noirpunk Posted June 29, 2008 Posted June 29, 2008 [quote]Why don't you 'lotsnipe' it? [/quote] I could do, then again I've found a bloke who custom makes guitars and basses from metal. So I might just get myself a Metalbacker instead. It'll cost less than the Ricky and I'll like it more for being individual.
beerdragon Posted June 29, 2008 Posted June 29, 2008 [quote name='noirpunk' post='228984' date='Jun 29 2008, 01:09 PM']I could do, then again I've found a bloke who custom makes guitars and basses from metal. So I might just get myself a Metalbacker instead. It'll cost less than the Ricky and I'll like it more for being individual.[/quote] Have you a link or a pic for the Metalbacker?
noirpunk Posted June 29, 2008 Posted June 29, 2008 (edited) he hasn't made one yet, I'm enquiring about it though. can't see it being a problem since he's done a lot of different shapes Edited June 29, 2008 by noirpunk
Bassassin Posted June 29, 2008 Posted June 29, 2008 More Hondo - featuring The Elusive Pickup Cover: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=260256901458"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=260256901458[/url] Hintsville - if anyone's interested in this - drop him a message pronto - the fact he's mentioned Rick in the title means it's a cert to get pulled, so at least you'll have a means to contact him. Noirpunk - have you got a web address for Metal Guitar Man? J.
thedarxide Posted June 30, 2008 Posted June 30, 2008 [quote name='Happy Jack' post='228638' date='Jun 28 2008, 05:27 PM']It's probably just me, but I think R/H assymetric headstocks mounted on L/H basses look completely pants. Would it really add that much to production costs to mirror the neck as well as the body?[/quote] I like it them the wrong way round - it's Paul Mcartney's fault.
thedarxide Posted June 30, 2008 Posted June 30, 2008 [quote name='Bassassin' post='228522' date='Jun 28 2008, 12:26 PM']Realistically, the covers are the first things to vanish on any Rick copy - or real one, for that matter! The basses themselves are so uncommon that I don't think it makes sense for that to be a genuine consideration when buying, tbh.[/quote] It's more that if I have to shell out a boatload to actually get a bass in the first place, i don't want to have to fork out again for a cover.
dangerboy Posted June 30, 2008 Posted June 30, 2008 [quote name='noirpunk' post='229024' date='Jun 29 2008, 02:16 PM']he hasn't made one yet, I'm enquiring about it though. can't see it being a problem since he's done a lot of different shapes[/quote] Pete Longfellow is a lovely chap. Check out the bass he made for me not long ago in the Bass Porn forum. You'll have a great time if he's making you a bass, and the final results really grab attention!
noirpunk Posted June 30, 2008 Posted June 30, 2008 [url="http://www.myspace.com/longfellowguitars"]METAL GUITAR MAN[/url] Yeah I've played one of his telecasters, top guitars.. I'm still waiting on a quote, I should imagine it's going to be around 6/700. I'm torn though. I don't know wether I want a Rickenbacker shape or a Gretsch singlecut shape. [url="http://www.myspace.com/foreignlegionpunk"]My Band[/url] That's the link to my bands page, there's music on there. Let me know which style you think would suit best. Cheers
Bassassin Posted June 30, 2008 Posted June 30, 2008 (edited) [quote name='noirpunk' post='229556' date='Jun 30 2008, 11:17 AM']That's the link to my bands page, there's music on there. Let me know which style you think would suit best. Cheers[/quote] Proper old-fashioned punk rock? Rick shape, without a doubt. In fact a Hondo copy is the single most appropriate bass you could play in that band! BTW have you guys ever played the Island Of Punk fest up here in Edinburgh? Jon. Edited June 30, 2008 by Bassassin
noirpunk Posted June 30, 2008 Posted June 30, 2008 Never ever played it. I'll ask the boys, I'm the new kid haha. I've been quoted £200 for a Rickenbacker shape provided I can provide the bits n bobs to go on the body. Anyone know of a butchered bolt on 4001 copy I can get my hands on as a doner?
dangerboy Posted June 30, 2008 Posted June 30, 2008 [quote name='noirpunk' post='229616' date='Jun 30 2008, 12:21 PM']Never ever played it. I'll ask the boys, I'm the new kid haha. I've been quoted £200 for a Rickenbacker shape provided I can provide the bits n bobs to go on the body. Anyone know of a butchered bolt on 4001 copy I can get my hands on as a doner?[/quote] I've got at least one spare 'faker bridge you can have a for a good price. Also a Seymour Duncan Rick-replacement bridge pickup I'm willing to let go cheap. Where are you getting a neck from?
noirpunk Posted June 30, 2008 Posted June 30, 2008 Sweet =] What about the fixing for the pickup, have you got that or could Pete make it? I'm absolutely lost for a neck. Preferably I'd want one from a faker
noirpunk Posted June 30, 2008 Posted June 30, 2008 Anyone have any ideas where I can get a neck and other parts? Cheers
Happy Jack Posted June 30, 2008 Author Posted June 30, 2008 [quote name='noirpunk' post='230002' date='Jun 30 2008, 08:16 PM']Anyone have any ideas where I can get a neck and other parts? Cheers [/quote] Seeing as you didn't specify the quality, I'd suggest: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Kay-Bass-Guitar-60s-retro-copy-of-well-known-make_W0QQitemZ200233395092QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item200233395092&_trkparms=39%3A1%7C65%3A1&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Kay-Bass-Guitar-60s-...id=p3286.c0.m14[/url] If nothing else, it looks like it'll be cheap. Incidentally, this one is NOT a Rickenfaker but doesn't seem to be commanding the prices that were common a few months ago: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rickenbacker-4001-made-in-USA-January-1976_W0QQitemZ160254372685QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item160254372685&_trkparms=39%3A1%7C65%3A1&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rickenbacker-4001-ma...id=p3286.c0.m14[/url] For a genuine 1976 Ricky 4001, even with a few issues, that's bloody cheap.
