NBD. The Rick-MAN

[MasterBrianD]

Wow! I am so jealous of that talent. I'd chop all my fingers off and blow up the house trying.

Same I can’t even do a pickup swap without breaking something else.

 

[Grizelda100]

That's some fantastic work. Congratulations on seeing your mad vision become a reality!
Enjoy and thanks' for sharing it with us.

 

[Jxff]

My smile kept getting wider as I clicked through the pics, very cool!!!

 

[jimmydean]

You nailed it mate , that is one nice design .

 

[Videojunkie]

Very cool. I'm nicknaming it Rick-Ray.

"I'm never calling it that..."

 

[Ric5]

Several months ago I set out to build myself a unique bass. A mash up between a Musicman and a Rickenbacker. It's finally completely done, and so here are some glamor shots.

Technical details:
Brand: home built.
Model: Rick-man
Scale: 34"
Strings: 5
Woods: Through Neck - Maple and Walnut with a Maple fretboard. Body - Mahogany with Birdseye Maple bookmatched top.
Pickups: (2x) Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounder SMB-5D
Electronics: Seymour Duncan MM preamp STC-M4, North/South coil taps with MN blend pot for PU selection
Bridge, 16mm Musicman Style
Tuners: Gotoh GB-11 (2L,3R)

The Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounder MM Ceramics are awesome sounding, and have great growl and presence. Having both the individual coil taps and the blend pot gives this bass an amazing range of tones. Basically the best of both a Jazz Bass and a Musicman combined. The pickup locations are based on the HH Stingray 5.


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Full build thread:
5 string Ricken-Musicman Bass.

cool and weird all at the same time.

 

[Videojunkie]

cool and weird all at the same time.

It's just close enough to be in the uncanny valley for both basses, especially the musicman.

 

[Videojunkie]

Way cool.

I'm having a mash up Rick made right now too.

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That purple quilt is going to look awesome! What kind of neck are you doing?

 

[JeezyMcNuggles]

That purple quilt is going to look awesome! What kind of neck are you doing?

They were supposed to do white shark fin inlays, but they messed up. They'll do it though. They know.

 

[D.M.N.]

Love the grain on the top.

Very cool. I'm nicknaming it Rick-Ray.

Maybe even a Raykenbacker.

 

[rojo412]

That is awesome, great job @Videojunkie !

Please, tell me you call it "Alan" for brevity.

(No brevity, but I'd go with "Hans Gruber.")

 

[Qlanq]

That is a cool machine. The headstock, though, love it.
Nice job.

 

[Microbass]

Hot damn, thats awesome! Let us hear it!

 

[bongostealth]

That's a seriously cool and funky bass! I love it!! Any way you could post some audio clips of it??

 

[otp57]

Several months ago I set out to build myself a unique bass. A mash up between a Musicman and a Rickenbacker. It's finally completely done, and so here are some glamor shots.

Technical details:
Brand: home built.
Model: Rick-man
Scale: 34"
Strings: 5
Woods: Through Neck - Maple and Walnut with a Maple fretboard. Body - Mahogany with Birdseye Maple bookmatched top.
Pickups: (2x) Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounder SMB-5D
Electronics: Seymour Duncan MM preamp STC-M4, North/South coil taps with MN blend pot for PU selection
Bridge, 16mm Musicman Style
Tuners: Gotoh GB-11 (2L,3R)
Now that's HOT PORN (the bass).


The Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounder MM Ceramics are awesome sounding, and have great growl and presence. Having both the individual coil taps and the blend pot gives this bass an amazing range of tones. Basically the best of both a Jazz Bass and a Musicman combined. The pickup locations are based on the HH Stingray 5.


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Full build thread:
5 string Ricken-Musicman Bass.

Several months ago I set out to build myself a unique bass. A mash up between a Musicman and a Rickenbacker. It's finally completely done, and so here are some glamor shots.

Technical details:
Brand: home built.
Model: Rick-man
Scale: 34"
Strings: 5
Woods: Through Neck - Maple and Walnut with a Maple fretboard. Body - Mahogany with Birdseye Maple bookmatched top.
Pickups: (2x) Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounder SMB-5D
Electronics: Seymour Duncan MM preamp STC-M4, North/South coil taps with MN blend pot for PU selection
Bridge, 16mm Musicman Style
Tuners: Gotoh GB-11 (2L,3R)

The Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounder MM Ceramics are awesome sounding, and have great growl and presence. Having both the individual coil taps and the blend pot gives this bass an amazing range of tones. Basically the best of both a Jazz Bass and a Musicman combined. The pickup locations are based on the HH Stingray 5.


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Full build thread:
5 string Ricken-Musicman Bass.

Please upload audio of your bass singing,,, PLeaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

 

[Flamingo21]

That's a nice little theatrical touch there, to start the photo series with the closed case.

Brand: home built.

JunkieBass?

 

[Videojunkie]

So, I'm working on putting together a demo piece. Part of it (the long pole in the tent) is pulling together all the build shots into a slideshow to use as the video.

 

[JRA]

that's a lot of very nice work! and it's a pretty special NBD when you're building it yourself --- what a great looking ax you've created --- i assume it's a monster player in all respects! congratulations on your new instrument!

 

[dave64o]

That’s awesome! Looking forward to hearing the demo clips.

 

[Ric5]

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