kodiakblair Posted June 24, 2015 Posted June 24, 2015 I visited the Retrovibe site yesterday and there's been some changes,all for the good First the website has been tidied up and it appears there's been price changes, all 4 strings being £249. Dave's also got two new ranges The Angel and Super P. Gotta say the white Super P just shouts " Buy Me " Have a look for yourselves folks. http://www.retrovibe.co.uk/index.html Quote
alyctes Posted June 24, 2015 Posted June 24, 2015 Interesting. Not keen on the Angel scratchplate (except for the Emperor, which reminds me of something somehow). The Super P looks nice Quote
bartelby Posted June 24, 2015 Posted June 24, 2015 I wish they'd do a Zygote without the silly control plate... Quote
kodiakblair Posted June 24, 2015 Author Posted June 24, 2015 bartelby I just took the control plate off my Zygote,pretty big cavity there I'm afraid Plus point was both MM pickups are 4 wire so series/parallel wiring is an option. It works great on the Evo so now I'm itching to try it on the Zygote. That's the great thing about David's basses ,with him being a player and tinkerer modding options are part of the design. Quote
Myke Posted June 24, 2015 Posted June 24, 2015 I love that he included the reflections when he put up the photos for the parts! That's amazing! Haha Quote
police squad Posted June 25, 2015 Posted June 25, 2015 agreed, super P in white looks lovely. I had the RV 4 for a while. It was very good. Quote
bartelby Posted June 25, 2015 Posted June 25, 2015 (edited) [quote name='kodiakblair' timestamp='1435177411' post='2806336'] bartelby I just took the control plate off my Zygote,pretty big cavity there I'm afraid [/quote] I thought that might be the case. It's a shame really. Surely it wouldn't add too much more to do a rear cavity as you've already got the cover there. You just stick it on the back... Edited June 25, 2015 by bartelby Quote
ras52 Posted June 25, 2015 Posted June 25, 2015 Oh no, the Super P fretless is calling to me.... Quote
karlfer Posted June 25, 2015 Posted June 25, 2015 Being picky, he needs a bit more proof reading. That Angel Thank's for nowt kodiakblair Quote
Thunderbird Posted June 25, 2015 Posted June 25, 2015 Quite often thought about trying a Retrovibe but something always puts me off not sure what though Quote
Low End Bee Posted June 25, 2015 Posted June 25, 2015 I miss my old RV4. It was huge bang for the buck. Some cheap mods and it was a winner. The Super-P is very interesting. I really liked the MM style pickups in the RV4. Very punchy. If the neck pocket is the same as a Fender I have a lovely old maple Jazz neck I could drop in to confuse all the gear spotters. Quote
Bassassin Posted June 25, 2015 Posted June 25, 2015 Hmm - that Emperor model might raise the blood pressure of certain jumped-up, litigious Californian CEOs... Love the fact David tries to do something different with his basses - I really wish the Super P came with the maple Vantage neck, preferably in a J width. On second thoughts, I don't, I'd be ordering one if it did. Jon. Quote
Bassassin Posted June 25, 2015 Posted June 25, 2015 It has come to my attention that the lovely Mr Konig of Retrovibe also has a small quantity of basses in, err.. [i]another[/i] style, which are not available through his website. Interested parties should contact him directly, or perhaps via the "RickenFakers" FB page. Which might or might not be a bit of a giveaway. J. Quote
miles'tone Posted June 25, 2015 Posted June 25, 2015 [quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1435230469' post='2806700'] Hmm - that Emperor model might raise the blood pressure of certain jumped-up, litigious Californian CEOs... Love the fact David tries to do something different with his basses - I really wish the Super P came with the maple Vantage neck, preferably in a J width. On second thoughts, I don't, I'd be ordering one if it did. Jon. [/quote] Equally, I'm actually pleased there aren't fretted and fretless Super P 5-strings available. I would be over half a grand poorer today otherwise!! Well done Retrovibe. Great looking basses at the right price. Nice light weights too. No boat anchors by the looks of it. Quote
kodiakblair Posted June 25, 2015 Author Posted June 25, 2015 I'd saw those other basses Bassassin but I'm never 100% on the ruling here. Anyone interested better be quick Mr K says they're selling fast, as they should the green one looks great. Quote
Bassassin Posted June 25, 2015 Posted June 25, 2015 [quote name='kodiakblair' timestamp='1435234408' post='2806782'] I'd saw those other basses Bassassin but I'm never 100% on the ruling here. Anyone interested better be quick Mr K says they're selling fast, as they should the green one looks great. [/quote] We're fine mentioning they (might possibly) exist. No direct links, obviously, and I wouldn't want to post pics until they're all sold. Which probably won't be long... J. Quote
DarkHeart Posted June 25, 2015 Posted June 25, 2015 I wish he would photograph the white ones against a contrasting background rather than white! Quote
Coldflows Posted June 26, 2015 Posted June 26, 2015 [quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1435232699' post='2806743'] It has come to my attention that the lovely Mr Konig of Retrovibe also has a small quantity of basses in, err.. [i]another[/i] style, which are not available through his website. Interested parties should contact him directly, or perhaps via the "RickenFakers" FB page. Which might or might not be a bit of a giveaway. J. [/quote] I have one of the mentioned basses and would love to do a nbd on it, alas I don't know if I am able to or not... It's a stunner. Quote
Beer of the Bass Posted June 26, 2015 Posted June 26, 2015 If he ever does a five string version of the naughty unmentionable model, I'd be very interested indeed. Quote
Coldflows Posted June 26, 2015 Posted June 26, 2015 [quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1435350214' post='2808094'] If he ever does a five string version of the naughty unmentionable model, I'd be very interested indeed. [/quote] Originally that's what I was after but the vantage 5 string was as close as I could get. I guess I'm just a suckler for a nice headstock. Quote
kodiakblair Posted June 26, 2015 Author Posted June 26, 2015 There's always the Rickenfaker thread Coldflows. It's in the Bass Guitar section. Quote
Coldflows Posted June 26, 2015 Posted June 26, 2015 [quote name='kodiakblair' timestamp='1435351721' post='2808114'] There's always the Rickenfaker thread Coldflows. It's in the Bass Guitar section. [/quote] But are we allowed to post outside of the rickenfackers thread? I can't see any reason not too, are they are only banned on the for sale thread? Quote
kodiakblair Posted June 26, 2015 Author Posted June 26, 2015 Depends on the model as there's the unmentionable and the latest very very unmentionable To be on the safe side I'd go with the Rickenfakers. Think I did the Harley Benton RB414 outside but you can't put links to it or mention the " other ". Quote
Coldflows Posted June 26, 2015 Posted June 26, 2015 [quote name='kodiakblair' timestamp='1435352541' post='2808126'] Depends on the model as there's the unmentionable and the latest very very unmentionable To be on the safe side I'd go with the Rickenfakers. Think I did the Harley Benton RB414 outside but you can't put links to it or mention the " other ". [/quote] Il take it mine is unmentionable with TWO verys. But I so badly want to show it off. Quote
kodiakblair Posted June 26, 2015 Author Posted June 26, 2015 Is it one of the ones mentioned in the closed group on FB last week or so ? Cause if it is, God knows. Might be idea to run it by one of the mods. Quote
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