noirpunk Posted July 1, 2008 Posted July 1, 2008 (edited) ah sorry should've gone into more detail. I'm after a decent full scale neck. Really I'm looking for a Rickenfaker with a bolt on neck that's seen better days body wise. Something That I can pick up for reasonable money and use as a donor. I'm a bit gutted that I missed that neck on ebay a few weeks ago, if I knew I could've got this bas built then I'd have bought that Edited July 1, 2008 by noirpunk
phil_the_bassist Posted July 1, 2008 Posted July 1, 2008 [quote name='Happy Jack' post='230142' date='Jun 30 2008, 10:44 PM']Seeing as you didn't specify the quality, I'd suggest: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Kay-Bass-Guitar-60s-retro-copy-of-well-known-make_W0QQitemZ200233395092QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item200233395092&_trkparms=39%3A1%7C65%3A1&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Kay-Bass-Guitar-60s-...id=p3286.c0.m14[/url] If nothing else, it looks like it'll be cheap.[/quote] NOOOOO!! I was hoping this'd stay under the radar as I've been watching it for a few days now! TUT!
Happy Jack Posted July 1, 2008 Author Posted July 1, 2008 [quote name='phil_the_bassist' post='230296' date='Jul 1 2008, 08:51 AM']NOOOOO!! I was hoping this'd stay under the radar as I've been watching it for a few days now! TUT![/quote] No chance - eBay will get fined €40,000,000 if they let that sale go through ...
phil_the_bassist Posted July 1, 2008 Posted July 1, 2008 [quote name='Happy Jack' post='230340' date='Jul 1 2008, 10:14 AM']No chance - eBay will get fined €40,000,000 if they let that sale go through ... [/quote] I thought as long as it's not advertised as a Ric then all's fair..? Isn't it when it's advertised as "Rickenbacker Replica" or as a tru Ric that they get their arses kicked? I WANT THAT BASS, DON'T SHATTER MY DREAMS!!!
Bassassin Posted July 1, 2008 Posted July 1, 2008 [quote name='phil_the_bassist' post='230535' date='Jul 1 2008, 02:04 PM']Is anyone else going for this 'faker?[/quote] I doubt it. This really only bears a passing resemblance to a Rickenbacker - and less so since someone's obviously chopped the top horn off. J.
Happy Jack Posted July 1, 2008 Author Posted July 1, 2008 What HAS he done to this? [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LEMMY-MOTORHEAD-CUSTOM-70S-IBANEZ-BASS-GUITAR_W0QQitemZ220252495516QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item220252495516&_trkparms=39%3A1%7C65%3A10&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LEMMY-MOTORHEAD-CUST...id=p3286.c0.m14[/url]
Bassassin Posted July 2, 2008 Posted July 2, 2008 (edited) Well that (surprisingly) is an Ibanez copy - you can tell by the rather erotic full-width sparkle inlays - and accuracy wasn't great with them to begin with, what with the big chrome Mudbucker that Fujigen had clearly wildly overstocked with in about 1971! Anyway - not sure this is exactly a "Lemmy replica" - Mr Kilminster's played a variety of weird Rick-based things, but I don't remember seeing one like that. Looks more like a half-arsed attempt to make it look like a Rick 4002. So - has Lemmy played more Fakers than real Ricks over his career? Discuss. Or not. Suit yourselves. J. Edited July 2, 2008 by Bassassin
nick Posted July 3, 2008 Posted July 3, 2008 [quote name='Happy Jack' post='230953' date='Jul 1 2008, 10:15 PM']What HAS he done to this? [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LEMMY-MOTORHEAD-CUSTOM-70S-IBANEZ-BASS-GUITAR_W0QQitemZ220252495516QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item220252495516&_trkparms=39%3A1%7C65%3A10&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LEMMY-MOTORHEAD-CUST...id=p3286.c0.m14[/url][/quote] I quite like it - looks interesting. Anyway, half a bridge with mute, here for anyone that may need one for a Faker restoration [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ibanez-ricky-bass-bridge-plate_W0QQitemZ330248860522QQihZ014QQcategoryZ42455QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ibanez-ricky-bass-br...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url]
beerdragon Posted July 6, 2008 Posted July 6, 2008 Not on ebay and not fakes as such. these are from the lecompte site. bigredx post a nice flying v type in another thread. [url="http://imageshack.us"][/url] [url="http://g.imageshack.us/g.php?h=385&i=sn7picslecst411xe0.jpg"][IMG]http://img385.imageshack.us/i [URL=http://imageshack.us][/url] [url="http://g.imageshack.us/g.php?h=372&i=sn16picscocost408ux4.jpg"][/url]
Bassassin Posted July 6, 2008 Posted July 6, 2008 Don't care whether they're Fakers or not - that second one with the MM type 'Bucker is [i]gorgeous[/i]. :wub: J.
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