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The Rickenbacker Club!

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Just picked up an Amber FireGlo. Sorry about the pictures. They don't do it justice. I can never take great pictures of my basses.
The fingerboard and body grain are the nicest of any Ric I've owned. The Amber/aged color binding was odd to me at first, but now I really like it. I also like the subtle improvements like the slightly slimmer neck, the hex key holes in the pickup poles, and the vintage tone switch.
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That is a wicked color! Looks like it is burning! Have not seen that color in person. The last couple of Rics in our local store have been the Midnight Blue.
 
That is a wicked color! Looks like it is burning! Have not seen that color in person. The last couple of Rics in our local store have been the Midnight Blue.

Thank you! My weak photography skills may have led to a slight change in color, and lack of grain detail, of course. I'll try again with natural light over the weekend.
Here's a good quality picture that I found on a store's "sold" page:
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1976 4001 I picked up at the Low End in Murfreesboro TN a couple months back:hyper:

Sweet bass but uh...is that a mirror image shot? It looks confusing....

All I have to do to get my rick number is post a pic?
 
Saw the RUSH concert tongiht and I'm pleased to say the Rickenbacker makes an appearance!!! However, only for one song. It actually looked like a brand new jetglo 4003, and i don't belive it had the Badass conversion (correct me if |I'm wrong I didn;t get too close a look), unusual for Geddy.

Nothign makes that bass look sexier then Geddy Lee himself haha.
 
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Here's my '96 Jetglo 4003. It's been modded with a set of Bartolini Ric replacements (incl. the mute add-on pickup), so it is completely hum-free...

The stacked control was wired as bridge volume at the top and add-on PU vol at the bottom. After experimenting with it for a while, I realised that I mostly used the add-on PU together with the neck. So I hardwired them in parallel and returned to the original vol/vol, tone/tone control layout.

Why do you hate ponys?
 
So I fell inlove with my Rick all over again.

As mentioned before I sent my pickguard away to get signed by RUSH and I couldn't play my rick for over a week, i finally caved and played it withoguht the pickguard beign carefull with the electronics and I totally forgot how ****ign amazing they sound. Of course eveyrone here knows that, but try play some lower end basses for a week, (MIM fender jazz, Ibanez sdgr, ibanes Aeb10) been filling my time wiht those and yeah they all sound good but man after pickign up the Rick again i feel i should sell all the others haha.

Just thoguht I'd share my enjoyment with peopel who don't care haha.
 
So I fell inlove with my Rick all over again.

As mentioned before I sent my pickguard away to get signed by RUSH and I couldn't play my rick for over a week, i finally caved and played it withoguht the pickguard beign carefull with the electronics and I totally forgot how ****ign amazing they sound. Of course eveyrone here knows that, but try play some lower end basses for a week, (MIM fender jazz, Ibanez sdgr, ibanes Aeb10) been filling my time wiht those and yeah they all sound good but man after pickign up the Rick again i feel i should sell all the others haha.

Just thoguht I'd share my enjoyment with peopel who don't care haha.



I had the same feeling when i broke my truss rod, except i had a little more fear.. lol After i put the new ones in- i quickly plugged it back in :)
 
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