Bart Simpson plays a Ric!

4stringnosing · Post by **4stringnosing** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 12:19 pm

Ric fever has gotten so bad I'm now spotting cartoon characters with them! Not sure if anyone else noticed on Sunday's episode of the Simpsons but the Simpson family was shown playing as a band on a Poseidon-esque cruise liner and Bart was playing a Ric bass. Not only that, but he was playing it lefty. Will wonders ever cease?

leesh · Post by **leesh** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 12:45 pm

There was some thread going on about that episode....so rest assured that you're not seeing things

beatlefan · Post by **beatlefan** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 2:45 pm

...yeah, but the pickup spacing was wrong...

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 2:49 pm

The Simpsons could have an episode where the 4003 playing girl in FLCL jams with him...hey, a Rickenbacker cartoon confluence!!

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 2:55 pm

were the p'ups...Barts?

(rimshot)

beatlefan · Post by **beatlefan** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 2:59 pm

(groaning)

Nice one, Jared....

revolver323 · Post by **revolver323** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 4:20 am

Don't forget the left-handed bass playing Oompa Loompa in the the latest Willy Wonka film with Johnny Depp. I think he had a Ric ...??

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 5:17 am

dah ... dah ... dah dah dah ....

heheheh Rics rule and stuff ...

Stewart plays a Fender ...

leftyguitars · Post by **leftyguitars** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 7:49 am

Cartoon characters are always left handed (I believe), or if not everyone that I have seen is.

delberthot · Post by **delberthot** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 9:59 am

really?

revolver323 · Post by **revolver323** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 12:48 pm

Well, the neck IS pointing left ...

delberthot · Post by **delberthot** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 1:15 pm

small pic of Jerry's Uncle Pecos

dswp · Post by **dswp** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 2:13 pm

Didn't Rudy, from the Fat Albert Show play a Ric too?

It had a big "R" on the bridge.

leftyguitars · Post by **leftyguitars** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 8:25 pm

Point taken.

leftyguitars · Post by **leftyguitars** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 8:31 pm

But then again (a quote from www.anythingleft-handed.co.uk) ...

A lot of cartoon characters have been drawn as being left-handed. Bart Simpson and Homer (sometimes) are among them. Keep a lookout and let us know of any others you see and we will try to get pictures to put on the web site.