The drop off from pick to fingers on a Rick for me is drastic. I can't seem to get satisfied with my finger tone. The problem is that I'm a way better finger style player.
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The drop off from pick to fingers on a Rick for me is drastic. I can't seem to get satisfied with my finger tone. The problem is that I'm a way better finger style player.
You know what?
That probably explains it. The white probably isn't a COY but as Jaymi stated a limited run. The COY hasn't been shown yet.
Thoughts anyone?
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They must be getting pretty close to being caught up to be thinking about doing COY again.
It could be considered an advance market test for potential standard colours to gauge popularity and production ease/expense, but I think COY is mainly for the collector niche, which for RIC is not an insignificant portion of the fan base.
I've read several times on the RIC and RRF forum that Ben Hall said that there is absolutely no interest in ever doing white again as a standard colour.
I'm quite surrpised to see them do white at all.
He does, but it should be noted that Geddy grows his fingernails out a bit to get a snappier tone and a sharper attack more akin to playing with a pick.
I would personally recommend that to any bass player who likes playing fingerstyle but wants a more plectrum-type tone. I grew my fingernails out when I was learning classical guitar back in the 80's and I loved using my fingernails for my bass playing and I've always kept them long since then.
And one doesn't need to have super-long fingernails to make it work. Geddy's nails come out just a little bit past the pad of his fingers.
I think I'm going to cry because that's exactly what I want and there's no way I can buy one right now.
It's a great color and I like the white on white thing but....
I can see the rout on the body right through the pickguard!
That looks brutal.
Why does Rickenbacker use plastic that is semi-transparent?
I actually kinda like it.
I play with both fingers and a pick, depending on what I'm doing in whatever song I'm playing. Sometimes I switch back and forth during the same song.
Running in stereo and having all of that tone possibility is another reason Geddy sounds good with the Ric.
Too bad he has not used the Ric in stereo for 30 years now.
This has always been my Style. Dig in like crazy. My Fingers are so Calused that I have the opposite problem. A pick is way softer sounding than My fingers. But.........lately I've been listening to the TB Pro's. Playing softer and been letting the Amp do more of the work. It's a very hard transition for me. I have been also experimenting with my Zoom B3 and a "Lighter" touch. IMO, In the end you have to come up with "your" tone.
But you lose the grind the pups produce when pushed hard. Playing light they sound too smooth to me
You are absolutely right. The lighter touch just doesn't growl for me either. That's why I have been experimenting with the Zoom B3. Certain settings and patches get the growl for you even with a nice light touch. FWIW, I never gig with the Zoom. I bring my RIC and Dig in hard like I have for the last 30+ years.
I formed the habit of digging in hard when I was a teenager and I had to dig in to hear myself over my loud band and my underpowered amp. The fact that my idle (Geddy) was doing it was a coincidence. But now that I have my Ric it serves me well, along with a little fingernail grind. I love having the dynamics of going between playing softly with my fingerpads or heavy digging with my nasty crab claws, along with choosing where along the strings to play.
I use pick only on the band for songs....but if we go off in a meditation style jam I will use fingers for whatever souf is needed, I think practicing so you can use either at the same level of efficiency is best, use what the music needs. That said, my rick/set up sings with a pick.
I hve been running my 4003 in stereo to my svt VR. Ooft, IME it just adds this large complex lowend which really fills the soundscape, adding in my synth pedal for a distorted organ sound on the bridge with a clean neck pup really is something to hear.
The tech which replaced te HB1 in my bridge to the original hi gain took te chrome cover off te HB1 and put it on the hi gain...it looks great and makes it match the neck pup. No bass I have ever used (stingray, p bass, jazz bass, thunderbird) has worked for me or felt more personal and reflective of the sound I hear in my head more than my 4003. Feels nice to have found that special bass, and now all I want is more ricks!!! I'd love a mapleglo with black trim and hardware.
The band goes into recording the album onto tape soon! Ill share some links to that once available.
I hve been running my 4003 in stereo to my svt VR. Ooft, IME it just adds this large complex lowend which really fills the soundscape, adding in my synth pedal for a distorted organ sound on the bridge with a clean neck pup really is something to hear.
The tech which replaced te HB1 in my bridge to the original hi gain took te chrome cover off te HB1 and put it on the hi gain...it looks great and makes it match the neck pup. No bass I have ever used (stingray, p bass, jazz bass, thunderbird) has worked for me or felt more personal and reflective of the sound I hear in my head more than my 4003. Feels nice to have found that special bass, and now all I want is more ricks!!! I'd love a mapleglo with black trim and hardware.
The band goes into recording the album onto tape soon! Ill share some links to that once available.
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