Cairobill

[quote name='Raymondo' timestamp='1352034972' post='1857959'] Thanks for posting that......I now know what my Arbiter,purchased new in 1975 and sold in 1977) was a copy of [/quote] There was an extremely near relative of this bass in the classifieds a short while ago selling for around 1250. If it was in the same league as this one, it was a hell of a good bass for the money. With Rickenbackers you have to get your hands on one to see if it that particular one works for you. Which also goes for the Ricken-doppelgangers

Be selective about which one you buy (there are some terrible examples out there), but you could find a stunning bass, I did... Here's my 1978 BG 4001. The thinnest neck and 8.1 pounds with perfect balance. Astonishing Rickenbacker but took me 20 years of playing quite a few heavy, lifeless duds with thick necks to find it [attachment=122744:myric.jpg]

I LOVE Squarepusher. Operates on his own terms and succeeds due to sheer force of talent. Awesome...

What's the neck like on your new 4003? Skinny?

I have been discovering how good they sound over the past couple of years. With flats they occupy this perfect slot in a three piece sound. As a result the sound my band makes has this incredible clarity and stability. I've been auditioning other basses and nothing is working as well as the Ric. Ironic really given how often people complain about Rics being hard to mix. FLATS...bass nirvana...

I am beginning to fetish Rickenbacker 4001s. Seriously. I have been very close to pulling the trigger on the BG 4001 on the sales board. Trouble is, I already have a BG Ric 4001. My thought is to have one with flats and one with rounds. That's obsessional. I also want a Jetglo badly...they are such beautiful instruments...

Had a play on a couple. Meek acoustic sound (for obvious reasons) and less than stellar plugged in. Plugged in, I would just use a great electric bass.

Thanks for the suggestion. I think the issue with all of them is going to be volume. I play double bass but the thing is an acoustic only in a small space (radio station) so I thought it might a solution but looks like it won't work. I'll just play acoustic guitar and sing I think...

Hi folks Have to do an acoustic session imminently. Can anyone recommend a good sub 250 quid acoustic bass guitar that I could pick up on denmark street? I know NOTHING about these things! Cheers, Nick (Sorry, originally posted this in the wrong forum, my apologies)

Didn't Variax use euphemisms to avoid legal action? I hate DSP bass/amp and effect cloning. It sounds awful in my opinion. There's an aural 'glisten' to the sound that is analogous to the visual shine you still get on cgi/vfx to my ears.