TPTroll Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 ...and produce one fugly baby... [url="http://www.probass.co.uk/Vantage4.html"]http://www.probass.co.uk/Vantage4.html[/url] views? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Not my cup of tea, but I'm not into Rics [i]or [/i]Jazzes, so... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
risingson Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Not terrible (although not my thing at all), and actually incredibly affordable really. I have no idea about the brand though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 I've never really liked the Ricky style so aesthetically this does nothing for me. Plenty of people do though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gust0o Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Bindun. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/169875-retrovibe-vantage/"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/169875-retrovibe-vantage/[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeystrange Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 I kinda like it. Looks more like a Ric and a Mosrite to me though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkpegasus4001 Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Strangly enough, I own an old Rick and Jazz. Don't look too hot welded together though do they? There seems to be a lot of Rick haters on this site, I can't understand why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4000 Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 (edited) [quote name='clarkpegasus4001' timestamp='1331052375' post='1566905'] Don't look too hot welded together though do they? There seems to be a lot of Rick haters on this site, I can't understand why? [/quote] No they don't. Same reason some people hate anything that isn't their preference I guess; "I don't like it so it's crap". Of course they are a bit marmite, possibly more so than many. Edited March 6, 2012 by 4000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPTroll Posted March 6, 2012 Author Share Posted March 6, 2012 I really liked the RV4 and think rickenbacker are ridiculous not to have a budget brand, but this is definitely a marmite bass. Falls under the "just because you can doesn't mean you should" category. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oopsdabassist Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 I kinda like it, always loved the ric..thanks to Chris Squire...until I played one..ugh! This however has a certain something......Would I buy one? not at the moment, got my new EB3 to play with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 [quote name='clarkpegasus4001' timestamp='1331052375' post='1566905'] Strangly enough, I own an old Rick and Jazz. Don't look too hot welded together though do they? There seems to be a lot of Rick haters on this site, I can't understand why? [/quote] I find them 'visually disturbing' and don't really have a practical use for the typical sound they produce. I certainly don't hate them, it's just not something I can ever see myself owing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom in Dorset Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 I like the look of the body (presuming as it looks to me that it's slightly more squashed/elongated shape than a true Rick) but the neck looks wrong on it, a more Rickesque neck and headstock would have been better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkpegasus4001 Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 [quote name='icastle' timestamp='1331054488' post='1566953'] I certainly don't hate them, it's just not something I can ever see myself owing. [/quote] That's fair enough, each to thier own I say. funnily enough, i've been playing on the Jazz today, I am struggling a bit with the neck! It seems fat compared to the Rick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevB Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Could be worse. They might have modelled it on a Warwick or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gust0o Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 [quote name='KevB' timestamp='1331055016' post='1566963'] Could be worse. They might have modelled it on a Warwick or something. [/quote] That would have upped the price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 [quote name='clarkpegasus4001' timestamp='1331052375' post='1566905'] There seems to be a lot of Rick haters on this site... [/quote] I don't hate 'em, I'm just not into 'em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 [quote name='Dom in Somerset' timestamp='1331054887' post='1566960'] I like the look of the body (presuming as it looks to me that it's slightly more squashed/elongated shape than a true Rick) but the neck looks wrong on it, a more Rickesque neck and headstock would have been better [/quote] They've been there and done that. I think Mr. Hall probably had a word in their ear - hence this. Can't help but feel that maybe a Fenderbird inspired design might have been better... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 (edited) Now, you see, I always thought the b*stard offspring of a Rick and Jazz looked a bit like this; http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m248/Evilex1/P1000887.jpg And hasn't the new RetroVibe got a bit of Musicman DNA in it? Was it a Menage a trois? and did they get much (french) housework done? Edited March 6, 2012 by Lfalex v1.1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkpegasus4001 Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1331057242' post='1567000'] I don't hate 'em, I'm just not into 'em. [/quote] I meant in general on this site, not necessarily on this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 [quote name='Oopsdabassist' timestamp='1331054390' post='1566951'] I kinda like it, always loved the ric..thanks to Chris Squire...until I played one..ugh! [/quote] Ditto, I borrowed a '75 fireglow 4001 from a mate at work to record a 4 minute track on an old band's EP. Sounded incredible through the Ampeg stack I was rocking at the time, but i less playable instrument I have yet to find. Couldn't get more than 3 bars in without f***ing everything up. Beautiful, sexy, horrific instrument. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 [quote name='clarkpegasus4001' timestamp='1331078608' post='1567474'] I meant in general on this site, not necessarily on this thread. [/quote] Heh. You know apparently, there's a special forum [i]just [/i]for Rickenbackers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1331080842' post='1567499'] Heh. You know apparently, there's a special forum [i]just [/i]for Rickenbackers... [/quote] [url="."]www.everyonehatesmecosihavealumpybodyandineedafriend.com[/url] ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkpegasus4001 Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 [quote name='icastle' timestamp='1331084801' post='1567521'] www.everyonehatesmecosihavealumpybodyandineedafriend.com ? [/quote] Tut tut! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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