SPEAKING OF RICK BASS TAILPIECES...

[BAD RONBO, KiLLeR DWaRfS]

check out the tailpiece / bridge assy that was installed on this bass in 1974 , if it is original to the year of manufacture. use the zoom feature !



http://cgi.ebay.com/1974-Ibanez-2615B-B ... 1e609bd3f8

[jps]

That's most likely an Allparts replacement tailpiece/bridge assembly. You can tell by the round holes for the strings to pass through; a real Rick part os a tapered oval.

[antipodean]

The tailpiece is the same part used on Ibanez fakers (which I believe is the very similar to the Allparts tailpiece). The bass looks like the spawn of a Les Paul Recording Bass and a Rick 3000....

[BAD RONBO, KiLLeR DWaRfS]

whether or not that the tailpiece is original to this bass in '74 is a big question. was there another bridge installed and this was a replaced unit ? when did ibanez and greco etc., start proper copies of the 4000 series ?

[jps]

Paging Dr.(Jon) Fine, Dr. Howard Dr. Fine!

[BAD RONBO, KiLLeR DWaRfS]

here's an mpc electra with...a rick style tailpiece...squire had his painted white,had the horns re-shaped ,chrome pickguard added with re-located controls and replaced the tailpiece with a badarse bridge by mandolin bros.

[BAD RONBO, KiLLeR DWaRfS]

and this...

[jps]

here's an mpc electra with....squire had his painted white,had the horns re-shaped ,chrome pickguard added with re-located controls and replaced the tailpiece with a badarse bridge by mandolin bros.

Sort of like this one?

[BAD RONBO, KiLLeR DWaRfS]

jawohl ! ...das ist der instrumente ! und dis...