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It's in my grubby paws right now!!
What is your serial number? or week it was made? i am wondeirng if we have twins mine was 39th week of 2011
I have many basses, and I notice that most of them have a "club". I've never joined one. However, I recently bought my first RIC and well, I want to be a part of something larger than myself (The RIC club) How do I get a number? Don't be cruel if this request is some breach of TB protocol.
I believe the only requirement to join a gear-based club is posting a picture of whatever it is. In this case, your Ric.
After not playing a Ric in over 20 years.
I just got a 2009 Mapleglo 4003.
Excellent condition, plays and sounds wonderful.
Just put on a fresh set of TI-344 jazz flats.
There is something special about playing a Ric. with a pick.
I haven't had too much time with it yet. But close inspection reveals no stand out flaws anywhere. There is one small darker spot of wood on the horn but it is just natural wood. Doesn't bother me at all. The tailpiece is fine with no discernible lift. I have not found any flaws in the chrome anywhere. There were no finger prints on it. The case did not have any damage (some of the people who got the mids said that some of the feet on their case were broken). It all looks good from what I can see. Played around with it a bit. Action might be a touch high for my personal preference. No buzz anywhere that I've tried yet.
Unfortunately I'm on the road (MF doesn't ship Ric's to Canada so I had it shipped to the US address of my business) and I have no amp with me to give the electronics a run through. That will have to wait.
Unfortunately I'm on the road (MF doesn't ship Ric's to Canada so I had it shipped to the US address of my business) and I have no amp with me to give the electronics a run through. That will have to wait.
But I'm gonna run over to Target and buy an iRig so I can give it a run through on my iPad. At least I'll know everything inside works too.
I've bought some new rick's
we need a drool icon here at tb.
Now _that_ is a nice collection!
GT
They are side by side with their own route channels. That way, you can adjust the relief of the G side as precisely as the E side.
I thought Fender, et al, had just one, the dual rod design was uniquely Ric until boutique instruments came into the picture.
The RIC system as it presently exists is really good at fine-tuning a neck and replacing truss rods in the field takes less than fifteen minutes. But the more conventional way of doing it probably has its strengths too, I'm just not sure what they are. I guess it leaves more room for graphite (if you want it). I think because RIC truss rods are so easy to replace they have not had the same pressure on them to invest in extremely high quality, dual action rods which are very difficult to remove and replace in the case of most instruments. I busted a RIC truss rod once... but it got replaced in a few minutes right before my eyes.
The old RIC truss rods--that people tend to say were terrible--were actually very, very good at stabilizing a neck for decades once you dialed it in. I don't think my 4001FL has had an adjustment for that amount of time at least. These truss rods didn't move the neck, they just locked it in. You had to move the neck yourself and tighten the rods down.
I bought my Ric on Saturday!
I had a 1972 4001 in the 70's and stupidly sold it. I've been thinking about this for a while and pulled the plug. Brand new, $1510 plus tax which I thought was a pretty good deal.
I love this bass!
I had a 1972 4001 in the 70's and stupidly sold it. I've been thinking about this for a while and pulled the plug. Brand new, $1510 plus tax which I thought was a pretty good deal.
I love this bass!
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