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It's amazing how instruments that seem to be nearly identical can be so different.

A fretless was high on my list of basses to get next, but I rarely play anymore and just can't justify it.
All my fun money is getting saved for an old (or clone) tweed fender amp now.

4005s_2385_med .jpg Probably a silly question, but what's up with the guard on the bass 2nd from the left? That was my bass - as I recall, there was a crack running between the pickups and the large pickguard was covering it up. Note that in the photo, it is also fretless. Dale fixed it up and it w...

jps wrote: ↑Tue Feb 27, 2024 12:51 pm 4005s_2385_med .jpg

Probably a silly question, but what's up with the guard on the bass 2nd from the left?

WillyWonka wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2024 12:29 am I didn’t get the pickguard off to check those pot codes yet

All 3 fretless

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That 4004 looks amazing!

jps wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 12:16 pm Do you know what gauge Chromes are on it? I always read about their being on the heavy side, but I use a very light set that feels really nice (40-55-75-95). They have been on a few Ricks of mine over the years.

I have Chromes on my V63, which sounds great!

Do you have more pictures?

Nice! Thanks for posting!

Thanks. I'm pretty much retired from gigging. Just play guitar at home now.

Even unamplified a Fender sounds like a Fender and a Ric sounds like a Ric.

That has been my experience, too.

Sadly, my bass gear mostly collects dust or is a staging area for folded laundry, these days.
My Ampeg B-15R hasn't had it's cover off in a couple of years.

(I read somewhere that a bassist for the Bee Gees did this live; the paint eventually wore thin on the horn and he repainted his Rick white as a result). A long time member of this forum owns that bass. Though, I haven't seen him post in a long time. As to the OP's question: your Rick is made almos...

(I read somewhere that a bassist for the Bee Gees did this live; the paint eventually wore thin on the horn and he repainted his Rick white as a result). A long time member of this forum owns that bass. Though, I haven't seen him post in a long time. As to the OP's question: your Rick is made almos...

I'd much rather see a '64 plate on this bass than a '73.

rickenbrother wrote: ↑Sat Apr 22, 2023 12:39 pm I'll leave it here anyway. It played and sounded very nice. It has a wide range of tones. Being so close to the bridge, the treble pickup is very growly. i'd like to put a pickup that close to the bridge on my other Ricks, like a 4002 or 4004LK.

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That looks amazing!

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