*Official* MF MID Rickenbacker Sale thread

[elgranluis]

lol @ all the people worrying about relief after a year in storage.

Most people here that own over 5 basses will tell you that they hardly ever check relief o their basses unless it;s their main player.

Hell, when I owned 1 or 2 basses both were alywas set up perfecty. Not that I own half a dozen I only ever set up the one that I play with. And I'm sure as heck that a couple of the basses I own have not been set up in some 5 years and teh relief is nothing to make a big deal about.

 

[James_E]

Well I'm home with the one I bought. I'm Canadian living in Toronto area and had it delivered to my hotel in Dallas while on a business trip.

My total cost in Canadian dollars is:

$1157 CDN to MF for purchase and overnight shipping to my hotel. (This is the total including the 10% discount I managed to get.)
About $25 CDN to American Airlines to check it onto the airplane.
$58.50 to Canada customs (he gave me the full $750 exemption so I paid tax on about $450 CDN)

Total cost: $1240 CDN.

Great deal. Here are some pics I took while at the hotel.

 

[paganjack]

Dude that looks so rad!

 

[martinmcfly]

That sounds a bit made up... I mean, no Ric I've played of recent vintage was any bigger than a P neck, in fact all were smaller. But they are hand profiled so you never know.

Actually, as long as I can remember everytime I've played ANY new Fender 'P' Bass in Guitar Center I've always thought how thick and chunky the necks felt compared to mine, no matter how expensive. It's hard to tell by my pictures of the necks near the nut, but hopefully you can tell the P Bass neck is much thinner at the nut so it's not, "a bit made up". Why would I lie anyway? I'm not saying I don't like the Ric. I was just surprised the next was thick. I'm just used to playing a P Bass with a super thin neck, AND a Jazz with the same. Also, my P bass's width at the nut is 1 and 9/16" and the Ric is 1 and 11/16at the nut.

 

[cr250_977]

Scheduled Delivery:
Tuesday, 08/09/2011, By End of Day
Last Location:
Arrived - Earth City, MO, United States, Friday, 08/05/2011

Will post pics when it arrives

 

[kevinmoore73]

Highland Heights, OH, United States 08/05/2011 5:55 A.M. Out For Delivery!

 

[bthrem]

Scheduled Delivery:
Monday, 08/08/2011, By End of Day

 

[Toastfuzz]

Great deal. Here are some pics I took while at the hotel.

Awesome dude. Mines supposed to come in today, can't wait

 

[Quickie]

Well I'm home with the one I bought. I'm Canadian living in Toronto area and had it delivered to my hotel in Dallas while on a business trip.

My total cost in Canadian dollars is:

$1157 CDN to MF for purchase and overnight shipping to my hotel. (This is the total including the 10% discount I managed to get.)
About $25 CDN to American Airlines to check it onto the airplane.
$58.50 to Canada customs (he gave me the full $750 exemption so I paid tax on about $450 CDN)

Total cost: $1240 CDN.

Great deal. Here are some pics I took while at the hotel.

Great deal and sweet Ric. Enjoy!

 

[tk4207]

Updated

1. BrentSimons
2. SubSectorSucker
3. James_E
4. martinmcfly
5. Tumeni Notes
6. Crankee Yankee
7. Medford Bassman
8. WalWarrior
9. SOB
10. Toastfuzz
11. A-Step-Towards
12. kevinmoore73
13. GeezerDeacon69
14. PMagers
15. smaynor
16. rizzo9247
17. ctbass
18. paganjack
19. cr250_977
20. silverburst
21. Spectrum
22. OnlyJerry
23. whoapower
24. CBRXJ
25. Aceonbass
26. Fair Warning
27. deeptubes
28. Bitterdale
29. MtJam
30. diptixon
31. gumbystuff
32. toshibajoe
33. electroghost
34. Premierbass

 

[Toastfuzz]

So anybody plan on swapping pickguards? What colors do you think would look good on the midnight blue? (other than the pearly white one)

 

[Quickie]

So anybody plan on swapping pickguards? What colors do you think would look good on the midnight blue? (other than the pearly white one)

Black.

 

[bthrem]

Updated

1. BrentSimons
2. SubSectorSucker
3. James_E
4. martinmcfly
5. Tumeni Notes
6. Crankee Yankee
7. Medford Bassman
8. WalWarrior
9. SOB
10. Toastfuzz
11. A-Step-Towards
12. kevinmoore73
13. GeezerDeacon69
14. PMagers
15. smaynor
16. rizzo9247
17. ctbass
18. paganjack
19. cr250_977
20. silverburst
21. Spectrum
22. OnlyJerry
23. whoapower
24. CBRXJ
25. Aceonbass
26. Fair Warning
27. deeptubes
28. Bitterdale
29. MtJam
30. diptixon
31. gumbystuff
32. toshibajoe
33. electroghost
34. Premierbass

Don't forget me bthrem

 

[WalWarrior]

So anybody plan on swapping pickguards? What colors do you think would look good on the midnight blue? (other than the pearly white one)

I didn't even think of swapping the P.G. I purchased the PickGuardian mod so I can remove the pickup cover though.
Got that in White. Now I'm wondering if I should have ordered Pearl White? I guess I'll find out when it arrives.

My Ric should be waiting for me when I get home!

 

[tk4207]

Updated

1. BrentSimons
2. SubSectorSucker
3. James_E
4. martinmcfly
5. Tumeni Notes
6. Crankee Yankee
7. Medford Bassman
8. WalWarrior
9. SOB
10. Toastfuzz
11. A-Step-Towards
12. kevinmoore73
13. GeezerDeacon69
14. PMagers
15. smaynor
16. rizzo9247
17. ctbass
18. paganjack
19. cr250_977
20. silverburst
21. Spectrum
22. OnlyJerry
23. whoapower
24. CBRXJ
25. Aceonbass
26. Fair Warning
27. deeptubes
28. Bitterdale
29. MtJam
30. diptixon
31. gumbystuff
32. toshibajoe
33. electroghost
34. Premierbass
35. bthrem

 

[ctbass]

Just checked on mine - Delivery scheduled for Monday. Will be a long weekend. Good thing I have a two night gig.

 

[cassius987]

For those not paying attention there are currently 43 votes. WTH

 

[kevinmoore73]

Mine just arrived. I'm at work so I can't play it. The binding is much more yellow than I would have anticipated. The neck has some forward bow, but I'm guessing some truss rod tweaks will fix that. I'll know more tonight.

I've attached a crappy cell phone picture to prove the bass' existence.

Edit: I wanted to mention that I haven't voted yet. The results of the poll are obviously meaningless, as most people probably won't receive their basses until today.

 

[baba]

lol @ all the people worrying about relief after a year in storage.

Most people here that own over 5 basses will tell you that they hardly ever check relief o their basses unless it;s their main player.

Hell, when I owned 1 or 2 basses both were alywas set up perfecty. Not that I own half a dozen I only ever set up the one that I play with. And I'm sure as heck that a couple of the basses I own have not been set up in some 5 years and teh relief is nothing to make a big deal about.

Exactly. Much to do about nothing.

 

[James_E]

To be clear: I for one am not worried about the "relief" or "forward bow" that mine has. It's a bit of relief that looks like how most basses are setup (alot are not set perfectly straight.) It's no worry. I'm sure I can straighten with the rods. I'll be doing that this weekend.