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*Official* MF MID Rickenbacker Sale thread

How Satisfied Are You With Your New Rick?

  • Very Satisfied

    Votes: 47 45.6%

  • Satisfied

    Votes: 18 17.5%

  • Neutral

    Votes: 19 18.4%

  • Unsatisfied

    Votes: 7 6.8%

  • Very Unsatisified

    Votes: 12 11.7%
  • Total voters
    103
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#501
Toastfuzz said:
A Step Towards' words are 100% true. Can we please stop debating it?
Is anybody a member on the Rickenbacker forums? I would love to hear an official explanation of this whole deal... like I said, I'm holding judgement until its all said and done, because if I get a money sweet Ric for $1150 I'm happy. But would be very curious to know the circumstance of these basses and how they made it out of the Ric factory and into the MF warehouse, as the noted flaws seem to be related to both Ric and MF alike.
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Please. Its rather obvious that there all new , sealed basses, anyone arguing against that is going up a hill because there wrong. Also as quickie said all used basses are marked in the used section but stated as scratch and dent models , they then take close photos of the damage , or they sell the instrument to a online store that then sells them on ebay , under the name soundcheapmusic or something close to that.


Aceonbass- is a member on the rick forum , he uses the same name and font there , i have followed it.


I'm the same , I am not bashing rick. I am going to wait tell I get my next bass before I make a judgement and even if the next one is a lemon I still will look at ricks in the future, will i pay 2000$? nope, will i buy online? nope.

Ricks are sweet its just finding the right one , so far I found one that shouldnt have left the factory.


This is the most money I have spent on a bass , doesnt matter if i spent 1169, 1300 , or 2000$ , i expect a bass free from flaws my 144$ new squier doesnt have.
 
#504
I feel like when you go to mcdonalds you see these nice burger advertised and what you get doesnt look like that.


Here is how white the binding should be , but honestly I dont mind yellow binding as long as the rest is solid. I dont see glue at the end of the board eithier.

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#505
DasBassDude said:
Hmmm, that might be an easy one to explain. If you go back over posts regarding the finish on other Rick sites, you will see that they switched from conversion varnish (which yellows) to a non yellowing UV cured polyester finish around a year ago. My guess is that the ones that are yellowing actually have the old cv finish on them, so they yellow over time.
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From when the basses were made til now seems pretty quick for a finish to yellow regardless of its composition. My speculation was not that the finish itself yellowed, but rather the binding itself. Fluorescent lighting breaks down color. I'm a commercial photographer by profession, and regardless of whether a color print is a traditional Type-R darkroom print on Fuji Crystal Archive paper, Kodak Endura paper; or a pigment inkjet print, dye inkjet print, or Iris print; on acid free watercolor paper stock, or whatever flavor of the day the print is, most fluorescent lights will attack and break down color regardless of whatever is covering the print, including UV blocking spray varnishes, or UV blocking glass.
 
#506
A-Step-Towards said:
I feel like when you go to mcdonalds you see these nice burger advertised and what you get doesnt look like that.


Here is how white the binding should be , but honestly I dont mind yellow binding as long as the rest is solid. I dont see glue at the end of the board eithier.

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Nice. Can anyone tell me why the Ric does not have binding all the way around the body. At the rear, by the bridge, there is a 3inch gap. I know this is designed this way but is there a reason?
 
#508
i wonder if the yellowish binding is due to the thickness of the clear finish on that part of the instrument - that's sorta what it looks like to me.

not trying to excuse it or anything, but rather explain it. on my 4080 the binding is yellowed, but that's from age (it's a '75) and it's very consistently yellowed (it looks very even everywhere).

what i'm seeing in some of the pics is that there's areas where it's sorta "yellower" than others. if that's not the case, then excuse me :) but that's sorta what i'm seeing.
 
#510
john turner said:
i wonder if the yellowish binding is due to the thickness of the finish on that part of the instrument - that's sorta what it looks like to me.

not trying to excuse it or anything, but rather explain it. on my 4080 the binding is yellowed, but that's from age (it's a '75) and it's very consistently yellowed (it looks very even everywhere).

what i'm seeing in some of the pics is that there's areas where it's sorta "yellower" than others. if that's not the case, then excuse me :) but that's sorta what i'm seeing.
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John, I agree, as that's exactly how it looks on mine. I've also painted a few guitars (with nitro) and know how easy it is to get too much paint in one spot, especially on curved areas like the horns.
 
