Something very special is making its way through the factory

[rickenbrother]

Hi Everyone,
My name is Brendan and I'm customer service over here at RIC.

I know this guy! Super cool person. I can't imagine getting bad customer service from him.

[s4001]

+1.

[ilan]

Actually that's an important experiment and I would love to hear what a 4003 w/button-top hi-gains at the 4002 positions and a standard bubinga fretboard sounds like. Please upload some good sound clips when the bass is strung up. Front PU, back, both, pick, fingerstyle, rounds, flats, etc.

[s4001]

Y'know Brandon, you've got to bring it to the next GTG. It's some kind of rule, I'm sure.

[ilan]

The 4002 style without a giant pickup rout at the neck/body joint, could make a great bolt-on Ric model. Easily adjustable neck tilt, no negative neck angle ever, no body wing delamination... I hope someone at RIC reads this. Imagine that with a satin-finish walnut body and a maple board like the W Series.

[T.A.R.]

Breden that is amazing congrats! Very very cool.

[woodyng]

The 4002 style without a giant pickup rout at the neck/body joint, could make a great bolt-on Ric model. Easily adjustable neck tilt, no negative neck angle ever, no body wing delamination... I hope someone at RIC reads this. Imagine that with a satin-finish walnut body and a maple board like the W Series.

Or-a set-neck.....

[jdogric12]

The 4002 style without a giant pickup rout at the neck/body joint, could make a great bolt-on Ric model. Easily adjustable neck tilt, no negative neck angle ever, no body wing delamination... I hope someone at RIC reads this. Imagine that with a satin-finish walnut body and a maple board like the W Series.

Someone at RIC is writing it!

[doctorwho]

+1.

+2!

[s4001]

+1.

+2!

No, no, no. +4002.

[bottom4]

WOW! Nice employee perk!!!

[Colonel Sanders]

Wow!

This will be the first Rickie bass that will leave the factorie with a decent truss rod cavity routing since a loooong time!

http://s1294.photobucket.com/user/brend ... b.jpg.html

Brendan, can you make sure the CNC guy is taking note of what you did?

That is the way it should be done!

[cassius987]

Wow!

This will be the first Rickie bass that will leave the factorie with a decent truss rod cavity routing since a loooong time!

http://s1294.photobucket.com/user/brend ... b.jpg.html

Brendan, can you make sure the CNC guy is taking note of what you did?

That is the way it should be done!

I agree! That should be factory standard IMPIO (in my probably ignorant opinion). However it looks like the routed the whole neck area out later and plugged it with a new piece of maple, if I understand correctly.

[ajish4]

What can I say that hasn't already been said?

Welcome aboard Brandon!

Very cool indeed!!!

[brenduff1]

Sorry for not posting any progress pictures last week everyone! The bass has been sprayed with the first sealer coats and finally has color! I wanted to go with an aged white on it and it has been sprayed with a really nice cream color. My phone takes horrible pictures and for some reason the bass looks darker in this picture than it does in person. Any further steps I will be sure to get a picture in better light so the real color shows through more. Next it gets scraped, some more sanding, finish spray, more sanding, fret leveled and then it gets buffed!

http://i1294.photobucket.com/albums/b60 ... ea3a78.jpg