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The Rickenbacker Club! Part trees!

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#421
pringlw said:
Yeah its a sweet bass. It's also the one that I've had the longest by far. Basically it was my first nice bass. Picked it up when it was "almost new" in 1982. I was just a kid so I basically worked in a retail store all summer at essentially minimum wage to buy it. Other basses have come and gone, but I'll never get rid of my 4001.
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You're fortunate to have it.

There's a dealer in NY who has a natural Rick fretless. It's posted in Gbase.com. They want something like $3,300 for it! :eek: :eek:

That would put yours in the $4,500 ball park. :eek::eek::eek:
 
#422
Gums said:
Never really had two setups with which to use my Rick-O-Sound so its been sitting idle
now for about 20+ years. Ouch! That's a cryin' shame, huh? Really wished that I'd had the
discretionary income as a kid growing up back in the '80s here in ND but it never came to
fruition. Still have my old Yamaha 115 thirty watt combo from about 1980 and my
current Ampeg setup. I keep the Yamaha for sentimental reasons only. I tried
the Ampeg/Yamaha combo just for fun but it was more of a David and Goliath matchup.
I knew that going in but it was worth a try anyway.

So there ya have it, close but no cigar! Like missing out on prom back in '85.
Oh well, with the Rick-O-Sound I still have a second chance at redemption!
So I'd to know about everyone's thoughts, opinions and experiences with a Rick-O-Sound.
As everyone knows, there's a myriad of amp head/cabinet combinations and with a
Rick-O-Sound thrown into the mix the combinations are literally endless!
Love to hear some feedback! Amps, cabinets, combos, placement, etc.
No two will surely be alike. Thanks! Now let's ride!!!

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One other thing. I may resurrect this thread sometime in the future.
Maybe days, weeks or even months from now just to give those folks
who didn't see it the first time a chance to chime in. So don't get
too upset if there's some "deja vu all over again".

Oh, and Happy New Year to all the TB brothers and sisters!
And a special shout out to my fellow Rockin Rickbackin owners too!
Have a great 2010!! Todd
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***UPDATE***UPDATE***UPDATE***
Just ran across a thread from November '08 that basically
addressed this very same topic. Seems as if no one really
uses their Rick-O-Sound feature whether it's an original RIC
built model or a do-it-yourself job. So I doubt if I'll get much
of a response or feedback of any kind about this. Thanks for
stopping by anyway! Cheers!!! Todd
 
#423
Gibenbackerbass said:
Yes, I agree.

And who could possably hate a face like this...



:bassist: Toasters Rule! :bassist:
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Ya know, when I think of an 8 string, Tom Petersson
of Cheap Trick almost always comes to mind. Who else
uses them on a regular or even semi-regular basis?
Real curious cuz I can't recall offhand where else I've
seen one. Love the sound! Love to try one as well!
Heck...let's go straight to "Love to own one!" Yeah, baby!!
 
#424
Gibenbackerbass said:
You're fortunate to have it.

There's a dealer in NY who has a natural Rick fretless. It's posted in Gbase.com. They want something like $3,300 for it! :eek: :eek:

That would put yours in the $4,500 ball park. :eek::eek::eek:
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Wow! I figured it was worth somewhere in the $3500 camp. Having said that even if someone offered me $10k for it I still wouldn't sell it. Too many memories. Too much familiarity (I know that bass like no other), and its just too darn cool. Sound & looks. Always gets noticed.
 
#425
Gums said:
***UPDATE***UPDATE***UPDATE***
Just ran across a thread from November '08 that basically
addressed this very same topic. Seems as if no one really
uses their Rick-O-Sound feature whether it's an original RIC
built model or a do-it-yourself job. So I doubt if I'll get much
of a response or feedback of any kind about this. Thanks for
stopping by anyway! Cheers!!! Todd
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I've tried it it with a Y cable and two Marshall bass amps. A Marshall MB4210 combo and a MB450H head into a MBC115 cabinet. I thought it sounded OK. To my ears, seemed to give a chorus effect. I didn't do any more with it because I can get more control from electronic effects.
However, it did lead me to get a Lehle P Split so I can run into both amps. That, of course, is another story.
th_marshalls2.jpg
 
#426
Gums said:
***UPDATE***UPDATE***UPDATE***
Just ran across a thread from November '08 that basically
addressed this very same topic. Seems as if no one really
uses their Rick-O-Sound feature whether it's an original RIC
built model or a do-it-yourself job. So I doubt if I'll get much
of a response or feedback of any kind about this. Thanks for
stopping by anyway! Cheers!!! Todd
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I always run it stereo.

Once I heard the Rick in true stereo, that was it.
Never going back to mono.
 
#427
Gums said:
Ya know, when I think of an 8 string, Tom Petersson
of Cheap Trick almost always comes to mind. Who else
uses them on a regular or even semi-regular basis?
Real curious cuz I can't recall offhand where else I've
seen one. Love the sound! Love to try one as well!
Heck...let's go straight to "Love to own one!" Yeah, baby!!
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Chris Squire uses one on the tune "Going For The One."
You can really hear it good on the version from Yesshows.
 
