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[ezbass]

Oh happy day.....

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Edited May 16, 2015 by ezbass

[DrDrill]

OOOooooooh.

Mine's a mid 90s version, which I bought in Toronto, as such it's a bit limited 'cos it only plays Rush choonz

[ezbass]

[quote name='DrDrill' timestamp='1431709577' post='2774242']
OOOooooooh.

Mine's a mid 90s version, which I bought in Toronto, as such it's a bit limited 'cos it only plays Rush choonz
[/quote]No bad thing that

[discreet]

Nice. I seem to be getting R*ck*nb*ck*er GAS, which may be a bit of a problem on this bloody forum.

[Beedster]

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1431710142' post='2774253']
Nice. I seem to be getting R*ck*nb*ck*er GAS, which may be a bit of a problem on this bloody forum.
[/quote]

Rics are very hot right now, and the new S-series models will define whether that remains the case

[Fisheth]

Not more Ric gas...

Love the way they look!

[discreet]

[quote name='Beedster' timestamp='1431710723' post='2774264']
Rics are very hot right now, and the new S-series models will define whether that remains the case
[/quote]

Ooh yeah. Perhaps it's time to review this forum's somewhat baffling ban on Rickenbacker products?

[Bassassin]

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1431710868' post='2774270']
Ooh yeah. Perhaps it's time to review this forum's somewhat baffling ban on Rickenbacker products?
[/quote]

Tasty worms! In a can!



Jon.

[discreet]

[quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1431713083' post='2774305']
Tasty worms! In a can!



Jon.
[/quote]

Ha! I was really hoping someone else would start the campaign! Perhaps you, Jon..? I'll be right behind you!

Edited May 15, 2015 by discreet

[Highfox]

Nice bass.
You really need to own one at some point to be able to get over Ric GAS

[discreet]

[quote name='Highfox' timestamp='1431713977' post='2774319']
Nice bass. You really need to own one at some point to be able to get over Ric GAS
[/quote]

I agree. I keep looking at Andy Baxter's Rickenbacker collection, but it's more money, money, money!

[Lw.]

I can't believe I have still never played on a rick! I feel this needs to be addressed...

[Bassassin]

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1431713167' post='2774308']
Ha! I was really hoping someone else would start the campaign! Perhaps you, Jon..? I'll be right behind you!
[/quote]

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/234482-revisit-rr-sales-on-bc"]Been there, done that, ran out of giveaf*ck[/url].

My own bloodyminded arrogance kicks in @ post #45. I'm not proud.

J.

[discreet]

[quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1431715405' post='2774341']
[url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/234482-revisit-rr-sales-on-bc"]Been there, done that, ran out of giveaf*ck[/url].
My own bloodyminded arrogance kicks in @ post #45. I'm not proud.
[/quote]

Christ, that IS a can of worms. Think I'll just go and join a Ric forum.

Edited May 15, 2015 by discreet

[DrDrill]

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1431717554' post='2774389']
Christ, that IS a can of worms. Think I'll just go and join a Ric forum.
[/quote]

Been there, done that, asked a question about modding, it didn't end well.

[Raslee]

[quote name='Lw.' timestamp='1431715047' post='2774337']
I can't believe I have still never played on a rick! I feel this needs to be addressed...
[/quote] I played on my first last year after 20yrs of playing. I was desperately hoping to not like it...but I did, it was a 74 Ric...thankfully it's lots of money that I couldn't afford

Edited May 15, 2015 by Raslee

[Norris]

That looks gorgeous ezbass. Hope it sounds as good as it looks

[ezbass]

[quote name='Norris' timestamp='1431736583' post='2774573']
That looks gorgeous ezbass. Hope it sounds as good as it looks
[/quote]Ta, it was the sound that attracted me to it, just thunderous.

[discreet]

[quote name='ezbass' timestamp='1431756579' post='2774600']
Ta, it was the sound that attracted me to it, just thunderous.
[/quote]

Any chance of an audio clip?

[ezbass]

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1431762273' post='2774641']


Any chance of an audio clip?
[/quote]I'll try, but I'm really crap at this. Watch (listen?) to this space...

[Norris]

I gigged mine for the first time last night since fitting Prosteels. It sounded immense through the Rumble 500 combo. The old strings were really old and knackered. I usually use EB Slinkys, but the Prosteels had Ric clank in buckets when I wanted it. I think I'm a convert.

Let us know how you get on when you gig it.

(And there - is your thread firmly dragged back on topic? )

[madshadows]

Very, very nice, congrats

John

[Turnaround]

I tried a mapleglo one yesterday, very nice, the dots look really cool and the contours are a great. Congrats, nice bass.

[ezbass]

[quote name='Norris' timestamp='1431767976' post='2774723']
Let us know how you get on when you gig it.

(And there - is your thread firmly dragged back on topic? )
[/quote]I will and thanks

[ezbass]

[font="helvetica, arial, sans-serif"][color="#282828"]So here's the back story to my NBD. I once tried a Ricky at a guitar show many years ago and it was absolutely horrible to play (Couldn't hear it, you know what shows are like). Anyway, whilst in Guitar Guitar last week I was other trying some cheap basses (SBMM SUB Ray5 and Squier Millennium 5; both nice BTW), I asked to try a 4003S, just for fun and to check my previous experience. OMG!!! [/color][/font] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] I fell love with something that I didn't need and couldn't justify, but had to have it! [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] What a thoroughly marvellous/monstrous tone it had and for a passive bass, [/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]how loud was it[/font][/color][font="helvetica, arial, sans-serif"][color="#282828"]? Just massive. Could I get Mrs Ez onside I wondered? Well I obviously did (I don't know how) and thus it arrived. One sour note though, I got it home and discovered a small chip on the lower bout (must've bashed against another bass whilst hanging up) but went back to GG and they couldn't have been more sorry or accommodating. They have another in Newcastle, but this one spoke to me (it said, "Buy me, buy me!") so they sorted out a suitable recompense. [/color][/font]Right, on with the better, non phone pics.

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