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[quote name='lojo' post='980760' date='Oct 7 2010, 05:30 PM']Im no expert, but have seen comments rating some of the ric copies, not sure if there in budget, perhaps someone can confirm this[/quote] I owned a John Birch copy and despite it being really nice i'm a finger style player, the pickups were so hot if you touched the poles it'd crackle and the parallel string spacing was unusual for me at the low end. It would have been a smashing bass pickstyle however, no doubt, I just can't play like that. The basses I particularly miss are a hoyer EB3 custom build and a Kubicki Key factor among the stupid amount of basses I traded. I don't wanna spend a mass of money - £600 is enough for me I feel anymore would have to be custom shop/vintage gear.

I said I did like the colour, its sunburst/tort and rosewood. I don't like the standard natural maple one which is usually £850 give or take. There was a chap with a lake placid blue matching headstock one with rosewood that was £1100 recently also.

[quote name='FuNkShUi' post='980479' date='Oct 7 2010, 01:02 PM']Lol, cheers for giving people an alternative, when im only looking for an estimate of how much its worth![/quote] End of the day mate its your bass and you can sell it for what you like regardless - on here its going to be well researched before purchase, you'd be a moron to fork out £1400 on a whim or you'd have to have a soft spot for it. It says the bass was sold in July this year, so there won't be a great change anyway. You don't want an opinion, don't ask for it.

If its second hand, £1400 is too steep - I would just buy a custom shop one and look past yours. Despite being a lovely bass, I don't like the natural ones.

Damn, got excited thinking it was that 8 string job, hagstrom gets me everytime

Anybody want this before I relist it again??

[quote name='razze06' post='979671' date='Oct 6 2010, 05:51 PM']Peavey T-40? Hot and gainy as you want[/quote] I'd need to try one out, I've never even seen one in the flesh - must be hard to find. I have heard of a lot of praise for them though!

[quote name='Geddys nose' post='979675' date='Oct 6 2010, 05:58 PM']Hi Oli ,a Vigier Excess sounds very close to a Ric even Roger Glover plays one to get his clank back, If your over my way you can have a go on mine and they have a superb neck as all Vigiers have. There's one for sale here too nice colour IMO- [url="http://cgi.ebay.fr/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110594451633"]http://cgi.ebay.fr/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewIt...em=110594451633[/url][/quote] I love Vigier!!! LOVE!!! I think you've probably nailed it, just gotta raise the funds . Tried Vmaxblues' old arpege, beautiful despite the weird looks. The newer ones look a great deal better just haven't found a finish I like - I'll keep my eye on that, cheers Si

[quote name='bassmeg' post='979656' date='Oct 6 2010, 05:35 PM']Have you tried an Aria SB oli? I am not saying that it would sound like a Rick but they are great to play and if you get one with an untapered neck, you maybe half way there. BTW, cant believe you were going to the dark side, or should i say the spot-lit side of the stage![/quote] Haha, I still want to after forking out a grand on the Charvel <<< I've also got a great semi acoustic which can pull off Van Halen to Lynyrd Skynyrd stuff with the greatest of ease!! I've only tried a couple of Aria's but I know they're in a similar vein as the great build Cort/Ibanez/warwick ultra playable arena. I tend to use flatwounds and fingers for the percussion but its the gainy vintage pickups I like. Don't know anything that has best of both worlds at a budget, probs what turned me off bass.

Hi Guys, I may be coming back to bass it seems as my rig won't sell, however if I do it will require a very hot percussive sound. What pedal would you recommend for that old fashioned rickenbacker sound and what bass. I really miss my EB3 I know my ideal bass would be a rickenbacker with a thin neck but there isn't much change for that with my budget. Advice please! Go crazy

Not for me

This is gonna finish soon, still hasn't gone - the mind boggles. Why are there so many watchers for a 'buy it now' item??

[quote name='MB1' post='974498' date='Oct 1 2010, 07:27 PM']MB1. ...This does not Surprise me! [/quote] Haha, twas a wicked find on your part, after that I really fancied one of the new retro Jazz models G&L are making. If you get Andy Travis' Ric you'll have to let me know about the necks! I've never plucked up the courage to buy one blind ...but the sound is definately me!