That brings up another point of contention - the neck. No mention of its condition - is it warped? What condition are the frets in? Does the truss rod move freely, or is it frozen? The neck could be a deal-breaker.
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This almost made me cry.
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That brings up another point of contention - the neck. No mention of its condition - is it warped? What condition are the frets in? Does the truss rod move freely, or is it frozen? The neck could be a deal-breaker.
Calling it "just a hunk of wood" pays no respect to the craftsmen who transformed a hunk of wood into a beautiful instrument.
It's not sacred, and it's not the end of the world. It's just a shame when some goofball hacks anything of value.
You should bring a 2x4 to your next gig.
If i had $300 floating around Id buy it. Id continue routing the body, laminate on a mahogany top, carve a coupla f holes, an wind up with a 1-off semi-hollow custom Ric. This would be a perfect project bass if the neck is straight.
Dang i wish i had the bread to buy that thing,...
edit: not sure what to do with the back,tho,....
Dang i wish i had the bread to buy that thing,...
edit: not sure what to do with the back,tho,....
starmann said:
You crack me up. I bet they will immediately take action just for you :lol:
It's many things, that bass, but not a scam, you see exactly what you would get!
True, but a crash is not intentional! Someone purposely mangled a perfectly good bass! I'm not even a big Ric fan but still find this wrong. Yes it belonged to someone and that person was free to do what they wanted to it. IMO if your going to play with a router do it on an inexpensive bass and save the nice basses for those who will truly enjoy them.
I think it's apparent that an owner didn't think it was a perfectly good bass. And the owner's opinon is the only one that counts.
Not a scrap of hardware, even the truss rods and truss rod block is gone. There my be more wrong here than meets the eye. Who knows what kind of "improvements" they made to the neck.
While people are getting a little worked up on both ends of the spectrum I have two things to say. Firstly, this does sadden me as a fireglo Ric was what got me actually paying attention to the bass when I was younger. Secondly, and some of you might be thinking the same here, but where on Earth is Ric5? I'm actually pretty surprised he hasn't made an appearance yet.
That is definitely the work of tweakers. They get a bad idea, one that requires capabilities that they don't possess or ever did, regardless of their level of toxicity. They attempt to accomplish the master plan and while doing so, they go overboard a tad.
This is generally done using very low light and blinds down except one slat to peer through.
Work is done, even though the task at hand is only half accomplished. That's OK, because tweakers are generally "half-full glass" people, and they are pretty satisfied with what was done so far. It will never be finished. The work is never done. Zzzzzzzz
This is generally done using very low light and blinds down except one slat to peer through.
Work is done, even though the task at hand is only half accomplished. That's OK, because tweakers are generally "half-full glass" people, and they are pretty satisfied with what was done so far. It will never be finished. The work is never done. Zzzzzzzz
Yes, but at what price? Anybody have any ideas as to how much it might cost to restore this to its former glory?
Oh gee, I hope Mr. C.N.C. Machine isn't too upset.
LOL, you picked the wrong guy to try that bit of sarcasm on. One of my DIY EUB prototypes is basically that...with actual hand shaping using Surform rasps, a 4-in-hand, files, a Sandvik scraper and sandpaper (I got no CNC here), so it's more of a hand carved "2x4" ...and guess what...it's still just a hunk of wood.
Yah, its questionable about the neck. Looks like it has a stereo truss rod (dual rods).
But if the neck is ok, this thing would be a great project bass. It could easily be re-routed to make a semi-hollow body. A bridge block would need to be scarfed in for strength, but it would really change the tone of the instrument, imo. You'd have the playability of a Ric with the tone of a EB-2.
Until they try to sell it on eBay!
I'd bet that wasn't even a consideration at the time it was modded.
I hope their CNC machine doesn't get too angry at my lack of respect. And a bass is just a hunk of wood, still after someone has crafted it into a bass.
When you see a fiberglass boat, you don't think "Look at that clump of cloth and resin" but you think "Thats a nice boat". Then you think about it, and you realise that thats is all it is. You have to be able to understand that something is just a sum of its parts, and a that Ric is just currently a hunk of wood ith two metal rods.
Awesome, dudes.
Enjoy your hunks of wood that you play series of pitches on in various timings, nothing more, nothing less.
Enjoy your hunks of wood that you play series of pitches on in various timings, nothing more, nothing less.
I think before anyone calls a bass "just a hunk of wood" you should have the skills and ability to transform a log into a nicely finished and functional instrument of a similar quality yourself.
To do otherwise is showing huge disrespect to luthiers. I don't care if this was mass manufactured on CNC equipment. Someone designed and built the original prototypes and a group of people have organized and manage a company that can reproduce the original rather reliably.
It's kinda like a well-to-do suburban white boy tossing around the "N" word without a clue as to the history and meaning of the word.
To do otherwise is showing huge disrespect to luthiers. I don't care if this was mass manufactured on CNC equipment. Someone designed and built the original prototypes and a group of people have organized and manage a company that can reproduce the original rather reliably.
It's kinda like a well-to-do suburban white boy tossing around the "N" word without a clue as to the history and meaning of the word.
