Things People do to Ricks!!

carno · Post by **carno** » Fri Feb 07, 2003 10:29 am

Paul, the toaster looks closer to the neck then it would be for a 78.

paul_yan · Post by **paul_yan** » Fri Feb 07, 2003 10:50 am

Bob, thank you for pointing it out.
Could it be that the bass was made earlier than 1978?

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Fri Feb 07, 2003 11:44 am

Talk about mayhem!
Bob and Paul, of course this 4001 is pre-1978. The seller states that he bought it in 1978, not that it was made in 1978. I say it's from circa 1973.
I sure would like to buy it to restore it to its former glory. Then it would be a keeper.

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Tue Feb 18, 2003 9:06 am

more Ric customizations that aren't improvements

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2509240271&category=4713

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Tue Feb 18, 2003 9:20 am

Seller states: "Almost all original parts". That sure is grossly understating the modifications made to this particular 4001!

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Tue Feb 18, 2003 10:46 am

You know I should start a shelter or rehab house for abused Rics ...

I could buy up all of these hatchet jobs and restore them so they look and play like a Rickenbacker again ...

Or maybe I sould buy these poor unfortunate instruments off of ebay fix and restore them and resell them ....

The problem is ... is there a profit in this ... I've done this for a few Rics but I usually break even ... not including my labor ...

I know I sohould get a government grant for historical restoration or something ...

gpatt5762 · Post by **gpatt5762** » Tue Feb 18, 2003 4:33 pm

Does this qualify?

Garry

paul_yan · Post by **paul_yan** » Tue Feb 18, 2003 5:24 pm

Jeff,
keep up the good work.
It's good karma.
May those who do good deeds be rewarded heaven.
I wish you all the best.

"The RIC Rehab House" sounds cool.

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Wed Feb 19, 2003 2:39 am

A rehabilitation facility for abused Ricks? I like that. Provided it includes a dungeon for perpetrators... Only kidding there. Yes, it is a good idea, Jeff, and I think a profit could be made, however small.

paul_yan · Post by **paul_yan** » Wed Feb 19, 2003 8:03 am

A dungeon for perpetrators?
Yeah why not? Make a torture machine out of the unlawful bridges and pickups....

People will start calling us "The RIC Lynch Mob Boys" then, hah.

landon · Post by **landon** » Tue Mar 25, 2003 6:02 pm

Check out this 4001 basket case on ebay...
Why would someone do this to a vintage bass like that.... Urghh....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2518794055&category=4713

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Tue Mar 25, 2003 7:37 pm

UNBELIEVEABLE!!!!

a 60's Ric bass chopped and multilated ....

Zipperbound??? ... this guy has no sense of what a Rickenbacker bass is ...

This bass is begging to be restored!!!

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Tue Mar 25, 2003 11:59 pm

Poor 4001. Yeah, it is begging to be restored. We're talking major surgery here. Grab it, anyone. I'll contribute the pickups. For free. And hey, get the RIC firing squad - modifying thusly a 4001 is as much as I can take.

rekesbass · Post by **rekesbass** » Wed Mar 26, 2003 6:45 am

I totaly agree with everyone here about the rehab center and the dungeon thing. that "zipper" is a tragedy

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Wed Mar 26, 2003 8:29 am

another disaster ...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2517720599