#428
Z -Bar said:
I've tried it it with a Y cable and two Marshall bass amps. A Marshall MB4210 combo and a MB450H head into a MBC115 cabinet. I thought it sounded OK. To my ears, seemed to give a chorus effect. I didn't do any more with it because I can get more control from electronic effects.
However, it did lead me to get a Lehle P Split so I can run into both amps. That, of course, is another story.
th_marshalls2.jpg
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interesting rig.
 
#430
Gibenbackerbass said:
Always wondered what one of thoes looked like. I've wanted one for some time, but RIC no longer makes/offers them. Go figure. They sell the bass with the facility, but not the cord to make it a reality.
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Gib, you REALLY need to educate yourself before you post ignorant stuff like this.

Ric-O-Sound does not need that box just to work. Obviously they would not continue the feature if it did. How it works: buy a STEREO Y CABLE. Plug the stereo end into the ROS jack, then it gets split into two mono signals with lower impedance loading on each pickup (so they each sound better). Tons of companies make stereo Y cables to split your pickups into individual signals. John Hall has referred to several that he likes on the RIC forum when someone brought up questions about what the best stereo Y cable was. I believe he said he really liked the Monster cable version.

Gums said:
Seems as if no one really uses their Rick-O-Sound feature whether it's an original RIC built model or a do-it-yourself job.
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Yep, a quick survey of a single forum conclusively proves this huh. Believe it or not I recorded using Ric-O-Sound in not one but two studios last month. And it was very well received.
 
#431
Gibenbackerbass said:
Cassius987, as I've stated previously, your arm must get incredibly taxed from waving that flag so often and with such intense vigor. Try putting it down once in awhile and look at things outside of the John Hall Fanboys Club (JHFC). You’re obviously a chartered member. Good for you. The thing is, there's another side to stuff.

You fail to see things from the consumer's perspective. I would like to purchase the item form the manufacturer, as in original equipment. When a company offers a specific feature they have a responsibility to their customers to make that item a functional whole. They are not doing that.

Rickenbacker has a long history of not meeting customer expectations. Just look at the absence of key things, like replacement truss rods, in their boutique store. That alone shows a serious need for improvement, as well as their lack of being customer focus.

Wave the flag all you want, it's admirable, you obvioulsy take great joy in it, but it's also being a bit recluse and short sighted. You continue to demonstrate a lack of understanding regarding how successful businesses operate.

You should really remedy that.

By the way, good morning. :)

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Hey, it's suitable for framing! :bassist:
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I had that box with a couple different 4001's that I have owned. It is fun but using it in a studio (especially with clueless engineers was a challenge!)

Fan boy status only is on one or two other forums--not here! we are all entitled to our opinion...John Hall laughs his ass off when he sees posts like the ones above...

It's more fun to play the basses than worry about what John Hall thinks...
 
#432
I don't know who John Hall is but who cares what some dude on the internet thinks. He can take a hike.

I bought a stereo y-cable but I haven't used it much yet. It's not the most quality cable but it gets the job done. Eventually I'm going to start experimenting with it, running both ends into my effects board.
 
#434
Don't let Gibenbacker fool you with his slant on my post. I just wanted to explain the crucial fact that ROS can already be used at present--the ROS box is not necessary to use ROS. As long as everyone's aware of that, I'm good. What upset me was the idea that people seemed to be saying, "No ROS box = no ROS", which is patently false. Let me just point out exactly what was said:

Gibenbackerbass said:
They sell the bass with the facility, but not the cord to make it a reality.
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Whether they sell the cord that has their name on it or not, Ric-O-Sound is still very much a reality.

I don't see why the ROS box is necessary just because it's got Rickenbacker's name on it when Monster, Bayou Cables, and other companies already make what even the CEO of RIC has said are probably better products than the original. Apparently that makes me a "flag waver". If so then *wave wave*. Funny though, I'm not the one clamoring for a rig with a RIC logo on every object.

Here's an example of a non-RIC ROS cable: Invalid Link Removed

My recommendation is Bayou Cables, as they made mine, and I definitely get a lot of use out of it without problems.
 
#435
Need to tweak my truss rod on my '83 4001 about an 1/8th or maybe even a 1/4 turn.
More so on the treble than on the bass side. That's beside the point. However, as most of
you 4001 owners are aware of, I can't find a 1/4" socket that'll fit over the nut due
to the fact that the gap behind the nut and the headstock is too narrow. Sound familiar?
I don't have any open face or combination wrenches in the garage that'll cut the mustard.
In any event, that type of wrench wouldn't work anyway because I wouldn't be able to
get a good enough bite on the nut and it'd most likely slip off. So.....Anyone know of any
place where I can find ANY wrench that'll work? I'm open to any and all pointers, hints
and suggestions.
Thanks everybody! Todd

P.S. All you 4003 owners can thank your lucky stars you don't have to put up with this!
What a PITA!! If only they'd made it with a hex key. I've got Allen wrenches all over the
place and in every conceivable size! Oh well......
 
#436
Gums, I don't have a 4001 but in the past when confronted with this type of scenario, I've gone to the auto parts store bought a cheap nutdriver and taken it back to the garage and used a grinder on it to make the walls of the nutdriver thinner so they would fit in the space needed.

Not sure if that would work or not, though.
 
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