Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

Ooops! I meant to say Les Paul Deluxe on my wishlist, not Classic.

Peter: Thanks. In the day, the monitor was only worth about $200, so I think it was a good trade. The monitor apparently went to the landfill in 1990. The guitar has been cared for, but played every day I have had her except for the last month, when the mini-humbuckers started to go microphonic. I have to find the time to pot them. It is in the same shape as when I got her, with the exception of the oxide formation on the upper bout where my arm crosses onto the body.

...Dean

I love my 1970 Gibson SG Standard with Maestro Tailpiece that my father purchased new in 1970... of course, he purchased it because he could not afford a new Rickenbacker AND an amp together, and SGs were cheaper. Still rub that in that he made me miss out on a 1970 Rickenbacker. Oh well, the SG rocks!

I had a Cherry EB-2 at one time, nice bass, miss it.

I've got an '01 Les Paul Standard (goldtop) and a '03 Les Paul DC Special (faded cherry). They definitely fulfill my humbucker and P-90 needs perfectly.

In '77 I bought a well-used goldtop LP Deluxe that I really loved for years, but sold it to buy my first Rick - a 320 with an f-hole. Wish I still had both of those guitars now.

I have an '86 LP Jr, kinda like the solidbody little brother of that ES125...

My '66 EB-2 with factory 2nd mudbucker and stereo outs.

The only Gibson bass I ever liked was the Ripper, and that's 'cause it didn't have the typical Gibson sound. In other words, it sounded like a Fender. I replaced my '61 P bass with a '75 Ripper and never regretted it.

I always thought the '80s Victory basses were nice. Never played one, though.

I loved Gibson Ripper basses ever since I saw Gene Simmons from Kiss and the original bass player from AC/DC (Mark Evans) with one.

I bought one about eight years ago and it remained my favourite bass, until it was sold to fund the purchase of my '75 4000 JG.

More recently I picked up this nice 1959 EB-2, with replaced tuners and a J-Bass pickup in the bridge.

Ronn, I had this '68 a few years ago (it now lives in SF).

Hi,

Just joined the forum. Yep, those Rippers are great basses! I bought a '75 with a custom fretless board two years ago, and it quickly became my favorite bass. Though I started on electric bass in 1982 (with a brand new 4001S), I've been primarily an upright bassist for the last 12 or so years. My bass (strung w/ heavy LaBella flats and with the varitone set at pos. 4) is an extremely comfortable light-weight (alder) axe with a big fat tone. Mwah to spare!

The Victory basses are nice, but you need strong shoulders and back because they are heavy. A very good bargain at the moment.

Interesting note about Mark Evans...There is a pic of him playing a 4001JG on the back of the American release of "High Voltage". Upon asking about it he replied that he briefly used the Rick for a couple of months while his sunburst Ripper and white P bass were in the shop for repairs, but found it unsuitable.

Welcome to the Forum, Andrew! Nice Ripper! Do you still have the 4001S?

Thanks Gary,

Yes I still have it, and in fact I am currently going through the process of finally letting it go (see the appraisal thread). I love that bass, but rarely play it. My upright is in need of some major work, and I have a Walter Woods amp on order for this summer.

Thanks Andrew, I see it now in that thread. Nice one! Someone was looking for an S not that long ago, so check the older threads under the Wanted section.