Post of picture of you PLAYING your ric

jps · Post by **jps** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 2:36 pm

Your right, I didn't notice the controls!

jps · Post by **jps** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 2:38 pm

What about the HS surround?

shinynewtoy · Post by **shinynewtoy** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 4:11 pm

Here I was going by the lack of finger rest...

Now I really want it!

shinynewtoy · Post by **shinynewtoy** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 8:23 pm

And Jeffrey...

DAMN that's some beautiful maple on your fretless!

nattiep · Post by **nattiep** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 10:00 pm

Can anyone here resize some pics for me? I have no idea how to and they're.. well.. huge. 300+kb and all are like 1152 x 864. There are 9 pics.

cwk · Post by **cwk** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 10:16 pm

Nate,I was searching for the same answer on the forum and I belive it should be "sticky"? because I have an ok camera but I'm a lousy photographer.
I'd like to keep the weight down on the size but the resolution seems to get ******.

henny · Post by **henny** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 12:54 am

Nate, email me - [email protected]

I'll do 'em in a flash.

s4001 · Post by **s4001** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 7:16 am

A (not so) consise history of my 'Number Four.'

I call it Number Four because it's the fourth Ric I ever owned.

I found it in a GC in 1992 hanging on the wall. The price on it was $800, but they had a half price sale going on so I bravely asked if they'd take $400 for it. They said yes!!!! That month of waiting period for used instruments killed me, I was afraid that they'd come to their senses and give me my money back. I still have the reciept for $400 and the price tag that had it listed as a 1969 4001.

It is a 1968 4000. when I got it, someone had routed and put in a Guild pickup. The fretboard was separating from the neck. The tuners (which I still have) were so loose that they woulndn't keep it in tune for more than half an hour or so.

I took it to Norm's Rare Guitars and The Amazing Nick did a refret with jumbo frets (my request) and reseated the neck and relaid the clay dots. For years I played it with the Guild pickup and it sounded great.

A couple years ago, I got a toaster and had a custom guard made. Because the rout was so big, I also got a guard with a standard 4003 position and I have a high gain in it. Every now and again I switch them out. I came to like the vol/toggle configuration with no tone control. Currently I have it wired vol/vol and dead toggle. I think I'll rewire it for toggle/ master vol but I think I'll get a new toggle switch because this one is wearing out.

henny · Post by **henny** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 11:14 am

Here's Nate and his 4001.

nattiep · Post by **nattiep** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 11:15 am

Thanks Mark!

sabbath_of_bass · Post by **sabbath_of_bass** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 12:19 pm

AH HA NATE! Im gonna take that bass once you get to the states!

nattiep · Post by **nattiep** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 1:08 pm

You like?

Sure you can have it.. if you put a blackstar there to replace it.. lol.

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 1:16 pm

That bass looks cool Nate, now you have to start gigging.

nattiep · Post by **nattiep** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 1:17 pm

Gotta get back to the states and buy an amp first.. lol. Pfft.. I need a band!

jps · Post by **jps** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 7:14 pm

I hear bands are plentiful and cheap in L.A.! Like these:

Great pics Nate.