So long TRC!

phlemmy · Post by **phlemmy** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 9:21 am

it was actually weird mailing it out to RIC knowing that I'll never get it back if I decided to restore my 4003 back to original.

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 9:27 am

What exactly are you doing, Phlemmy?

phlemmy · Post by **phlemmy** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 9:31 am

trading in my white trc for a black one. my '80 4003 JG is gonna become a black on black like my '79.

rickaddict · Post by **rickaddict** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 10:11 am

So did you send one to RIC that had "model 4003" printed on it? Those are rare!

s4001 · Post by **s4001** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 10:51 am

A little cardboard and some Sharpees and you would'a been all set.

incubus2432 · Post by **incubus2432** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 10:55 am

....or a can of spray paint, a paint pen and 6 minutes....

phlemmy · Post by **phlemmy** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 11:12 am

gah!

it was the one shown here in the original auction photo.

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 11:23 am

Nice string job.

phlemmy · Post by **phlemmy** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 12:14 pm

i know, i got those off of there as soon as the bass got to my door!

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 12:52 pm

Why do people do that?

edski · Post by **edski** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 1:43 pm

Ted Staberow posts:

Why do people do that?

Because most people are not used to the way Ricks work, inside and out. The guitarist I play with is a great tech, but when I asked him to put new strings on the 4001 he lost it...had to wait for me to get to his house (our rehearsal studio) to assure him that it was "backward"...

Actually, I never really gave the Rick tuners much though, although I knew they were different behaving than a P or J bass. It really confused poor Joe!

I guess I just dealt with it...

beatlefan · Post by **beatlefan** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 1:48 pm

hehe....reminds me of my softball glove, all those strings hanging all over the place...

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 2:02 pm

But Fenders have similar patent heads. They are larger but have the same hole drilled in the center for the end of the string.

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 3:31 pm

"Why do people do that?"

...because some people are boneheads.

sabbath_of_bass · Post by **sabbath_of_bass** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 4:03 pm

I never payed much attention to the tuners. Are they really that different from other basses?