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[quote name='matski' timestamp='1384868325' post='2281593'] See? Rounded... [attachment=148745:Rickenbacker 4003S.jpg] [/quote] [quote name='matski' timestamp='1384868325' post='2281593'] See? Rounded... [attachment=148745:Rickenbacker 4003S.jpg] [/quote] Cool , I like it, that said I like the look of them all

Food is always good, waitress thing just a bit weird. l8rs

I still prefer rat fur even if both were in mint condition, although it wouldnt stop me buying a cab either way.

I wish I had filmed you and Greg at your gig so as to let people here understand why you are all wireless or maybe just clueless PAT testing and food later then, see you in a bit

If I ran henry hoover over my 5 year old cab it would look like new, once you rip tolex or the Barefaced finish (maplins pvc ) thats it ripped forever or stuck down with glue etc. Give me rat fur anyday, it must help damp the cabs too the same as people say about PA cabs?

I am warming to the s version then

[quote name='ubassman' timestamp='1384596532' post='2278452'] Dan Berglund - for making the complex appear simple...immaculate timing, versatility, and just the vibe he brings to the music ! Not found a single defining clip but love his work with EST [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gXhwv9_ZS0[/media] [/quote] The pizz tone on this to me is the holy grail that electric bass players want but will never get, I dare say getting it on DB is probably a lot harder than he is making it look!

Totally different drivers afaik so they may sound totally different to each other, rat fur on the outside which I prefer too.

[quote name='matski' timestamp='1384860011' post='2281461'] As you can see from my sig I own a number of basses from various manufacturers, so am in a position to compare my Rickenbacker to the likes of my MMs, Fenders, Status etc. Personally, I have no issues with playability of my 4003S. Okay, it is not a 'typical' Ric, in that the upper edge of the body is rounded off as opposed to sharp-edged as found on regular 4001 and 4003 basses. For some, a slab body may be uncomfortable, but you don't hear many players complaining that their [b]slab bodied pre-EB Stingrays are hard to get on with[/b]. When playing finger-style, I tend to rest my thumb either on the upper edge of the scratch plate above the neck pickup or on the neck pickup surround itself. No problem. When playing with a pick, I rest my hand on the treble pickup cover. I don't have the option to remove the cover as my Ric has a magnetic Horseshoe pickup, and don't want to tamper with it. No problem. Fair enough, the bridge isn't the most brilliant piece of design work, but personally once it's set up I don't fiddle about with it. No problem. On the plus side, there is an inbuilt rubber mute in the bridge which is very easy to use in my experience - better than the MusicMan mutes which have biodegraded on one of my basses and fallen off of the other. Neck-wise, my Ric has a thinner neck than my MMs and Fenders - I don't own a Jazz bass so can't compare the profile, nut width to a Jazz - and have found that I get much better access to the heel end of the neck due to the fact that it's a through neck. Much easier to play up 'the dusty end' than the basses I have with big chunky ended bolt-on necks. I also have no issues with neck diving, unbalance or weight of the Ric either. See, there are [i]some[/i] BCers who think Rics aren't as bad as they are made out to be.... PS: this is the only Ric I've owned in 30 years of playing, so I'm not some blinkered, drooling Rickenbacker fanboy either. [/quote] But the slab on the stingray has a very rounded profile rather than a razor edge to it.

You might have been better off with the older version Conan, which would probably have cost more! Lol

Everyones ears are tuned differently and the frequencies they want are different too, quite a few people shifted the barefaced cabs on for either a Genz neox or some form of bergantino because they were too muddy and couldn't get the top end zing, maybe the top end zing is at the expense of the mid so people requiring more mid will prefer the barefaced cabs, equally anyone using a more mid focused bass or an active one might prefer something else.

[quote name='drTStingray' timestamp='1384796300' post='2280829'] Very possibly!!!!! Lol. I don't get out much but I'm sure all EBMMs are 4 over 1, and Fenders are either 5 in line (neck dive??!!) or 4 over 1. When I first saw a Lakland with 3 over 2 on the tele back in the early 90s, pre internet and pre much bass info being widely around, I thought it was a new Musicman so similar was the headstock concept!! I guess I was thinking fender/musicman style headstock rather than the Warwick/Spector/Wal pattern!!! [/quote] Im surprised g and l doesnt spring to your mind?

