Paul S

OK, that is the colour sorted. What is the difference between a 4001, a 4003 and a 4004. Was there ever a 4001? I meant 4002!

Yes, big shame - the drummer was ex-pro and absolutely brilliant, guitarist had a great touch, he and she singers looked and sounded great. It was the age old story - the singers became an item, left their respective partners then believed it was 'their' band to bend into whatever shape they preferred, rather than band we all joined.

Having completely ignored them up until now I am curious about Rickenbacker basses. The closest I came was owning a Jolana copy which kinda looked like one but that was where the resemblance ended. I have absolutely no idea what the various numbers signify or what the differences are between them. Are some always heavier than others? Do some models always have thicker necks? Are they active or passive? Do/can they all sound the same? Does '...glo' simply refer to a colour? Do they need all the metalwork over the pickups - in fact do they all have this? I have no idea. If at all possible can folks resists posting about the copyright enforcement issues, I think I have a handle on that now It is more, I hope, about what the various models have to offer. Muchas gracias

I just had a quick look at the ric Resource Forum and it scared me - too much detail to plough through! I'll start a new thread. Wish me luck 😅

I will seek that out, thanks. I might also start a thread here with a polite request to leave the politics out of it

Great fun to play, that one. I was in a very short lived 80s band and this was one we did - loved it Here is a rather bass heavy mix - we didn't get around to final mix on this because the band split.

All this talk of Rics has got me curious. I'd never been up close and personal with one until last week when I saw a band locally that I kind of knew. Their bassist was using one and it sounded lush - he handed it over for me to inspect and, contrary to the boat anchor I was expecting, it seemed relatively lightweight. I am sure the merits of the various different models have been discussed here somewhere - can anyone point me in the direction of such a thread?

PM incoming.

Can I point you in the direction of this for sale ad of mine?

Trying to chase 'the right tone' is the Devil's own job because 'the right tone' is so subjective. As others have said it does seem to be all about the right strings and pickup - most other things I have found to be less important other than perhaps the material of the fretboard. The strings I have settled on are TI Flats. I love the tension, general feel and tone, exactly what I like and I have them on all my basses. They aren't as thuddy as most flats but not as 'plinky' as I found the cobalt slinky ones to be. For the pup I just kissed all the frogs I could possibly find until, finally, I have got there. I tried the vintage sounding P pups like the Fender 62 RI, Wizard Trad, Aguilar 5P-60 in my 5er but found I wanted a little more bite at my disposal, especially with the flats. I found the SD 1/4lber a bit harsh but very much enjoy the Delano PC 5 AL/M2 I have fitted into my Maroos-chick Jake 5. So much so I bought another and now have this fitted to a modded Sterling 5er which now sounds much the same as the Jake. After reading a lot of love for them on here I have very recently fitted fitted an Entwistle PBXN to my Frankenstein 'Honcore' and to my ears it doesn't sound actually very different to the Delano - just 1/4 of the price. But the extra bite of these pups can be nicely tamed if required by rolling off the tone control a little to give that real organic sweet spot - mellow yet with a decent amount of bite for slightly harder edged blues/rock. I expect next year my opinion would have changed, of course.

Wot he said. I'm 15 mins in and lovin it.

Personally I can't believe the cheek of them. They have sacked you but want you to play the next gig? Really? My pride would not allow me anywhere near it. Then again, tbf, my pride has got me in trouble before now

1. Dead heat for Rival Sons at O2 Brixton and Aussie Pink Floyd at the Cliff's Pavilion, Westcliff. So difficult to compare. IN terms of being the sort of music I *really* like the Rival Sons would nudge it. In terms of a spectacular event, APF would nudge it. The encore 'Comfortably Numb' was a good a live performance as anything I have ever seen and the laser light show was nothing short of spectacular. 2. Easy - Christopher Cross, also at the Cliff's Pavilion. One of the worst gigs I have seen for a few years. 3. My new blues rock trio Tore Down getting an hour slot at the Ipswich Maritime Festival on the big BBC stage in June. Fabulous sound, fabulous setting. It was only our 4th gig! Been invited to play at Stowblues 2020! 4. Same band playing The Punch and Judy in Ipswich to an empty house, bar the couple who came up to the stage to play the fruit machine whilst the guitarist is standing next to them giving it some fierce string bends mid solo.

I quite like this one - lovely bass, too! - lyrics are a bit heavy handed but still poignant today.

That is a Fender Precision Lyte, in essence.

Can't read it on the headstock! love it Yamaha BX-5

Oooh, that's my old squeeze. Lovely thing.

'Weighs over 3.5 killos' so at least we know what he is doing time for.

Or how about 'Chant #1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On) by Spandau Ballet. Same 5 notes played in a repeating scale throughout the song. Used to play that, always went down well.

I like my Stagg quite a lot. I carried out a couple of cheap and easy mods to make it more to my liking. The biggest was making a stand for it a la NS Design tripod as I found it more comfortable and easier to play on a stand than on the endpin with the arms attached. That meant I could then remove the endpin and the associated rattle problems vanished. I then moved the tailpiece for the bridge so that it would take ordinary DB strings and strung it with black tapewound Rockabilly style strings - which gave me a sound much closer to the one I was seeking from it. I don't consider it to be a double bass experience, more a case of 'it is what it is' - which is an eye-catching bass that is fun to play. In the right context, anyway.

Well, I moved the pickups up a bit and it has got louder, so that is good. I then removed the scratch plate - the finish was really rough on the straight cut sections and looked cheap (on a £250 bass? I know...) and I kind of prefer it without anyway. I discovered it is an exact fit for the Les Paul hard case that also fits my Gibson LP Jnr DC bass and my Frankenstein Honcore. I then took the plunge and moved the strap pin onto the upper bout as per this pic: As it is the hollow bodied version I carried out some scientific test to see if there was sufficient depth of wood to take the pin screw (tapped it to see if it sounded hollow or not ) but was still a little nervous when I drilled the pilot hole. However it was apparent I was drilling into wood the whole time and it is now securely screwed in place. Hangs much better.

I have a Elf with a One10 for home practice and smaller gigs. Not used it for a smaller gig yet but at home I have the gain set around 4pm so that it just starts to drive a bit - to my old ears this sounds rather like the old TE pre-set 1 - and the master at 7pm. So only just registering, really. I believe it has plenty to give.

Sadly not from me - 6 basses, 3 amps, 1 cab, 1 pedal, 2 wireless thingies. I did sell some stuff, mind.

9 sold?