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  1. prowla
    I’ve got a Mighty Mite fretless neck based bass and it is excellent.
  2. prowla
    It's a wind-up!
  3. prowla
    Millions of pounds of investment gone into generating this load of rollocks have made Nvidia the most valuable company in the world! "Key features include a lightweight ash body, a smooth maple neck, and a 22-fret fingerboard for comfortable playability. It features a single custom humbucking pickup and passive electronics, providing a punchy, versatile tone ideal for various musical styles. This bass is known for its sleek design, exceptional build quality, and distinctive sound, making it a prized instrument for both professional and amateur bassists."
  4. prowla
    A Polo bass: mint with a hole in it?
  5. prowla
    OK, it's an Alembic, but heck that is an ugly bass!
  6. prowla
    I think Lewis Carroll predicted AI: ’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe. “Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun The frumious Bandersnatch!” He took his vorpal sword in hand; Long time the manxome foe he sought— So rested he by the Tumtum tree And stood awhile in thought. And, as in uffish thought he stood, The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame, Came whiffling through the tulgey wood, And burbled as it came! One, two! One, two! And through and through The vorpal blade went snicker-snack! He left it dead, and with its head He went galumphing back. “And hast thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!” He chortled in his joy. ’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe.
  7. prowla
    I once saw Todd Rundgren and the whole band swapped instruments for one song. My inclination in this scenario would be to say I'll play guitar on a song.
  8. prowla
    P = IV Double the current will go to the 4 ohm cab, or 2/3 of your power. (Assuming they're connected in parallel.) As far as Watts to volume goes, the general rule is 10x the power = 2x the volume.
  9. prowla
    Problem is I just don't like the Hipshot bridge on a Ric; it ruins the aesthetic. I found a use for one I have... Just need a pickguard and my 4000K is good to go!
  10. prowla
    Interesting… I just don’t get the Babicz, as it only addresses one of the common complaints about the stock bridge/tailpiece combo, but not tail-lift and palm-muting (arguably it makes palm-muting worse). It’s a shame they didn’t do a complete replacement unit.
  11. prowla
    It’d match your Rush logo!
  12. prowla
    Yamaha basses just look insipid.
  13. prowla
    Looks killer to me!
  14. prowla
    Custer's last stand! It's re-listed: https://www.ebay.com/itm/285881798062
  15. prowla
    Spotted on FB Marketplace. (I think it is a joke.)
  16. prowla
    I have a copy which was originally an 8-string, but is now a 4. They're the best basses money can buy.
  17. prowla
    I've got 8 Rickenbackers.
  18. prowla
    That's a fair price.
  19. prowla
    A premium price for a knackered clunker.
  20. prowla
    No harm in that - 40-100 is my preferred gauge.
  21. prowla
    Cheers! That's a nice 4000! (Have you peeped under the pickguard to see if it's routed for a Bass pickup?)
  22. prowla
    Well, that's a bit of fun, isn't it; looking at the instrument the options are to either: (a) view it as the fun mongrel it is, or (b) take it on as a project which needs work and money spending on it to do a restoration. But restoring would be non-trivial. Unfortunately (though I do have a set), putting wavy Grovers back on is not a simple job, as the peg holes have been widened to fit the Schallers; reverting would require filling the holes and re-drilling original-sized ones, after which the repair would be visible. Many 4000's left the factory with the Bass (neck) pickup routing already there, so the 4000-4001 conversion was a simple job; unfortunately this one wasn't one of those and its extra pickup is in the wrong place. There's been a lot of wood taken out of the body and at the end of the set-neck and that's weakened the structure; Rics are prone to neck-lift (where the pull of the strings starts to lift the neck forwards); thought I'm not sure about how the set-neck models are affected, this one needs the routing filled in with the correct wood (maple) to put it right. There's the tail-lift issue which isn't too difficult to resolve: just replace the tailpiece or go for @briansbrew's excellent fix! It's a shame about the butchered pickguard; replacement 4000 ones aren't so common. I'd be looking to do the restore, but it could be a money-pit and the end result would still be a not so great one. Of the 8 Rics I have, only one was more than this one's asking price and my most recent one was an '88 4001 project which was missing some parts but not needing any structural work (coincidentally, one of its pickups was acquired from @briansbrew some years ago). There's a 4000-sized gap in my Ric collection, but making the numbers add up for a restoration on this one would require @Clarky taking too much of a hit.
  23. prowla
    And 3 days later a Chinese site with a pic of a real Ric...
  24. prowla
    In the context of the Ric police, they are likely the ones flagging up the fraudulent overseas sellers. And fraud ain't going to get you too far if the seller is on the opposite side of the globe. There's loads of "Rickenbacker"s in Aliexpress at the moment. Or even in the UK: just search eBay for "Rickenbacker truss rod". There was a number of 12-string "R" tailpieces on eBay a week ago, but I can't find them anymore; maybe words have been said.
  25. prowla
    'cept some of the sellers post pics of real Rics. I'm confident I can spot a faker, but others, maybe relatives buying presents or just newbies. It's not just newbies who get taken in either: a couple of years ago there was a shop which posted pics of the lovely blue Ric they had in for servicing, only to be ridiculed out of town by a barrage of "It's a Chickenbacker!!!" replies.
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