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Which Should I get?

Which should I get?

  • Rickenbacker 4003s

    Votes: 75 36.1%

  • Pedulla Pentabuzz

    Votes: 133 63.9%
  • Total voters
    208
#101
Dr. Cheese said:
View attachment 2825920 Last summer, I found a Pedulla Pentabuzz at a great deal, and laid it away. All went well, but then it appeared that Illinois might renege on medical and dental bills of state employees. I eventually bailed on the layaway because it looked like I was going to have to pay some bills.



A month or two later, the good folks in Springfield found a few billion to pay off doctors, and the Pentabuzz is still around, and I was planning to pick it up for Birthday in February.

The thing that has got me rethinking everything is that last summer, I replayed a Rickenbacker 4003s, a bass very similar to my first good bass, a Ric 4000. I have to admit the Ric feels like home, even though it has been thirty years, and I am thinking maybe limited funds would be better spent on a bass I know for a fact I would love instead of spending a year really getting a thorough handle on fretless?



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Having had a Ric 4001 for over 30 years, while no doubt a very playable bass that looks great, I found it having a limited spound palette. The Pedula should give you more flexibily sound wise, offers a 5th string required by a lot of today’s music, and finally, if it is a really good price, could give you some upside appreciation in case you need additional funds for your son’s college. Rics will always be around.
 
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#102
dbsfgyd1 said:
Having had a Ric 4001 for over 30 years, while no doubt a very playable bass that looks great, I found it having a limited spound palette. The Pedula should give you more flexibily sound wise, offers a 5th string required by a lot of today’s music, and finally, if it is a really good price, could give you some upside appreciation in case you need additional funds for your son’s college. Rics will always be around.
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All of my children are girls.
 
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#107
I originally voted Ric, agree that the Caprice is an awesome bass. ( my favorite), but changed my vote to Pedulla.

The price is too good to pass up. You can give the Pedulla a try and if it doesn’t work out, move it for profit and buy a Ric and have some extra $$ towards your girls education.
 
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#109
An MVP was my dream bass since a kid. I found one in my price range last year and grabbed it. I ended up selling it because my jazz felt like Home and the Pedulla just didn’t do it for me. It did satisfy my dream bass curiosity though.

Go for the feel over the deal.

Or maybe find a fretless Rick if you really want a fretless.
 
#115
I personally prefer Rics, but I think you made the right call with the Pedulla. Best fretless I've ever tried. It's been said enough, but so true...if you don't love it, you can sell at a nice profit and grab a Ric.

Congrats!
 
#116
You put up 4 videos of you playing the Ric, and a single blurry photo of the Pedulla. I think I know which one has you more fired up. But even excluding that, one is a 5 and one is a 4. That to me would be a significant difference that would need to be heavily factored into your decision.
 
#117
I'd use the money to buy a bass that could be more easily repaired should something go wrong in the neck department. Both of those basses can be a nightmare unless you're certain the necks are in perfect functioning order. If I absolutely had to choose one, it would probably be the Ric, as it would be easy to flip when I realized how much I hated it. I wouldn't get much utility from the fretless and fretless basses are harder to sell, but then again, it's a Pedulla so it's likely got wider market appeal than a run of the mill fretless Jaco jazz...or not? The ball's in your court, Cheese. Go with the one that speaks to you most, the one you'll actually put to use and won't collect dust for one reason or another. All IMO, etc.
 
#118
It depends on whether you want to play fretted or fretless, and which number of strings you prefer. Most theatre pits nowadays (if you swing that way) pretty much require 5- or 6-stringed basses because of the extra registers they give. The same goes for some of today's rock. Fretted basses can be nice for the extra tactile feedback they give when trying to find positions, but fretless basses offer less buzz and smoother glissandos. All in all, consider these factors, but just pick whatever sits best with you; personally, it seems like you found your niche with the Ric. If I were you, I'd go for that one.
 
#120
One of my sons graduated from college in 2015, the other in 2016, about 1/3 of cost was covered with grants and scholarships.
I split the balance with my X. and was finally able to pay my portion off about a month ago, when I sold my house, and became a renter as an X-pat Panama Where the cost of living is 2/3s less than the U.S.
After the college and the mortgage was paid off, I had only enough to buy an Ibanez Ashula hybrid, not a dollar more.
 

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