Loads of fives infact most are 3&2? Are you having a moment drT I recall someone saying they will only buy fives that are 2&3 as it gives more space and wood around the B and E tuners yet they are not very common with most I see being 3&2 or just 5 in a row instead. Smith being the only one off the top of my head from the none one off custom stuff.

[quote name='ChickenKiev' timestamp='1384780069' post='2280564'] Patenting the 3+1 headstock is absolutely ridiculous. That's like patenting vowels. Patenting body shapes and to a lesser extent headstock shapes is fine but this honestly takes the cake. Poo. It has made me a little bit furious actually. Looks like I'm never going to buy an EBMM for the rest of my life now. Petty, but I have principles! Its not as if the 3+1 is EB's only USP. Their basses have tons of futuristic things that make them awesome, their biggest being their 'Game Changer' system. I'm going to copyright/patent tuning pegs altogether for a laugh and sue everyone's arses off; give EB a taste of their own medicine. [/quote] I think most brands will have some kind of copyrite that sounds daft, the ebmm one isnt a new thing and afaik basschat has not been told to remove any for sale posts with any old basses with 3+1 tuners?

It is an often overlooked aspect, quite a few people with rays went to genz years ago with the shuttles, then more people went genz with the streamliners but Rays and genz gear appear to match each other for some reason and other basses tend to match other gear. The 3 band stingray in either single coil mode or series with the shuttlemax 900watt head into a genz 2x12t cab is about as cutting as you could ever get ime. A passive jazz with both pups on, fx and a different head is a whole new ball game. One thing I would say is if you dont like it move it on,lifes too short

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1384782876' post='2280608'] Don't for a moment think that Fender and Gibson wouldn't be trying to stop copies of their classic instruments if they could. However they did too little and left it too late when it counted and now have to make the best of the consequences. [/quote] Which id say is a massive increase in sales of not only lusted after 'proper' fenders but all the cheaper mex and squier versions too,not a bad situation for them to deal with that Ric haven't.

[quote name='leftybassman392' timestamp='1384785546' post='2280656'] Why would I need one on a British road? Oh I get it..... it's a pisstake, yes? [/quote] Correct.

Ive got to the point where as long as I can hear something behind me im happy, id use an ashdown rig again if someone else provided it at every gig, I used a trace commando combo for a few gigs that the singer provided to save me taking mine. Im lazy

As someone who plays with a lefty drummer we normally get "we will see if we have time at the end for a quick soundcheck" never have yet but heres hoping!

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1384777353' post='2280507'] Yeah. So these "bargains" may only be so to the people who dig their sounds... [/quote] This is a fact from martin lewis and one worth remembering, its only ever a bargain if you were going to buy one anyway. If someone offered me a Ricky for a grand it might be bargain if I sold it on for a possible profit but I could spend a grand on something I need/want/like and remove the might/if out of the purchase.

I have always bought gear to use, possibly to destruction, I paid £800 for mine but that was years ago so its already paid for itself. The problem for me is not really ethical, its the fact its from a defunct range of gear. Over time that wont matter but in the short term there will be a stigma im certain.

"We do the songs exactly as the record like we said in the email with the set list, well we do them in different keys and tempos, and that song you know the one where we make a medley from 8 other songs we do that with a reggae feel".

Im not sure how anyone will sell them for more than they paid, they are not on special offer and going back up to £780 after, they are discontinued end of line stock. Id say 3/4 of whatever the fender branded ones retail for will be the most anyone will get for a mint one, that could be £600 if the fender ones are £800 but fender might sell them for £400 yet or not make any at all, who knows?

[quote name='leftybassman392' timestamp='1384680130' post='2279303'] You sure about that? [url="http://www.lefthandedpiano.com/"]http://www.lefthandedpiano.com/[/url] or how about this... [url="http://www.lefthandedpiano.com/midi.html"]http://www.lefthande...o.com/midi.html[/url] Been around for a while too - check out the date on this article: [url="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/178608.stm"]http://news.bbc.co.u...i/uk/178608.stm[/url] I used to get really annoyed about comments like this. I'm a bit more chilled about it these days - just wish people would think it through and try to understand the notion of handedness a bit better is all. But then if you're right-handed the chances are you've never needed to. Tell you what; here's a wiki article that might help. I found the section headed 'Social stigma and repression of Left-handedness' quite interesting.... [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handedness"]http://en.wikipedia....wiki/Handedness[/url] [/quote] Have you get a left hand drive car?

Maybe its a matter of who makes the application first, history is littered with so called inventors of stuff that did not but are the most high profile.