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Playing a Rickenbacker made me hate Rickenbacker

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Bassmaticmatt said:
Ok so I went into Sam Ash yesterday for the sole purpose of trying a Rick. Found the best looking one there (I love there look). Plugged it into a fender rumble and flattened the eq. Same thing I do every time I demo something. The thing played great and sounded better. But there was one problem. The white binding around the body was uneven and the wood color was bleeding through. Right then and there I decided that if there quality control didn't catch such a obvious flaw there is no telling what else they missed. Now if this was the case in a sub $600 bass I wouldn't really care that m much because it is superficial and does not effect the sound or playability. But on a nearly $2,000 bass? Unacceptable.
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I'm not sure if they still do this anymore BUT if you want a REAL treat, take off the pick guard and behold the absolute technical brilliance and prowess of them plunge diving into the body with a 1" endmill from the pickup cavities all the way to the PU toggle switch just for a 22 gage wire LOL I actually had the pleasure of ripping this poor rep at a NAMM show about that one!! And oh yes one has to also be in awe of what they call a "dual or double truss rod" which is one truss rod that snakes around underneath the fret board in a "U" shape occupying a rather loose cavity.

Oh yes love em or hate em, the good news is they either work or they don't, the truss rod issue is rather notorius and if you have a bad one the strings look like telephone pole wires right from the start, run as fast as you can from that one regardless what the salesmen pitch is, for the record I have a 76' 4001 that works and I love it it although rather modified to say the least :bassist:
 
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Wolfenstein666 said:
Am I late to the party? Did I miss anything good?
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A cosmetic blemish made the OP get the hate on for Rickenbacker . Then the usual . I bought a vintage one years ago that had survived with very little wear and tear , put a couple of dings on it myself though . I bought it because the neck felt like home . Still does . I think it's a beautiful thing . Sounds gorgeous . Don't understand how people get so wound up against them .
 
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I love mine!
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msb said:
A cosmetic blemish made the OP get the hate on for Rickenbacker . Then the usual . I bought a vintage one years ago that had survived with very little wear and tear , put a couple of dings on it myself though . I bought it because the neck felt like home . Still does . I think it's a beautiful thing . Sounds gorgeous . Don't understand how people get so wound up against them .
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Yea I have noticed this too. There are some basses I don't really like, but never feel the need to start a thread about. I don't get it.
 
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Templar said:
Be sure to check out the other Hate Clubs, there are many.

The Fender Hate Club has a particularly big following, for when you really need to get your hate on. Enjoy. ;)
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Chili Bo Billy said:
Your thread title is a bit misleading, if you had titled the thread "Love the Bass... Disappointed in Q.C." you would have a more sympathetic crowd.
Just my 2 cents.
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That's doubtful.

Bassmaticmatt said:
It's just sad that an oppinion about an inamimate object offends people. It's not like I said something racist or bashed a religion or something. I simply stated that something as obvious as bad binding making it out of the factory is ridiculous for a high end American made insturment.
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Wolfenstein666 said:
Am I late to the party? Did I miss anything good?
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Nah, same stuff, different day.

StephnG said:
And oh yes one has to also be in awe of what they call a "dual or double truss rod" which is one truss rod that snakes around underneath the fret board in a "U" shape occupying a rather loose cavity.
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Bassmaticmatt said:
Ok so I went into Sam Ash yesterday for the sole purpose of trying a Rick. Found the best looking one there (I love there look). Plugged it into a fender rumble and flattened the eq. Same thing I do every time I demo something. The thing played great and sounded better. But there was one problem. The white binding around the body was uneven and the wood color was bleeding through. Right then and there I decided that if there quality control didn't catch such a obvious flaw there is no telling what else they missed. Now if this was the case in a sub $600 bass I wouldn't really care that m much because it is superficial and does not effect the sound or playability. But on a nearly $2,000 bass? Unacceptable.
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I'm impressed - you typed all that on those tiny keys, with those big green fingers....:thumbsup:
 
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JMacBass65 said:
That's doubtful.



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Nah, same stuff, different day.



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To paraphrase an ex-president, "I admire that about Ric haters, the evidence does not faze them, they are not bothered at all by the facts."

I see a similar thing on jeep forums. Some dilettante poser buys a jeep and then starts whining and crying that they have bad gas mileage, they ride like a truck, they leak. waa, waa, waa. I say the same thing I say here - You should have done your research. If these things get your panties in a knot, don't buy one.
 
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