What fun is that?!What I meant was, if I don't take the detector it would force me to drive slower and possibly make it on one set of tires?....
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Thunderbird Club
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AMX Javelin!!! When I was a kid,my best friend's older brother had two. One of my all-time favorite cars.
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Ric 4003 update. The fans who gave it to me wanted to come see me play with Derek Hoke last night, so I decided to play the Ric. It sounded a lot cooler than I thought it was gonna in that context. Got a ton of compliments from fans/friends on the tone too.
Certainly cuts through the mix well. A little too well for my tastes and I do find myself wishing it had a bit more chunk in the lows. The neck pickup is super weak compared to the brdge pickup. The bass is slightly neck divey, but not terrible. I did enjoy playing it more than I thought I would. Leaning toward looking for a replacement neck pickup. Maybe a TV Jones Thunder’Mag? Or maybe I’ll just keep it more for the occasional session and not use it live a whole bunch
Certainly cuts through the mix well. A little too well for my tastes and I do find myself wishing it had a bit more chunk in the lows. The neck pickup is super weak compared to the brdge pickup. The bass is slightly neck divey, but not terrible. I did enjoy playing it more than I thought I would. Leaning toward looking for a replacement neck pickup. Maybe a TV Jones Thunder’Mag? Or maybe I’ll just keep it more for the occasional session and not use it live a whole bunch
Heard good things about the Joe Barden’s
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Yeah, those get the best reviews for being very Ric-like, but better. Just wondering if they’ll have that extra low end grunt I’m looking for. Still on the fence, but not really sweating it either
The real advantage to the Bardens, besides maintaining the Ric tone, is they're dead quiet, and a bit hi-fi sounding, in a good way. The neck pup has just a tad more output then the stock one. And a slight bit more bass.
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That’s great to know, Jeff! But to be clear, you still thought your old Ric was a bit shy in the lows, yes? Then again, we play T Birds, which have a tendency to make most other basses sound a tad ‘small’
Never thought a RIC would be bit neck heavy, but i know i dislike playing them. I respect them in where other people are able to obtain great tone from it: Geddy, Chris Squire, Lemmy, McCartney. But Like Paul Simonon, who owned one too, i don't like the slim profile/wide width neck, the thin body, & thin sounding pickups for my tone. In that retrospect, i love my ric copy - its quite the opposite in what I don't like about the RIC, & with a lot more power in terms of the pickups since they aren't RIC voiced. Just wilkinson mini humbucker at the neck, & a 51 style pbass at the bridge. I'm destined to be a 73nd3r style player as all my pbasses are copies, mixed with a handful of gibson basses i build
Maybe you can find someone who owns an audio company that could get them on spec........Oh, waitThat’s great to know, Jeff! But to be clear, you still thought your old Ric was a bit shy in the lows, yes? Then again, we play T Birds, which have a tendency to make most other basses sound a tad ‘small’
Trying to keep the drool off the keyboard. Congrats, dude!
I'M BACK, B****ES. Done did three weeks through Europe, and turns out a music video I worked on before I left came out today too.
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I can't listen to it until I get home, Dylan, I see lots of Greco Thunderbird action though! Hope the European trip was a blast!
Paul Goddard made me want one.... saw them in 79 and the tone was so in your face and cool....kinda useless today...never had a balance problem with mine..Never thought a RIC would be bit neck heavy, but i know i dislike playing them. I respect them in where other people are able to obtain great tone from it: Geddy, Chris Squire, Lemmy, McCartney. But Like Paul Simonon, who owned one too, i don't like the slim profile/wide width neck, the thin body, & thin sounding pickups for my tone. In that retrospect, i love my ric copy - its quite the opposite in what I don't like about the RIC, & with a lot more power in terms of the pickups since they aren't RIC voiced. Just wilkinson mini humbucker at the neck, & a 51 style pbass at the bridge. I'm destined to be a 73nd3r style player as all my pbasses are copies, mixed with a handful of gibson basses i build
Diggin' this band. Looks and sounds pro. Great work.
How was the bass recorded? I'd appreciate much more definition. Take that as a compliment please.
And the Sunn is shining!
That’s great to know, Jeff! But to be clear, you still thought your old Ric was a bit shy in the lows, yes? Then again, we play T Birds, which have a tendency to make most other basses sound a tad ‘small’
Yes Mark. To me, it was not only shy, but a bit muddy. I'm also not a fan of a neck pup being so close to the heel, but i guess, that's why it's called a neck pick-up?, Meh...........The Birds just do it there, and then some. Rics are a tricky thing. They inherently don't sound huge. Sue me anyone for saying so, but it's true. Except for Lemmy. But he was a beast unto any other. The Bardens really shine for their clarity.
But i traded my Ric for a Precision, and happy i did so.
Geeze, i just rambled and it's not even 9pm here.
My thing is. I just don't play well enough on a Ric. In general for that matter.
But Birds and a P, i can get by.
But Birds and a P, i can get by.
