Ed's not selling Rics anymore???

[johnhall]

I just spoke with Ed on the phone. He said he had some website server problems which caused this. He also said he operates 18 websites- hmmm, the mind boggles.

[joutten]

I was at Ed's a month ago. He told me that dealers don't want to sell Bass guitars anymore because their is no mark-up and not enough customers. All this as he pulled his custom version off the rack and told me how much better it is than a Ric. He did have a nice selection though. First time I ever laid eyes on a 650S in person. Nobody watched me in the store. I had to constantly ask for assistance since the Ric's were roped off.

[bobcat]

However nice and versatile and playable a bass is, the fact is that if it's not a Ric, then it's just not a Ric. It's like, X guitar might be better than a Gibson, but it's *not* a Gibson. You might be able to improve every aspect of something, but if the end result is something completely different, then you've defeated the purpose.

[Ric N. Backer]

This was an interesting read given the latest thread regarding Ed and his latest business venture.

[Grey]

This was an interesting read given the latest thread regarding Ed and his latest business venture.

Do you really need to bump all these old threads?

[admin]

One of the benefits of having an archive is that older pertinent threads can be updated.

[s4001]

[rictified]

One of the benefits of having an archive is that older pertinent threads can be updated.

Yes and there is a lot of great knowledge in there. And.. I bite, what is Ed's new business venture?

[Ric N. Backer]

His website is quite revealing.

[johnallg]

One of the benefits of having an archive is that older pertinent threads can be updated.

Yes and there is a lot of great knowledge in there. And.. I bite, what is Ed's new business venture?

Bob, viewtopic.php?f=2&t=398414