German Ric action

palmann · Post by **palmann** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 4:16 am

Kraan - Jerk of life (1974)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKC0PA9a3Ro

Or even better:

Kraan - Sarah's Ritt durch den Schwarzwald (?!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY4DquVKnls

Krautrockende Gruesse, Pablo

gothbin · Post by **gothbin** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 11:27 am

Nice rics, I really love youtube - spent hours with it lately......so much to see overthere!

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 9:49 am

Modded bass:

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 9:59 am

Oh yes, the ever popular Mudenbacker mod. Lack of low end in the 4001/3 was a common player complaint in the 70's and early 80's so people resorted to all kinds of butchery to remedy the situation.

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 11:32 am

OUCH!

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 11:58 am

yep instead of removing or bypassing the capacitor the chop the bass ...

palmann · Post by **palmann** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 2:55 pm

Well, they didn't have the internet back then, some may remember. Perhaps it wasn't so common knowledge in the 70's as it is nowadays.

Gruesse, Pablo

kcole4001 · Post by **kcole4001** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 3:05 pm

'Tis true, 'tis pity, and pity 'tis, 'tis true.

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 3:18 pm

Genau Pablo! I could not agree more.

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 7:15 pm

Yeah, we did really weird things like go out and meet people face to face and talk!

pekka · Post by **pekka** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 5:57 am

Is that a genuine 4001 or a copy? Some of the copies made in the early '70's had an EB -style humbucker.

Hattler's 4001 had also an added Jazz mick near the neck PU as seen on this clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t12HTux0bIQ&mode=related&search=

EDIT: Ah, forget it, it's a fracking sticker!

Phew, maybe it was better that way. Anyway, a nice clip except those strange mimics.

A temporary mod I think.

jojo99 · Post by **jojo99** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 4:50 pm

People back in the day who put one of those large Gibson EB bass humbuckers in the neck must have had to do some MAJOR routing to fit it...they are sort of mounted similarly to the stock Ric bridge pickup (which also requires an excessively deep route in its own right)..the pickup itself isn't that deep, but the mounting hardware requires a ridiculous amount of accomodation to fit.