What the heck happened?

ilan · Post by **ilan** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 10:39 pm

It's the early stuck knob version.

jeff_ulmer · Post by **jeff_ulmer** » Wed Mar 17, 2004 5:34 am

Who needs volume control? I want all the volume I can get!

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Wed Mar 17, 2004 5:53 am

That's wrong on SO many levels.
But then again, so is this "base".
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3711877024&category=4713

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Wed Mar 17, 2004 6:56 am

Jared ... it is not Eddie Van Halen ... it is the Eddie Munster look ...

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Wed Mar 17, 2004 6:59 am

and I can't believe that someone actually bid on this popped fret board bad decaled ric ...

jeff_ulmer · Post by **jeff_ulmer** » Wed Mar 17, 2004 9:42 am

The red one has the 80s vibe. If it were a proper finish, I wouldn't mind it at all. It would match my Charvel. As for the other one, you do have to wonder what gets in people's heads sometimes.

It would be nice to find a whole load of beat up old Rickys and refinish or retop them. If the original finish is shot, and they aren't really anything special, then why not?

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Wed Mar 17, 2004 9:52 am

the dangers of late 60's LSD experimentation...

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Wed Mar 17, 2004 10:03 am

Looks like something Eddy Van Halen would play, if he played bass. Didn't Michael Anthony have a real funky looking Ric in their early days? I remember seeing him onstage somewhere with one. (photo)

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Wed Mar 17, 2004 11:05 am

naa ... a van halen bass would look like this ...

there was a guy making Kramer guitars that looked like those taped up things that Eddie played back in the 80's ... well Eddie's lawyers shut him down ...

tbass66 · Post by **tbass66** » Wed Mar 17, 2004 12:51 pm

I bet the volume knobs go to 11

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Wed Mar 17, 2004 4:44 pm

"That's one louder than ten innit?"

philco · Post by **philco** » Wed Mar 17, 2004 6:20 pm

Hang that red bass from a Steinberger swivel mount, attach swivel mount to a strap-on harness, and hire on to the band as a bass ball player.

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Wed Mar 17, 2004 10:25 pm

is that a George "Steinberger" bass ball player?

ken_james · Post by **ken_james** » Thu Mar 18, 2004 1:38 am

Phil said "strap on".