Post of picture of you PLAYING your ric

jps · Post by **jps** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 4:54 am

Better!

leftyguitars · Post by **leftyguitars** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 7:39 am

Not one of me, but one of fellow forum member Steve Lodge (Stevebasshead) playing on Friday night to 6,000 bikers at a UK rally, his band 'Diablo' tore the place apart.

leftyguitars · Post by **leftyguitars** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 8:25 am

...and another, this time from the FOH tower.

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 10:53 am

Is that an Ashdown rig I see back there?

stevebasshead · Post by **stevebasshead** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 11:40 am

It is Scott, but it belonged to the bassist from another band (Sticky Fingers) who did a great set later in the evening. My rig's in front of it, hidden behind me. It's a pair of Tech Soundsystems 2x12 cabs (I think Peter was pleasantly suprised by how light they were as he helped clear the stage after our set) driven by an Ampeg SVP-Pro + Yamaha poweramp setup.

anoukane · Post by **anoukane** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 9:43 pm

4003 '92

lars · Post by **lars** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 3:04 am

Great photo, Philip!!!

robert_warren · Post by **robert_warren** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 7:59 am

Key Club Los Angeles earlier this year with my 4004L

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 9:55 am

Nice to see I'm not the only one who gigs with a 4004.

robert_warren · Post by **robert_warren** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 10:25 am

It's a cool bass, lightweight and sleek (and black!) Got an 86 Shadow bass that I really like as well.

jps · Post by **jps** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 1:48 pm

Nice to see I'm not the only one who gigs with a 4004.

I used to!

phlemmy · Post by **phlemmy** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 1:51 pm

wow philip, that's gorgeous. i have a similar bass coming to me this week!

woodyng · Post by **woodyng** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 2:02 pm

so-jeff---you gave up/traded the 4004? what were your overall impressions? by the way i listened to that radio show download you posted-very heady stuff indeed,most enjoyable.

jps · Post by **jps** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 2:21 pm

Thanks, Woody!

I loved the 4004Cii but the neck was just a bit too chunky for me to play for extended periods. When I first got it new the tone was a little too dark for me so I replaced the HB-1s with toasters and did the VVT mod and then it sounded how I was expecting it to sound like: CLASSIC RICK!!!

The neck is wider than a 4003 which made it perfect for Mark Gilbert, who now owns it, to turn it into a 5 string bass. I wouldn't mind trying it in that configuration, then I might like it better expecting a wider neck for such a bass.

ram · Post by **ram** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 4:54 pm

that is a sleek looking bass