Was I ever this young ?

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 11:40 am

Gareth, did you ever try that 300 watt tube head they made about 10 years ago to compete (I assume) with SVT's? They weren't around for very long.

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 11:42 am

Just a joke Jeff, I asked you the same thing last year when you first printed it, I knew it was you then too. My printers not working I have a few from when I was 14 with my first no name (Howard?) bass.

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 12:08 pm

that is one of my old friends ... I grew up with her ... she has identical twin sister ... she's over 50 now ... I grew up with the drummer too ... he's over 50 and still playing down in Atlanta ...

gareth · Post by **gareth** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 12:10 pm

I did try the tube heads. They were just like you'd expect. Very warm and loud with a nice crackle to the sound when pushed. They were a good attempt at producing an SVT-alike.

In the end though, I think that if I was going to get a tube head, I'd go for the SVT, just as when I tried the Ampeg tranny amp. It was good, but not quite a Trace.

ojobob2 · Post by **ojobob2** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 12:53 pm

Gareth i have an unusual Trace combo, its a regular "715" 150w 7 band amp with a 15 inch speaker......its two tone blue tho!
Has a badge on the top reading "trace custom limited edition number 001 of 100. Weird stuff!

It a good amp but i moved a a 180w Ashdown head that sounds similar but better- a lot crunchier and has a rotary eq (i dislike graphic eq's) I use it with two homemade 1x15 cabs. I followed the dimentions of a trace 1x15 cab and used Celestion BL15-150 speakers.....it sounds killer!

jps · Post by **jps** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 4:35 pm

"Playing Rick basses = fountain of youth!"

Yeah, but it didn't do anything for my hair!

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 5:33 pm

...maybe Paul Wilczynski should have made some Rick forum beanies or baseball caps for guys losing their hair.

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 6:19 am

Who needs hair with a bass like that?

jps · Post by **jps** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 7:48 am

True, nobody would be looking at me anyway!

thinneckrick · Post by **thinneckrick** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 8:16 am

Yeah forget the shiny head just look at the shiny jetglo !LOL

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 8:23 am

haha! Them's fightin' words. I think I got the good genes in my family, my father and three brothers are all challenged in the hair department.

thinneckrick · Post by **thinneckrick** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 8:29 am

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 11:07 am

"True, nobody would be looking at me anyway!"

...c'mon Jeffrey, you must love when the girls tell you that you have a nice tail piece when you play your 4005.

rickengrowl · Post by **rickengrowl** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 11:11 am

Maybe this would be a nice opportunity for RIC to market a "WIGenbacker" series...

rickengrowl · Post by **rickengrowl** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 11:19 am

Sorry, the only pic I still have from my young years. This one was taken in a recording studio back in early 1980, but unfortunately the 4001 JG I had at this time is not on the picture... (I'm on the right on the picture)