AndyTravis Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Anyone hazard to guess a price?! And yes…I’m going to start saving… 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Just seen this on Fezbok. One of, if not the, sexiest bass ever made! The last 4005, the Shaftesbury faker, was getting on for £5k wasn't it? I'm guessing these will be similar. I'm more than happy with the HW in my avatar. Genuinely can't see the Rick being any better. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted February 26 Author Share Posted February 26 24 years ago… I saw this bass in a video - blew my head off as an emerging manc bass player. ”NOEL’S PLAYING A RICKY BASS! WTF is it?!” Always thought it was a bit of a dig that the first post-Guigsy oasis tune had a really prominent bass part. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Fantastic! Doubtless far beyond affordable, but it's wonderful to see them back. Why they didn't do this instead of the Mickey Mouse 4005 in the first place is beyond me but they got there in the end! Dear old JH always swore he'd never reissue these 😄 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted February 26 Author Share Posted February 26 Just now, Cosmo Valdemar said: Fantastic! Doubtless far beyond affordable, but it's wonderful to see them back. Why they didn't do this instead of the Mickey Mouse 4005 in the first place is beyond me but they got there in the end! Dear old JH always swore he'd never reissue these 😄 If it’s £6500 I wouldn’t be surprised… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Just now, AndyTravis said: If it’s £6500 I wouldn’t be surprised… I'll pop it on my birthday list underneath the Tech 21 XB. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 17 minutes ago, Maude said: I'm more than happy with the HW in my avatar. Genuinely can't see the Rick being any better. I was thinking that would be the best way if one wanted to avoid remortgaging to afford it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted February 26 Author Share Posted February 26 Jesus… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 33 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: Jesus… Given the price of some pretty average Fender and EBMMs these days that doesn't seem too bad 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skybone Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Fabulous looking basses, would definitely love one, but more than likely they'll be way, way, way, way out of my price range. Never thought that they would reissue them, but it's great that they have. Remember trying a white one in a shop in the late 80's/early 90's, IIRC, it wasn't that expensive, but again, more than I could afford at the time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles'tone Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 (edited) Close, but the headstock doesn't look quite right without the original's fat walnut stripe. They seem to have gone for the thin skunk stripe of the 4003 for some reason. (The original headstock was my favourite thing about the 4005). Edited February 27 by miles'tone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 18 hours ago, AndyTravis said: 24 years ago… I saw this bass in a video - blew my head off as an emerging manc bass player. ”NOEL’S PLAYING A RICKY BASS! WTF is it?!” Always thought it was a bit of a dig that the first post-Guigsy oasis tune had a really prominent bass part. I used to actually sit through this Oasis video when it came on the telly, just to see that bass. No idea if it's the one we're hearing, but it's a pretty cool line nonetheless! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 6 hours ago, miles'tone said: Close, but the headstock doesn't look quite right without the original's fat walnut stripe. They seem to have gone for the thin skunk stripe of the 4003 for some reason. (The original headstock was my favourite thing about the 4005). Humbug! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikNik Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 JH defiantly said RIC would never reissue the 4002, so if the 4005 is coming out, what chance the 4002? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted February 27 Author Share Posted February 27 They’ve done a few 4002 special runs - the new team in charge of Ric (Hall Jr?) are a bit more forward thinking… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted February 27 Author Share Posted February 27 @NikNik 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikNik Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 2 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: @NikNik Niiice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted February 27 Author Share Posted February 27 That was 2020 @NikNik they seem to do very short runs of finishes etc - their Instagram page is very cool. https://www.instagram.com/rickenbackerofficial?igsh=MXhieW90eXV4YnI3cg== And Ben Hall (Hall Jr) has his own profile… https://www.instagram.com/itsbacknotbach?igsh=Z2M2cGtrcGtrMnpj 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles'tone Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 41 minutes ago, Cosmo Valdemar said: Humbug! Nom! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikNik Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 1 minute ago, AndyTravis said: That was 2020 @NikNik they seem to do very short runs of finishes etc - their Instagram page is very cool. https://www.instagram.com/rickenbackerofficial?igsh=MXhieW90eXV4YnI3cg== And Ben Hall (Hall Jr) has his own profile… https://www.instagram.com/itsbacknotbach?igsh=Z2M2cGtrcGtrMnpj I don't do Insta or FB, so I miss these things., sadly. Still, nice to see them on here, and to witness Ben's willingness to reissue older models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chriswareham Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 They had what was claimed to be Gary "Mani" Mounfield's Rickenbacker 4005 in Hank's Guitar Shop a few years ago, priced at a *cough* reasonable £12,995 if memory serves. I asked to try it out, since I love a semi-acoustic bass and at the time I owned a Shaftesbury which was supposed to be a clone of the 4005. After a lot of bad tempered huffing and puffing from the staff (standard for most of the shops in London's Tin Pan Alley), they finally considered me worthy of playing said bass. It actually looked like it had been a great instrument at some point, but by then it was in a terrible state with an action you could drive a bus under. The neck was like a Rick 4001 or 4003, very wide and flat, so very much an acquired taste and totally unlike the skinny neck of my Shaftesbury. The sound though, even with pickups way too far from the rusty strings, was very much what I'd want from a semi-acoustic. if RIC under Ben Hall's control are going to be a bit more customer friendly, then I hope they also reissue the 400 series guitars - a six string in the shape of a 4000 series bass, and possibly the only thing that could tempt me to the dark side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted February 27 Author Share Posted February 27 14 minutes ago, chriswareham said: They had what was claimed to be Gary "Mani" Mounfield's Rickenbacker 4005 in Hank's Guitar Shop a few years ago, priced at a *cough* reasonable £12,995 if memory serves. I asked to try it out, since I love a semi-acoustic bass and at the time I owned a Shaftesbury which was supposed to be a clone of the 4005. After a lot of bad tempered huffing and puffing from the staff (standard for most of the shops in London's Tin Pan Alley), they finally considered me worthy of playing said bass. It actually looked like it had been a great instrument at some point, but by then it was in a terrible state with an action you could drive a bus under. The neck was like a Rick 4001 or 4003, very wide and flat, so very much an acquired taste and totally unlike the skinny neck of my Shaftesbury. The sound though, even with pickups way too far from the rusty strings, was very much what I'd want from a semi-acoustic. if RIC under Ben Hall's control are going to be a bit more customer friendly, then I hope they also reissue the 400 series guitars - a six string in the shape of a 4000 series bass, and possibly the only thing that could tempt me to the dark side. They’ve been doing them too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazycloud Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 (edited) I don't see the attraction in them. Maybe if I ever get one in my hands, but I'm not holding my breath that will ever happen. Needs at least one more string though. Definitely not at $US5k though. Edited February 28 by crazycloud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 On 26/02/2024 at 22:25, AndyTravis said: 24 years ago… I saw this bass in a video - blew my head off as an emerging manc bass player. ”NOEL’S PLAYING A RICKY BASS! WTF is it?!” Always thought it was a bit of a dig that the first post-Guigsy oasis tune had a really prominent bass part. Agree, bass far more prominent in the mix and doing a lot more as well. Def a case of band leader guitarist on bass methinks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 This topic has made my mind up what bass I'm taking to rehearsal tonight. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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