A Better Introduction

crawlspacestefan · Post by **crawlspacestefan** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 2:20 pm

Hey, guys!

I just wanted to present a sort of formal introduction. My name is Stefan, and I - like you guys - now own a Rickenbacker 4003! I bought my bass in May (the bass iteslf was manufactured in April) and I've fallen in love. I live in Canada, and there aren't too many distributors around here so it was a bit tough to track one down once I'd made up my mind. I checked the website religiously to see who had been shipped one recently, and when I saw that a store in a city three hours away had been I got in touch, put it on hold, and made the trip. The guitar never even saw the sales floor!

I'm relatively young - I think especially with regards to those who appreciate Rickenbackers (it seems a bit lost on the younger kids) - at 25 years old. I've been playing for well over a decade now.

I'm currently playing in a punk/garage/mod sort of band. The guitar player is also a Ric fan. He owns two vintage '60s Rickenbackers - one 330 and one Rose Morris. We had the opportunity to play the 100 Club in London last summer. Here's a video, if you're interested:

I'm playing a borrowed P-Bass in that video.

But, I was finally able to unveil my 4003 in a live setting this weekend! Here's a short video of the performance (again, if you're interested):

Thanks again for the welcome and the help, guys!

Cheers.

crawlspacestefan · Post by **crawlspacestefan** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 2:22 pm

I'm not sure the YouTube links worked - here's the raw links:

ilan · Post by **ilan** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 2:37 pm

Welcome! For Youtube links put only the ID between the brackets.

crawlspacestefan · Post by **crawlspacestefan** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 2:40 pm

Oh, cool! Thanks!

winston · Post by **winston** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 2:44 pm

I fixed the links in your original post. Welcome to the forum btw.

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 3:09 pm

Welcome to the forum, Stefan!

Kopfjaeger · Post by **Kopfjaeger** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 3:25 pm

Nice introduction and welcome!! I was instantly reminded of the Buzzcocks, which I was a huge fan of while growing up.

Sepp

ken_j · Post by **ken_j** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 6:36 pm

Welcome Stefan.

jps · Post by **jps** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 7:16 pm

Welcome, Stefan.

gibsonlp · Post by **gibsonlp** » Tue Aug 16, 2011 3:06 am

Welcome and congrats on your new bass!

T.A.R. · Post by **T.A.R.** » Tue Aug 16, 2011 10:17 am

Welcome Stefan!

ram · Post by **ram** » Tue Aug 16, 2011 11:37 am

Stefan, welcome to THE Forum! great vids... you all have a nice sound!

wmthor · Post by **wmthor** » Tue Aug 16, 2011 1:01 pm

Welcome aboard!

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