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sloop_john_b wrote:Nice!

Hey John! How ya doing?! Long time no see.

Bob, all the way back to the Ampeg Forum Wars.

Jeff, sorry this has taken so long to reply, but to me and reading how the deadness has changed for the better, I would suspect that the E string might be slightly twisted down its length. You might try backing off the tension and at the ball end twirl the string to assure there is no twist, or to c...

Gunnar, the head broke off back around 1970 (French TV video shows it) and again in the 80s. Michael Tobias repaired it then. Then it was back to RIC for repair and when the fretboard was removed the truss rod channels were found to be full of glue from that repair and the rods not working because o...

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mellowinman wrote:A few years later, and I have an update.

Kudos! Just don't use your Mom's gasoline card.....

To my ears, there is little to no tonal difference between a current high gain treble pickup and the RIHS pickup, shoes or no shoes. Sadly.

Has anyone seen the rare Rick 12 String bass??

cjj wrote:

ilan wrote:Got a recent pic?

Good to know that Tony has a template for an old shape/new holes pickguard.

Not a great one, I really need to take the time to get some new pics...

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That's the way it SHOULD be! I hate the humps....

If delivered quality and having no issues with a new Rick is a concern, and not to imply all dealers mentioned wouldn't care the same, I'd go with POTR or Wildwood. Just my thoughts.

stevebasshead wrote:

Wiker wrote:...neck volume turned down a little to get a god blend (and I leave neck volume there also when playing neck solo)...

Ah, the God Blend, the perfect way to describe hitting that sweet spot

That was my thought too Steve!

weemac wrote:I bet it sounds as good as it looks....

Eden.

Right you two are. We need a Like button here too.

If your 370 is from the late 90s to very early 2000s, it is possible the nut at the body end is pulling into soft maple and it will continue to do that. Look at that end of the rods and see. If they are, there are ways of dealing with this issue that have been covered in posts past. Take a look and ...

Great job, Geir! I love the color and it will look great when fully assembled. :D Oh, and this butt says shorter guard - appropriate to the year of the bass and looks great with the color/burst. Edit: I just looked back at the first post with the full dress original color and I like the darker finis...