What recordings do you listen to when you wanna hear a Ric?

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My top recorded bass tone is, for sure, 'Hemispheres' by Rush. Great tone, period. And it's a Ric!

Few others I enjoy -

Dinosaur Jr. - Bug
Yes - Relayer (my favourite Squire tone!)
Manic Street Preachers - The Holy Bible

Probably add some Sebadoh, and 'Vagabonds Of The Western World' by Thin Lizzy....and the album our band is nearly finishing has a Ric tone I really like as well - blow own trumpet! :oops:

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pretty much everything mentioned here & maybe YesSongs, Plus - My stuff, Walker's stuff... and just about anyone here's stuff... lots of Ric content!
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Any Kinks recording from 1965 will feature Pete Quaife on his 1999 RoMo, like this one:
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As mentioned, Hemispheres and also A Farewell to Kings. These two are my favorite Ric tones.
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cassius987 wrote:
HydrasBreath wrote:
cassius987 wrote:The Mastodon album Crack the Skye has a good chunk of 4001 (and Gibson Thunderbird) on it as well.
I didn't know Troy used a 4001. I've never seen any pics of him with one or heard it mentioned as part of his gear.
It (and the TBird) are new additions on that album. And he doesn't own them, they were owned by the studio.
ah nice...maybe that's why I love that album so much...subconsciously my love for Rics is manifesting itself haha.
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jps wrote:Selling England By The Pound is a great one!
I second jps's comment and would add Genesis Live. Love Rutherford's 12-string sound. Also add Yes-BBC Sessions. Full of Ric 6, Ric bass and Hammond goodness, as prescribed by the FDA as part of your daily nutritional requirements.
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Must listen to Marillion, Script For A Jester's Tear
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Lots of videos on YT from Bruce Foxton and the Jam, classic 4001 sound.
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I have to agree with all the above :D
I didn't see The Flower Kings mentioned and there are several songs there.....
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JETGLO should officially be renamed JETGLO ROCKS! :-)
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harrek wrote:Must listen to Marillion, Script For A Jester's Tear
Don't know if all of Marillion is Rick bass, but I haven't heard a bad tune by them yet.
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Pretty much anything by The Byrds. Otherwise, REM, The Smiths, The Beatles, The Who, The Jam....

Amongst my fave raves:

• My fave 12-sound is still Eight Miles High. It's amazing that I still have mind to blow after years of having it blown away by this tune.
• The Who's So Sad About Us is magic.
Away From The Numbers by The Jam still makes me feel as good as it did in 1977.
You Can't Do That. Play it right and it's definitely happening with the audience.
Silly Love Songs

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johnallg wrote:
harrek wrote:Must listen to Marillion, Script For A Jester's Tear
Don't know if all of Marillion is Rick bass, but I haven't heard a bad tune by them yet.
The same can be said of The Flower Kings, I think most of it is a Jazz Bass, going by interviews I have read over the years.
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Yoiks! I just dropped a load of guitars tracks into a bass forum. My apologies, all.

Roundabout, Ace of Spades, and ... Silly Love Songs.
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johnallg wrote:
harrek wrote:Must listen to Marillion, Script For A Jester's Tear
Don't know if all of Marillion is Rick bass, but I haven't heard a bad tune by them yet.
Not all of it is. Certainly alot less of the recent music. But I'm fairly sure I saw him playing a Rick back when I saw them perform Script live. Of course this was almost 30 years ago now, but I really seem to remember my friend who was a bass player (with a Rick) pointing it out to me (me not being a bass player back then).
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