NBD - 70's Ric Copy Identification

[Deleted member 264575]

Dude. that is awesome. Where did you find that?

Its Dymaxion script font. There's a font generator here.

 

[jacolyte]

I'm just a bit confused about the thumbrest. The 2388 and 2389 in the catalogue and the pictures above have thumbrests. My Ibanez didn't have a thumbrest, the users bass doesn't have a thumbrest or srewholes for a thumbrest. Maybe they came without one installed in later years.

is that considered a thumbrest? for your thumb? underneath the strings? for your thumb? a thumbrest?

 

[Bourbongangster]

is that considered a thumbrest? for your thumb? underneath the strings? for your thumb? a thumbrest?

Check this out:

P Bass thumb rest....

 

[iiipopes]

With the micro-checker binding, I remember when these basses were new. It is probably an Electra, although the factory it came out of made many similar instruments for several different companies. One giveaway is the pickups: these pickups are on many different basses of all kinds, including a Ventura P-copy my high school owned in the '70's.

 

[iiipopes]

is that considered a thumbrest? for your thumb? underneath the strings? for your thumb? a thumbrest?

If it is underneath, it is also sometimes called a "tugbar" for the four fingers while you use your thumb, as in the P-bass link posted above.

 

[ultra60]

the pickups and binding look Ibanez to me... earlier than '77. I had a '77 with Ric looking pickups. However, I've never seen an Ibanez with maple neck and black inlays.

 

[Bourbongangster]

the pickups and binding look Ibanez to me... earlier than '77. I had a '77 with Ric looking pickups. However, I've never seen an Ibanez with maple neck and black inlays.

Dang it, that's a good point. So now my best guess is that it's an Ibanez body with an Electra neck... maybe? I don't know what to believe any more.

 

[DirkP]

Black markers and maple neck, but fretless:

Ibanez Rare 2388 Lawsuit Fretless Electric Bass Guitar 1976 Natural

Ibanez Rickenbacker Lawsuit 4001 Checker Binding Maple


But who tells us, if the above mentioned basses (or bass) are really Ibanez?

It might be a Kasuga!!!

 

[Bourbongangster]

Black markers and maple neck, but fretless:

Ibanez Rare 2388 Lawsuit Fretless Electric Bass Guitar 1976 Natural

Ibanez Rickenbacker Lawsuit 4001 Checker Binding Maple


But who tells us, if the above mentioned basses (or bass) are really Ibanez?

It might be a Kasuga!!!

Interesting... The Kasuga is really close but the neck pickup is smaller than the on in mine. Thanks for giving me hope again that my bass is in fact an Ibanez.

 

[ultra60]

This looks like your bass. However, the link does not take us to the picture... that I could find, and the logo is too small to read. But look at how the black inlays seem to match yours:

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[Bourbongangster]

I've looked at that picture a million times thinking the same thing... And it's an Electra (see attached picture). Now I can't remember why I was so sure the body is an Ibanez.

 

[ultra60]

Looks to me like you've got both the body and neck of an Electra Corsair. Look at the pics in the completed auction. I think it's very cool.

Vintage Japanese Made Electra Corsair Bass. Awesome!

 

[DirkP]

Looks to me like you've got both the body and neck of an Electra Corsair. Look at the pics in the completed auction. I think it's very cool.

Vintage Japanese Made Electra Corsair Bass. Awesome!

The True Bass Detectives

 

[Mosstone]

Tell our contestants what they've won!

 

[Bourbongangster]

Looks to me like you've got both the body and neck of an Electra Corsair. Look at the pics in the completed auction. I think it's very cool.

Vintage Japanese Made Electra Corsair Bass. Awesome!

Winner, winner, chicken dinner! Without a doubt, this is an Electra Corsair 2279.

 

[DirkP]

I hereby declare my resignation from the True Detective Bass Corps. The Electra/Tokai conspiracy has taken over the public discourse. And they are right.

 

[Third Stone From the Sun]

I need one of these Ric copied but all I see are the 1000 dollars ones. Might aswell save up to get a real one. I must not be looking in the right spot

 

[Gilmourisgod]

Nice score! Those "lawsuit" basses were pretty well made. You might consider swapping out the bridge pup with a Ric high gain....or not, if you like how it sounds.

 

[Bourbongangster]

Nice score! Those "lawsuit" basses were pretty well made. You might consider swapping out the bridge pup with a Ric high gain....or not, if you like how it sounds.

Hmmm... Now you got me thinking. Actually, as I'm thinking about it and typing this, I really like how old and completely jacked up the pups are that are in it. It has a sound all its own as is.

 

[Bourbongangster]

Thanks again for all your help everyone. Now I need to decide what to put on the truss rod cover. A couple ideas that I had:

1. Nothing. Leave it blank. It looks pretty sexy as is.
2. My parents gave me the bass for my birthday. Their names are Chuck and Bec, so I was thinking Chuckenbecker. Everyone I've told that idea to thought it was awesome.
3. I've been referring to it as my "Ric Bass", so Ricbass, Rickbass, Ric Bass, or Rick Bass
4. Since it's an Electra Corsair, a couple other ideas were ElectRic, Electrick, or just doing either Electra or Electra Corsair.
5. Any other ideas?