Rics and T-birds - inspiration

[5 is right]

I own both a Gibson Thunderbird Studio V and a Rickenbacker 4003s5 and I love both basses but for some reason I usually find it a lot easier to come up with inspired bass parts on the Ric than on the T-bird. The second I pick up the Ric it just flows and I immeadiately come up with a cool piece whereas on the T-bird I usually have to work a bit more for it. It’s wierd because the T-bird sounds absolutely amazing (maybe even better than the Ric even though it’s hard to compare the two) and feels amazing too. It’s got lower action than my Ric so it plays fantasticly. I can’t figure out why it’s easier for me to find inspiration on the Ric. I do, however, come up with inspired pieces on the T-Bird but as I said it takes some more work.
Has anybody had a similar experience with these or other basses? And does anyone have a theory on why it seems to be this way?

 

[Qlanq]

It's just how it is.
I have a number of cool basses, one makes me want to explore what I can get out of it more than the rest.
Congrats. Seems like you found your perfect bass. Took me a long time to find mine.

 

[5 is right]

It's just how it is.
I have a number of cool basses, one makes me want to explore what I can get out of it more than the rest.
Congrats. Seems like you found your perfect bass. Took me a long time to find mine.

Yeah, maybe your right and I shouldn’t think too much about it. Which bass is the one that gets you inspired?

 

[jd56hawk]

I own both a Gibson Thunderbird Studio V and a Rickenbacker 4003s5 and I love both basses but for some reason I usually find it a lot easier to come up with inspired bass parts on the Ric than on the T-bird. The second I pick up the Ric it just flows and I immeadiately come up with a cool piece whereas on the T-bird I usually have to work a bit more for it. It’s wierd because the T-bird sounds absolutely amazing (maybe even better than the Ric even though it’s hard to compare the two) and feels amazing too. It’s got lower action than my Ric so it plays fantasticly. I can’t figure out why it’s easier for me to find inspiration on the Ric. I do, however, come up with inspired pieces on the T-Bird but as I said it takes some more work.
Has anybody had a similar experience with these or other basses? And does anyone have a theory on why it seems to be this way?

I know exactly what you mean.
When I first bought this, I couldn't quite get the hang of it, but after rolling the fret edges, I simply couldn't put it down...and my G&L L2000 sat neglected for just about a month!
For some reason, I found it easy to come up with a jazz piece...loosely based on Blue Turk by Alice Cooper...using this bass. Only song I ever wrote, but I have come up with some good bass lines for my bands original songs, too, so...

 

[Qlanq]

Yeah, maybe your right and I shouldn’t think too much about it. Which bass is the one that gets you inspired?

An inexpensive Rick copy. From Europe.

 

[lowendblues]

I'm a big guy, 6'4 250, for whatever reason, whenever I pick up a short scale bass, I play completely different, things just jump out of my head and onto the fretboard. I probably ought to buy one.

 

[5 is right]

An inexpensive Rick copy. From Europe.

Well if it works for you

 

[5 is right]

I'm a big guy, 6'4 250, for whatever reason, whenever I pick up a short scale bass, I play completely different, things just jump out of my head and onto the fretboard. I probably ought to buy one.

Haha yeah you probably should

 

[JIO]

I'm a big guy, 6'4 250, for whatever reason, whenever I pick up a short scale bass, I play completely different, things just jump out of my head and onto the fretboard. I probably ought to buy one.

All of my basses are like that - each has its own character and I play differently with each. Not completely, just differently.