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Definitive 'Ric' bass tracks?


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[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1394629688' post='2393464'] I know someone who sold a Precision Bass to Chris Squire and he was amazed that when he presented it to him that Chris proceeded to pick it up, plug it to his rig in and sound exactly the same as he does on his famous Rickenbacker. [/quote]

I can quite believe it. From this you would deduce it as supporting the 'it's in the fingers' or in this case 'it's in the rig' or a combination of both.

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[quote name='KevB' timestamp='1394644947' post='2393686']
I can quite believe it. From this you would deduce it as supporting the 'it's in the fingers' or in this case 'it's in the rig' or a combination of both.
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And the pedals.

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As far as I know this isRic - remember him discussing Ric vs P bass and effect on playing style. Saw him using Ric with Acoustic 370 Malvern Wintergardens 1970s.

The album is one of my all time favourites - Vagabonds of western world. Inspired me to buy a Ric in the late 70s.

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq1dXaNHJQ0[/media]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1NLVVKU5Vk[/media]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFmNGPyq9eE&list=RDI1NLVVKU5Vk[/media]

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[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1394625470' post='2393386']
Played with these last year...
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Ooh I like that - psychobilly meets horror punk. The band name does bring back bad memories of a few nights at the Slimelight[1] though ... or the mornings after at any rate.

[1] legendary goth and industrial club in London

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[quote name='3below' timestamp='1394660935' post='2393893']
As far as I know this isRic - remember him discussing Ric vs P bass and effect on playing style. Saw him using Ric with Acoustic 370 Malvern Wintergardens 1970s.

The album is one of my all time favourites - Vagabonds of western world. Inspired me to buy a Ric in the late 70s.

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq1dXaNHJQ0[/media]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1NLVVKU5Vk[/media]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFmNGPyq9eE&list=RDI1NLVVKU5Vk[/media]
[/quote]

I was going to post Little Girl in Bloom on here yesterday... WEIRD.

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No Spock's Beard yet?!?!? :o Dave Meros also plays on this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pCw3Aw9yyk

And wasn't Pink Floyd's "One of these days" played on a Ric? Outstanding bass intro.

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I would have mentioned Meros much earlier but I recalled how heavily modified his ric was so didn't know if it really qualified. I think he sold it to help fund the band's last record, he wasn't playing it on the tour last year and he actually didn't sound quite like 'classic Meros' to my ears either.

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[quote name='KevB' timestamp='1394810096' post='2395504']
I would have mentioned Meros much earlier but I recalled how heavily modified his ric was so didn't know if it really qualified.[/quote]

Still sounded pretty "Ric-like" to me! B) :D

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[quote name='topheteatwo' timestamp='1394818650' post='2395636']
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5yeUlj1_M0

Surprised Lou hasn't been mentioned yet, him and Lemmy are the first people I think of with a Ric
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Good call - LB is indeed great, and Dino sublime in my book.

Seen them a couple of times now - firstly he had the F*****r Mike Dirnt (must admit it sounded good), secondly his Jetglo Ric (a '73 I believe), the replacement for his original Fireglo 4001, stolen some time after the initial reformation.

Just wish he was more audible on the new records...... :([size=4] [/size]

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