Quick chops,,modded Rick

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Wed May 24, 2006 1:45 pm

Pretty awsome. I think the bass sounds good, but would have sounded better with the stock pickup.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgSKLYtMrak&search=scarified

Love the side position markers.

edski · Post by **edski** » Wed May 24, 2006 2:11 pm

Yeah real quick chops. The space suits are creepy, though.

fran4001 · Post by **fran4001** » Wed May 24, 2006 5:04 pm

Wow, very interesting.

bobcat · Post by **bobcat** » Wed May 24, 2006 6:53 pm

The great thing is, Juan Alderete, bassist for Racer X (and now with the amazing Mars Volta), plays that bass line with FINGERS. Imagine the crazy cramps he got practicing that . . .

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Wed May 24, 2006 7:07 pm

That poor Rick!

bigbajo60 · Post by **bigbajo60** » Wed May 24, 2006 7:44 pm

Love the side position markers.

Side... and halfway around the back... markers!

grayk · Post by **grayk** » Wed May 24, 2006 11:12 pm

I think it sounds amazing with the P-bass pickup. It looks like a fairly well done mod to me and his playing is incredible. Not my style of music but great to watch.

edski · Post by **edski** » Thu May 25, 2006 12:56 am

Err, Bobcat...looks like Aldrete is using a pick. Still fantastic playing. And I'm OK with the sound...sort of sad to see a nice 4000 like that cut up, though.

grayk · Post by **grayk** » Thu May 25, 2006 1:43 am

I'm dont think Aldrete is the guy in this clip. I arent really sure who the three guys in that trio are but feel sure that Bobcat was talking about the same piece but performed by Racer X. Aldrete is very quick and does not use a pick. There is a clip on the Racer X website of them performing Scarified from '87. It is poor quality but you get the idea.

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Thu May 25, 2006 4:54 am

that looks like a 70s set neck 4000 bass ... actually it looks good and sounds good with the p-bass pickup in it ... it has a good Rick tone ... to me the 4000 always looked like a 4001 missing some parts ...

notice the big white markers on the back of the neck ... I guess he will be able to find the frets ... also the headphones ... don't those guys know headphones became obsolete when they came out with in ear monitors? ... I like the space suits look ... but they have to be uncomfortable ...

very clean and fast playing ... but I wouldn't want to listen to that all night ...

bobcat · Post by **bobcat** » Thu May 25, 2006 7:19 am

Yeah, Juan Alderete is not the guy in the clip. He's got FAST fingers. And the great thing is, he really knows when the song calls for 32nd note craziness and when it calls for a whole note. Or even no bass.

Is Racer X even still together? I know Alderete is in the Mars Volta now, but I wonder if he might not also be in other bands at the same time.

gearhed289 · Post by **gearhed289** » Thu May 25, 2006 9:09 am

Sounds cool. Like a cross between a Ric and a P-bass (surprise!).
The neck markers remind me of Pete Steele's (Type O) Fernandes Ric clone.

edski · Post by **edski** » Thu May 25, 2006 12:45 pm

OK, I'm sorry!

Never heard of these guys before the other day when this was posted.

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Found a couple videos of Aldrete. Yeah, fast fingers!

rikk · Post by **rikk** » Thu May 25, 2006 4:05 pm

It still sound like a Ric even with Pbass PUPs.

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Thu May 25, 2006 4:40 pm

It does sound good with the P pickups, but it would sound better with a RIC pickup in it.

The pickup is the best part of a P bass in IMHO.