#511
john turner said:
i wonder if the yellowish binding is due to the thickness of the clear finish on that part of the instrument - that's sorta what it looks like to me.
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Good observation. I had a black 2005 and remember the binding being almost to white. It was very striking. My 2006 MDN did not have any, (to my memory) differences....but I'm over 50 and the mind is beginning to play tricks. :crying:;)
 
#512
I believe the yellowing is the clear coat lacquer . I think Rickenbacker have been using a newer clear coat formula recently that is said to be more stable . I believe it was mentioned on the Corporate site . There was some hope the new formula would not be as prone to yellowing , but only time will tell .

The binding yellows on older Rics . It's how they look .
 
#513
for a frame of reference, here's my '75 4080. the binding looks more creme in this picture than it does in person (the flash made it more creme and less yellow than it looks in person in the sunlight), which begs the question - did ric ever use creme-colored binding? if so then my contributions are completely irrelevant to this conversation. :D :hiding:
 

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#514
Coolhandjjl said:
... most fluorescent lights will attack and break down color regardless of whatever is covering the print, including UV blocking spray varnishes, or UV blocking glass.
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Please forgive my ignorance on the subject, and this is an honest question. Since you know more about flourescent lighting effects on color, would the lighting have an effect thought a cardboard box and case? Would certain invisible wavelengths actually get through and affect the finish?

Honestly curious.
 
#515
Quickie said:
Nice. Can anyone tell me why the Ric does not have binding all the way around the body. At the rear, by the bridge, there is a 3inch gap. I know this is designed this way but is there a reason?
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Go to [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] and look at the last photo on the bottom - a stack of 4003 basses. If you open that picture and blow it up, it looks as if the necks at the tail end have not yet been trimmed, yet there is binding on the bodies. Someone more familiar with the process can correct me, but I suspect the wings are bound before assembly to the neck, therefore the lack of binding at the tail end neck piece.
 
#516
My bass will get back to MF friday and my new one will ne overnighted , so maybe I will have one by next monday or tuesday.

I know someone here was getting there bass overnighted before there return got back , i may have to call MF and see if they will do that.

Anyone else get that?
 
#517
My '03 4003 lives mostly in the case, and the binding is slightly yellowed - You can tell the pickguard is whiter.

That being said, I've hardly ever had to adjust the trussrods(maybe once a year) and the room it's in gets pretty warm and humid during the day, especially here in the summer(ugh). I know it's a "fat neck" Ric, but it has a really stable neck.

I hope you guys get taken care of. I honestly believe Ric isn't a "Fly by night" operation.
 
#518
A-Step-Towards said:
My bass will get back to MF friday and my new one will ne overnighted , so maybe I will have one by next monday or tuesday.
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My tracking number says it will be back to MF on Thursday. If they send mine to you, you will be totally satisfied because my binding was pure white, the neck was straight and there were no appearance flaws at all. I just sent it because the neck was super thick near the nut. It was nice and narrow width wise though. I wish I could have test drove one first but I was expecting the neck to be comparable to the '76 4001 I had.
 
#519
QweziRider said:
Go to [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] and look at the last photo on the bottom - a stack of 4003 basses. If you open that picture and blow it up, it looks as if the necks at the tail end have not yet been trimmed, yet there is binding on the bodies. Someone more familiar with the process can correct me, but I suspect the wings are bound before assembly to the neck, therefore the lack of binding at the tail end neck piece.
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Excellent. That makes complete sense. Thanks.
 
#520
martinmcfly said:
My tracking number says it will be back to MF on Thursday. If they send mine to you, you will be totally satisfied because my binding was pure white, the neck was straight and there were no appearance flaws at all. I just sent it because the neck was super thick near the nut. It was nice and narrow width wise though. I wish I could have test drove one first but I was expecting the neck to be comparable to the '76 4001 I had.
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Wish i got that one:bawl: but i wont as it will be sold as scratch and dent as its now a return.
 
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