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Re: How Many Ric Basses Do You Have?
Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 1:49 pm
by guitfiddle
frode wrote:guitfiddle wrote:Just two:
2006 4004L Blueboy
2009 4003 Fireglo
Love 'em both!
Welcome. Pics of the fireglo?
As soon as I find my digital camera again maybe ....
From what I remember of your recent post it looks almost exactly the same. I walked into a Sam Ash to get some accessories a few weeks ago and saw that one and a Mapleglo on the wall. I thought the Fireglo had a richer more balanced sound so I got that one. I have no idea why that was except maybe pickup height adjustment or something. Nonetheless, it was a very hard decision as they both played great!
Re: How Many Ric Basses Do You Have?
Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 2:27 pm
by frode
guitfiddle wrote:frode wrote:guitfiddle wrote:Just two:
2006 4004L Blueboy
2009 4003 Fireglo
Love 'em both!
Welcome. Pics of the fireglo?
As soon as I find my digital camera again maybe ....
From what I remember of your recent post it looks almost exactly the same. I walked into a Sam Ash to get some accessories a few weeks ago and saw that one and a Mapleglo on the wall. I thought the Fireglo had a richer more balanced sound so I got that one. I have no idea why that was except maybe pickup height adjustment or something. Nonetheless, it was a very hard decision as they both played great!
Yes that´s correct. Also from a Sam Ash store. I picked mine because of the color. They are almost impossible to get here in Norway. Enjoy your new bass...I will
Re: How Many Ric Basses Do You Have?
Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 5:10 pm
by guitfiddle
frode wrote:guitfiddle wrote:Just two:
2006 4004L Blueboy
2009 4003 Fireglo
Love 'em both!
Welcome. Pics of the fireglo?
Ooops -- I forgot about this one just snapped last week. As you can see it looks exactly like yours.
Re: How Many Ric Basses Do You Have?
Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 6:20 pm
by rickenbrother
ajish4 wrote:I plead the 5th....
I thought you drank it!
Tony D, welcome to the forum.
Re: How Many Ric Basses Do You Have?
Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 8:00 pm
by ajish4
rickenbrother wrote:ajish4 wrote:I plead the 5th....
I thought you drank it!
Tony D, welcome to the forum.
+1 Tony!
Nice heard you have there!
Re: How Many Ric Basses Do You Have?
Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 10:45 am
by frode
guitfiddle wrote:frode wrote:guitfiddle wrote:Just two:
2006 4004L Blueboy
2009 4003 Fireglo
Love 'em both!
Welcome. Pics of the fireglo?
Ooops -- I forgot about this one just snapped last week. As you can see it looks exactly like yours.
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Nice...Can´wait to start use her live too...
Re: How Many Ric Basses Do You Have?
Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:41 pm
by guitfiddle
Thanks for all the warm welcomes. Love this site!
Been playing Ricks for years and didn't even know it existed!
Re: How Many Ric Basses Do You Have?
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 10:35 pm
by Metalbassist94
I've only got my '08 Midnight Blue 4003, and I don't think it will be my last!
Re: How Many Ric Basses Do You Have?
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 11:20 pm
by johnallg
Metalbassist94 wrote:I've only got my '08 Midnight Blue 4003, and I don't think it will be my last!
Not surprised at all! Welcome aboard our bus!
Re: How Many Ric Basses Do You Have?
Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2009 10:53 pm
by Blackstar
Two
1976 4001 Walnut
1989 4003 Blackstar
Wanted: 4001CS (oh yes, it will be mine!)
Re: How Many Ric Basses Do You Have?
Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2009 11:53 pm
by johnallg
Ron, beautiful Walnut, and the BlackStar ain't too shabby either. Welcome aboard the RRF train!
Re: How Many Ric Basses Do You Have?
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 6:27 am
by henry5
Well, thanks to the credit crunch (which is still biting unfortunately) I'm down from a '73 4000 (which I rather miss; great bass), a '91 CS, and my '72 4001 to just my '72. Sad days for me, although I do still have my PW project on the way.
Re: How Many Ric Basses Do You Have?
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 6:33 am
by henry5
simonmole wrote:must admit I haven't been by for a while due to legendary phobia of my computer (scary things best left to the young, while oldies like me then have a clear run at the Rickenbacker shops), but my Rickenbacker bass "stash" is I'm sure nearer 30 than 40!!!! The rest of the Rickenbacker tally is 6 and 12 strings which OBVIOUSLY get played less than the PROPER Rickenbackers with sensibly thick strings, and only 4 of them at that (or, sometimes 8 of them).
Mine seem in the main to divide into groups of my four fave colours of azure/maple/jet/fire- glos, and include 4005 and 4001 and 4003 basses, 4001v63s and a few S models, checkerbounds and then a few oddities and unusual colours!!! missing a V63 in azureglo but I won't lose any sleep about it! Not surprisingly the 4005 quartet mean a lot and are an outright guilty pleasure, er, without in fact any guilt whatsoever! Perhaps slightly surprisingly my favourites to play are the late 70's 4001 basses, these I know are perhaps a bit "standard" (!!!) compared to early 70's or S models, etc, but they really draw me and my mind judges ALL basses, Rickenbacker or otherwise, by the models I've played for 29 years now! The one worn/slung (sorry!)/battered/played/fooled about with by far the most is my 2nd ever Azureglo, from 76 but mine since 1982, signed on the back for me by Bruce Foxton and Glen Matlock, who both basically got me into music in the first place, so its also an inspiration to look at, let alone stuff through my two Trace Elliot V8s and commence armageddon. But then, the rest are Rickenbackers too so they're ALL nice!!!!!!!!
Good to hear from you Simon. I haven't been frequenting as much these days either but that's because I've had to sell most of my Rics so it's been a bit painful! Hopefully my '73 Azure 4001 project will make up for it. Tell you what, as we share a love of Azure, I'll show you mine (when it arrives) if you show me yours!
Re: How Many Ric Basses Do You Have?
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 10:57 am
by shamustwin
henry5 wrote:Well, thanks to the credit crunch (which is still biting unfortunately) I'm down from a '73 4000 (which I rather miss; great bass), a '91 CS, and my '72 4001 to just my '72. Sad days for me, although I do still have my PW project on the way.
Shaun, if you have to be down to only one Rick bass, a '72 is not a bad place to be!
Re: How Many Ric Basses Do You Have?
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 12:03 pm
by ricnbacker
one and only...a 2001 4003 Jetglo