-trim 4001 (White or Mapleglo) and a Fireglo RM1999 which may be this one before it was repainted.

 

[Scottgun]

The "Call for price" thing is far more common than you, apparently, know.

That just means there's more dumb to go around.

Oh yeah. I just got my email from Musicians Friend:

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Item: 513600000204000
$2,249.00

 

[Axstar]

Is that a RIC factory produced item?

We both know the answer to that. My point is that *anything* to do with Ric basses is expensive. The handful of aftermarket pickups available are all more expensive than a good swathe of P and J pickups.

In an ideal world the bezel would be included with every bass as a freebie, but that would require RIC to admit that their designs are fallible.