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Paul I was ten years old,and I know what your gettingt at LOL.

Jeff H maybe you ought to take your anger somewhere else cause this is not a thread leveling attacks at anybody your starting with me I'M talking calmly about Ric's and Ric players if you want me to get personal with you I will.

Yeah,what does that mean? Anyway,

If I had not seen McCartney w/a Ric.[wings over America 1975]I might not have ever picked up a Ric bass for sure,a guy in my music class played bass[Gibson Les Paul,studio bass] I played trumpet,it was then I wanted to play bass.

"That's when I looked into what it was that Entwhistle and Squire were playing. Their basses punched through a mix and in fact had the very cool sound that I was after."

So Brian, if Ric's had not made it into the hands of Entwhistle and squire you would not have picked up a Ric.

Right maybe?

Paul McCartney, was my idol I wanted to play bass because of him and a Ric. because thats what he played.

This thread is not one big complaint.

I wish I could run Ric for one week and produce what I want,because its frustrating to have to wait for products you don't even know will ever come out.

The 4003 for example pretty much has stayed the same since 82-85 the changes to it I would like to see ...

No I said had I come back to California, I was offered a job by Brian Carmen because I begged him[to death] to work there, went home for my brothers wedding and never returned.I assume it was customer service or sweeping floor's didn't matter to me at the time.

I still have his card and remember ...

FACT: if Ric basses had not made it into the hands of our hero's this bass forum for one would not exist and many of us would have never picked up the bass guitar.

FACT: if Ric basses had not made it into the hands of our hero's this bass forum for one would not exist and many of us would have never picked up the bass guitar.

No that guy's in for a good lashing.

FACT: if Ric basses had not made it into the hands of our hero's this bass forum for one would not exist and many of us would have never picked up the bass guitar.

Yeah, what better way to express your feelings about a product and ask questions then to discuss it.After all thats what we do here.

Now the v57,58,59,60,61,or62 that would be a cool one.

I would have to live to be at least 100.

The finger rest was for the guys back in the sixty's who used there thumb or a pic.They give it that vintage look,back then they probably thought they looked futuristic being made out of clear plexi.

I just don't understand and never did understand Ric. always having the mentality this what we make, take it or leave it.

I along with thousands of other's want different things from Ric but we have no choice but to put up or shut up.

This is not a thread criticizing Ric or John Hall but its ...