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Very nice! Is that a 2023 as well?

The TRS jack goes into the "Rick-o-Sound" socket on the bass, and then the neck pick-up goes out on one TS lead, while the bridge pick-up goes out on the second TS lead. I did give it a go during rehearsal yesterday, and had this going through two amps. I put distortion on the bridge into one amp, and the neck clean into another. It sounded really good... I will probably play it like that at our next gig. Just for fun.

That is what I SHOULD have done... because what arrived from Rickysounds didn't match the photo in the auction. I became concerned that this is not a Neutrik plug at all, and the boot / strain relief not fitting properly looks suspect. When I pointed this out, I received an angry response from Robbie telling me, "You are wrong". He then called me up on the phone to explain... seems to be some older stock of Neutrik plug from before the name went on them.

I just picked up one of these boxes to give the Rick-o-Sound a go... I have two Strategy 888s... one into the 6x10" and the other into the 2x15"? 😂😂

I installed a set of Sadowsky black label strings with a tapered low-B, but it seems way too floppy to me. I've since picked up a set of DR lo-riders that includes a standard 130 B and will give that a go...

I gigged it on Saturday... sounded massive! That low-E... Oof!

@Skybone is your avatar a 'stealth' bass from Rickysounds? Just curious...

A7B35AB5-D5FF-4642-9BB8-373843478545.he I don't know what's going on with the photos...

NBD! Just arrived yesterday... there appears to have been a large wave of new Rickenbackers in Matte Black finish that hit the UK recently... This is the first Ric that I've ever owned. A few observations: The fretboard is Caribbean Rosewood, and seems to have a light matte finish(?). The knobs are more 'vintage' style, at least on this 2023 one. The new-style bridge looks great to me, and really fit for purpose. The stock strap-locks are apparently made by Schaller for Ric, so my locking straps snapped right in! It's not very heavy, and to me the neck seems quite thin and slim. The store that I bought it from didn't bother with any kind of setup at all... there is no intonation set, and there is quite a lot of fret buzz at the moment (I'll fix that myself...). The case contained very minimal stuff... a single dual-purpose certificate / warranty paper, together with a plastic bag containing a polishing cloth and some keys (assorted hex + case). No manual! Stickers were removed on the first day. 2BA68974-2101-49B5-B9D2-4B75797BC66D.heic A7B35AB5-D5FF-4642-9BB8-373843478545.heic 25D8F5CE-8623-4944-9A8D-C64B47C838FA.heic 5720CF65-8D1B-447F-920E-EF43D894222F.heic FEAADC73-0D29-4427-B1E6-09BB6AC98887.heic 12E73001-E99E-4C3D-B97F-593F0C7253EA.heic 09D8A5C6-C39E-4E93-A99D-841DF4F45D77.heic 3B6918C4-943B-47CC-AB79-6BD45B7BD41A.heic DA961C3F-2C66-4B6B-A506-2AAA1B481A8D.heic B8748E01-C9AF-4395-B266-944EAFF4DF84.heic

My band 'Shreds.' play Gnarfest in Nottingham tomorrow! In case anyone is interested, here are the set times and a link for tickets! https://www.gigantic.com/gnarfest-23-tickets/nottingham-billy-bootlegger-s/2023-09-23-01-30

This just arrived form Pau, France 🇫🇷 today. 2016 NT5 complete with fretboard protector. 😂 I'm charging it up now... then will give it a go and afterwards change the strings. Previous owner says it has a 135 low-B... that seems like a piece of rope to me!

That's really beautiful. Impressive patterns on the bubinga! With the ovangkol neck wood and the plastic preamp cover, it makes me think the year might be ~2007-ish?

Yes, at a quick glance the fretboard protector makes it look fretless! When I showed for a band audition a few years back, I started unpacking stuff and one of the band members said, "Ohh... you play fretless!" [Me: "Ummm... sorry, no."]

That was very nice of them. Andertons and Bass Direct are both outstanding.

They come by default with Masterbuilt basses. For GPS basses, the first one that I purchased from a particular dealer happened to come with one (thereby raising my expectations!). I ordered a second GPS bass from Warwick via that same dealer, and when it arrived without the fretboard protector I became a bit grumpy(!). The dealer then threw one in for 'free' post-delivery, but did explain to me that they only come by default with the Masterbuilt series. A few used Warwicks (GPS, ChromeTone,...) that I've purchased over the years did not have the protectors, so I ordered some directly from Warwick here: https://shop.warwick.de/en/parts-for-instruments/warwick-spare-parts/tools-care/21203/rockcare-fret-protectors-warwick I think Thomann also sells them...

No, this will be my third Masterbuilt... I still have the NT4 that I got from you. I posted a photo on this thread some months back... it's a studio queen now, and I changed it from BEAD to EADG. So, this NT5 will give me a low-B on a Thumb once again... and I probably won't gig it either due to the weight but let's see.

I'd been looking for the right Thumb NT5 for a while now, and then I found this... 2016 Masterbuilt with bubinga, wenge and ebony. It's supposed to arrive on Wednesday coming from Pau, France.

Ummmm.... no.

Just came across this news article this morning. Apparently a Gibson Garage is coming to London! https://www.guitarworld.com/news/gibson-garage-london