Rickenbacker 'getting outed'

[gelinas666]

One the plus side, you got good hair

Thanks. Rock'n'Roll hair for sure!

 

[J-Bassomatic]

The bumble bee analogy is very misunderstood and misused, and usually used to lampoon a perceived arrogance within the scientific community (deeply unfairly, in my opinion).

Rather than the claim coming from any aerodynamicist, it is actually usually attributed the French entomologist Antoine Magnan. The truer message is that bumble bees shouldn't be able to fly according to the aerodynamic models used at the time. This is due to limitations and assumptions within the model(s), rather than bumble bees somehow trumping the laws of gravity etc. If you feed observed data into your model and get poor results then it is time for a new model! There isn't a mystery to how bumble bees fly, it is simply that their ability to fly has been understood by degrees over time. Likewise the design of aircraft has been improved over time as well.

OOPS

 

[J-Bassomatic]

That is maybe taking it a bit far. Rickles is of another era, and I see him a bit as the "Fast Talking High Trousers" sketch from Family Guy.

Never mind

 

[Ampegleg]

There is little doubt that the 4001 is a fancy looking finiky premadonna on the verge of a nervous breakdown except when asleep. But when she gets up on the right side of the bed and heads out the door in full glory little can compare (for those brief moments when it occurs). It's all about setting up the conditions for those moments to happen as often as possible.... not worth the hassle to most people I assume. That is one of the reasons why the few that take the time (to pamper the 4001) in the big leagues are all noticed and usually considered to have a unique tone and style...

 

[superdick2112]

This guy is living proof that it's time to add some chlorine to the gene pool.

 

[MichelD]

This guy is living proof that it's time to add some chlorine to the gene pool.

Dave's funnier than hell. Sadly, you just don't get it.

He's a good bassist too.

 

[Gluvhand]

Dave's funnier than hell. Sadly, you just don't get it.

He's a good bassist too.

I found my grandmother's slow and agonizing death funnier than this pant load. Tell me what I don't "get ".

 

[60bass]

Cthulhu, dude!
I've actually read the Necronomicon, cover to cover.




Ha, the luthier I go to now thinks Japanese guitars (Ibanez) are better than U.S.-made.

He might be partially right on that. If it's a *true* Japan made Ibby then it quite possibly could be better than an american axe in the same price range. Hard to say as dogs come from every maker and from every country. I will say that I've owned and played Yamaha PB's and BB's that were true MIJ's and they were/are great instruments and every bit as good of quality as any USA made *production* model bass.

 

[Killed_by_Death]

I have no doubts that he's right.
He's dealt with a lot more guitars in his lifetime than I have.

 

[jeff7bass]

I would buy a Ric in a heartbeat if I could find a neck profile I liked. Nothing sounds like a Ric. This is from a guy that plays only Fender MIJ Jazz necks (well one MIJ P neck) and is an ardent admirer of Fender's simple, easy to repair and adjust construction methodology.

My old 77 Ric 4001 had a very playable neck. More like a jazz than a P. I think the 4003's (current) are fatter.

 

[wallydog]

Sorry if this has been posted before ... but this guys has some opinions
(please note I don't share them, I just found this hilarious)

I thought this guy was hilarious. Much funnier if stoned I would imagine. He does make some good points though. Never was a Rick guy.

 

[MichelD]

Humour apparently.

I found my grandmother's slow and agonizing death funnier than this pant load. Tell me what I don't "get ".[/QUOTE