This almost made me barf

henny · Post by **henny** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 9:50 pm

Likewise.

For a complete laugh.

wayang · Post by **wayang** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 6:58 am

BBR: "Baby's Bottom Rose"...

wayang · Post by **wayang** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 7:01 am

Or how about: "Flaminglo"...

bassduke49 · Post by **bassduke49** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 7:23 am

Being a wordsmith, I like that, Terry!

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 7:45 am

Hey, Rikk snuck his first post in there and no one welcomed him? Hi Rikk! Nice name for this Forum, considering the topic...

rickaddict · Post by **rickaddict** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 9:40 am

Flaminglo! LOL

You're the man Dane!

wim · Post by **wim** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 5:52 am

I guess if Rickenbacker mentioned that capacitor in their manuals and how to bypass it, a lot of 4001's wouldn't have been mutilated like that.

Flaminglo sounds pretty Ric

wayang · Post by **wayang** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 8:58 am

If John Hall wants to use it, it's all his...

rikk · Post by **rikk** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 6:39 pm

Thanks Steve. I've been reading all the great posts. I didn't realize that there were so many Ric nuts like me. I feel at home.

bobcat · Post by **bobcat** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 9:38 am

Or, instead of "Flaminglo", how about "San Francisglo"?

. . . . .*cricket noises* . . . . . OUCH!

wayang · Post by **wayang** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 10:33 am

Be sure to wear...some flowers in your hair...

david_schwab · Post by **david_schwab** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 9:59 am

Power Puffglo?

bob_atherton · Post by **bob_atherton** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 10:53 am

It sold for 500 UKP, would have been worth twice that had it not been wrecked. A lesson to us all...

david_schwab · Post by **david_schwab** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 11:01 am

I don't think people who mod their basses are thinking about resale value. I know I wasn't. It was my bass, and I don't buy basses thinking about selling them later to make money. That's why you can't find a nice old instrument for a good price anymore... everyone wants make a big profit.

bob_atherton · Post by **bob_atherton** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 11:41 am

Hi David,

I feel I may have been a little unkind in saying that your bass was ‘wrecked’; I regret my choice of word there. What I was trying to convey is that we mod our basses at great risk. First off a modded Ric will sound different but probably not any better. To paraphrase Ken, who are we to assume that we know more than very experienced designers and guitar makers?

There are a lot of fine instruments out there by Rickenbacker, Fender, Musicman etc etc. They all have their own character sound and playing style. I don’t really understand why some people radically modify a perfectly good instrument.

It took me over 30 years to come full circle and end up with Rickenbackers again, during that journey I owned most of the usual suspect instruments, yet never once felt that I could improve on the design of the maker.

Best wishes, Bob