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by espidog
Tue Oct 25, 2022 2:20 am
Forum: Rickenbacker Basses: by Joey Vasco & Tony Cabibe
Topic: Cost To Refinish 4003S Jetglo?
Replies: 2
Views: 550

Re: Cost To Refinish 4003S Jetglo?

P.S. On the Rickenbacker forum, my IP has been blocked with a reference to something called "spamhaus". What is the deal with that? Your IP address has (somehow, don't ask me how) been added to the blocklist of spamhaus.org. The only way to get taken off it is to contact them via their we...
by espidog
Fri Oct 21, 2022 6:56 pm
Forum: Iron Door Club Forum: by Geoff Hogarth
Topic: GEORGE!
Replies: 2
Views: 951

Re: GEORGE!

I'm guessing George is the boy on the left, yes? I must confess, I would never have recognised him.
by espidog
Sun Sep 18, 2022 5:39 am
Forum: Rickenbacker Basses: by Joey Vasco & Tony Cabibe
Topic: Lemmy Action Figure ... with 4001
Replies: 2
Views: 440

Re: Lemmy Action Figure ... with 4001

Not a triumph of accuracy, is it? :D
by espidog
Sat Sep 03, 2022 5:14 am
Forum: Forum 51 - The Quest For Tone: by Mike Snow
Topic: Can I buy a P-Bass?
Replies: 5
Views: 1416

Re: Can I buy a P-Bass?

I know they both have a 34" scale length, so I don't anticipate any issue there I have bad news. They have different scale lengths: Rick basses are 33 1/4 inches. This critical three-quarter-inch discrepancy will sabotage any hopes you might have of being able to play either instrument with an...
by espidog
Tue Aug 23, 2022 1:39 am
Forum: Rickenbacker Basses: by Joey Vasco & Tony Cabibe
Topic: 1 off 3503 bass
Replies: 10
Views: 854

Re: 1 off 3503 bass

Kind of strange pickguard shape at the back. Covering up a lot of real estate with a piece of plastic. I'd rather see something more like we see on a 4003 or more like on the six and twelve string guitars have, like I did on my 2030. Agreed. That is a beautiful bass, thoroughly ruined by a plug-ugl...
by espidog
Sat Aug 13, 2022 7:25 am
Forum: The Low End
Topic: The bassist and the vicar
Replies: 3
Views: 2622

Re: The bassist and the vicar

Korladis wrote: Fri Aug 12, 2022 10:09 pmin all honesty I like the higher end epiphone t-birds I've played more than the gibson ones.
Not surprised - I love my Epi Jack Casady (and there never was a Gibby version of it). Lovely instrument. 8)
by espidog
Thu Jul 28, 2022 1:24 pm
Forum: Rickenbacker Guitars: by John Simmons
Topic: Rickenbacker To Stop Lacquering Fretboads Starting Now
Replies: 44
Views: 10772

Re: Rickenbacker To Stop Lacquering Fretboads Starting Now

On all my basses with unlacquered rosewood or ebony fingerboards, I use a product called "Dunlop 02 Deep fingerboard conditioner". It's a light oil-based product. You apply it straight to the wood (the bottle has a felt pad applicator), then leave it to soak in a while before wiping away a...
by espidog
Fri Jul 22, 2022 5:25 pm
Forum: Rickenbacker Basses: by Joey Vasco & Tony Cabibe
Topic: Sleeked out blackout maple board 4003s?
Replies: 5
Views: 628

Re: Sleeked out blackout maple board 4003s?

Very swanky. Like it.

Except for the knobs. I'd swap 'em out for the vintage black ones. :)
by espidog
Mon Jul 04, 2022 1:38 am
Forum: Rickenbacker Basses: by Joey Vasco & Tony Cabibe
Topic: 4003V2 Tailpiece- ROCKS- but not in a good way...
Replies: 14
Views: 863

Re: 4003V2 Tailpiece- ROCKS- but not in a good way...

I must say, this is very dispiriting news, Robert. I will certainly be in no hurry to purchase a V2 tailpiece, having seen your video. It is just possible, I guess, that the lack of flatness on your example might be a one-off: might have come about as the result of an accident - i.e. the casting bei...
by espidog
Sat Jul 02, 2022 6:24 pm
Forum: Liverpool Project: by Admin
Topic: Lern Yerself Scouse (and how to cook it)
Replies: 2
Views: 1023

Re: Lern Yerself Scouse (and how to cook it)

Birkenhead native here, now living in Norwich.

Thanks for providing this link. It's an excellent radio doc. I must correct one small factual error, though. Penny Lane is not named after a slave trader. Its name existed long before his time and refers to the fact that it was a toll-road.
by espidog
Sat Jul 02, 2022 12:57 am
Forum: Rickenbacker General: by Howard Bishop
Topic: Knobs
Replies: 14
Views: 1833

Re: Knobs

I hadn't realised that RIC had started doing this. Whatever they do, they're going to please one bunch of people and displease another. FWIW, my personal preference has always been for the vintage black knobs. I love the look of them, and IMHO the line on top makes it easier to see what position any...
by espidog
Sun Jun 26, 2022 6:48 pm
Forum: Rickenbacker Basses: by Joey Vasco & Tony Cabibe
Topic: Why would someone give away an excellent condition 4001?
Replies: 11
Views: 771

Re: Why would someone give away an excellent condition 4001?

Are you worried that it might be a stolen instrument or something? If I was in your shoes, it would already be in my hands! :mrgreen:
by espidog
Sat Jun 25, 2022 5:04 pm
Forum: Rickenbacker Basses: by Joey Vasco & Tony Cabibe
Topic: Where does this wire go?
Replies: 5
Views: 533

Re: Where does this wire go?

Yep. It's option 2, and it goes to the pot lug you've identified. :)
by espidog
Sun Jun 19, 2022 5:06 pm
Forum: Rickenbacker Basses: by Joey Vasco & Tony Cabibe
Topic: That new 4005xc Ric bass here if you want one
Replies: 12
Views: 1166

Re: That new 4005xc Ric bass here if you want one

Striknine wrote: Sat Jun 18, 2022 5:44 pm I live in the area as well and got the opportunity to play their 4005XC that's on display. Beautiful instrument indeed however it felt a little too fragile for me.
What's the balance like? Neck-heavy at all? (Says he, like he's got the readies to buy one... :mrgreen: )
by espidog
Sun Jun 19, 2022 4:48 pm
Forum: The Low End
Topic: G&L Kiloton
Replies: 6
Views: 1278

Re: G&L Kiloton

Have always been a fan of G+L basses: lovely quality instruments (including the Tribbies, on the whole!) - and that one's a beauty, especially the woodgrain. Tasty! :wink:

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