Glenn Frey 2030 bass

tony_carey · Post by **tony_carey** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 4:19 am

I understand that the production run on this series included gtrs & basses & was supposed to be 1000 units. I also understand that not all of the thousand were produced. Does anyone have an idea as to how many were actually made & more importantly...how many bass guitars were produced?

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 5:00 am

If I ever see one I am buying it!!!

blueflamerick · Post by **blueflamerick** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 7:38 am

Jeff, don't you dare make one of those into a 5 string!

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 8:05 am

If Jeff buys it, it turns into a 5 string. Very few guitars have survived the perils of Jeff's workshop if they enter as a 4-string, they are "assimilated".

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 8:11 am

resistence is, futile!

7 of 9 is a 10

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 8:24 am

any bass is fair game ...

86kubicki · Post by **86kubicki** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 9:08 am

Last one I saw was at Pick of the Ricks. Asking price was around $1500. I thought someone around here actually picked it up.
It sure was a strange bird considering that it was a companion to the signature guitar model and Glenn Frey wasn't even a bass player. Maybe RIC was using this as a way to utilize the last of their 2000 series parts?

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 9:30 am

they should do a Gene Simmons/Star Stowe azureglo re-issue ... Glen Fry is probably a better bass player than Simmons ... although Gene is a better fire eater and looks better in clown makeup ...

phlemmy · Post by **phlemmy** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 11:08 am

Gene is a good bassist, but once their 80s sound happened, he only needed to ride a lot of open notes. Lots of the 70s KISS stuff has some really good basslines. Just my 2 cents (worth about 1 cent!).

ilan · Post by **ilan** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 12:35 pm

"... Gene is a good bassist"

Gene is a WHAT?!

"... Lots of the 70s KISS stuff has some really good basslines"

OK, but they certainly were not played by Mr Simmons.

I'll give him that: he had good taste in basses (sometimes) and in women. Plus, he was born in the same town as me.

dean712 · Post by **dean712** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 1:11 pm

I think Gene has played some really good basslines. I'm thinking of "Alive", etc. Add my 1 cent to Sean's and maybe we make 2 cents.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't the Eagles' original bassist, the guy before Timothy Schmitt, play a fireglo Ric? I swear I saw a picture of that somewhere, but I guess I could be mistaken. Any Eagles experts in the Forum??

loendmaestro · Post by **loendmaestro** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 1:29 pm

Not an Eagles expert, but if you ever see the old video for "Hotel California" Randy Meisner is playing a Rick 4001.

And just to put my .02 worth in: I've never heard a Gene Simmons bass line I liked. In fact...I've never heard a Kiss song I liked either.

jps · Post by **jps** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 1:30 pm

"any bass is fair game ..."

That's not true! You said you would never do a conversion on the '68 you had!

Resistance isn't futile after all!!!

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 1:43 pm

any bass made 1986 or later ... I need a good strong neck for the extra string ...

Ric could make 2020-5 basses very easily ... all they have to do is drill one more hole in the headstock and put a different nut on it and put a Schaller 5 string bridge on it ... add one part and change 2 parts and they would have an excellent 5 string bass ...

jwilli · Post by **jwilli** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 1:49 pm

Here's one for sale in NL:
http://www.dirkwitte.nl/en/productdetails.aspx?Code=RIC2030GF