Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

Yup CJ theres definitely a thread drift up there and the RRF canny take it shes gonna blow...

VAN NUYS,
CA, US 01/21/2009 6:21 A.M. OUT FOR DELIVERY

It's 10 AM here in LA

How the &^&^ am I supposed to WORk while I'm waiting for my Bass???

ANd I KNOW that ALL of YOU-
I said ALL of YOU

Are WAITING for another of my concise, direct, and to-the-point, un-emotional, pure logic- only posts about whether I like the 4003 or not... and Life, in general....When it gets here.

Oh yeah, I'm gonna post, I'm gonna gush, I'm gonna blabber, Just you wait-

Hey--
DO I HEAR A TRUCK!!!!???!!!

Captain, there's something on the scanner ... something huge, moving toward us at an incredibly slow speed ... could it be ...THE BOX?!!! Phasers set on rip and rend sir ...

ice cream van?

It's . . . it's . . . ???

hopes dashed again???? its horrible waiting....... kinda melts your brain.

Naah, it was only the Sparkletts Water guy delivering...

So in the meantime,

Hey, Have I ever mentioned what I think of My Laredo?

Ya know, the one I got just 2 weeks ago?

It's all MapleGlo, and it's really a nice Bass!

Now- sit down- I want to tell you EVERYTHING about it!!

First of all, it's....WAIT!!! WHAT THE HE** IS THAT I HEAR??!! Is it...
I gotta go.....

nope its......

I can't take this ... too funny

Meanwhile, back at the ranch (hey, I can actually say that!)...

I saw yesterday that my dealer just got shipped some 4003MG's. I suspect that very shortly my nearly 2 year wait will be over and I'll have my own thread like this...

10:11 am pst-

Nopers, only the garbage truck this time, I forot it's Wednesday, the Green Cans go...

So, anyhoo-
About my Laredo, and how I feel about it...
Let's start at the Bridge-
I LOVE this bridge it's the best....
WHOA! That sounds like UPS- Hang on; I think this may be it....I'll be back, then we can talk about the bridge some more.... Oh, wow.....

You're giving me whiplash, Larry.

Look into my eye.....................you love the Laredo........you love the Laredo.........you love the Laredo.........the 4003 hurts your arm........sell it now !!!!!!!!!

Well,THAT was only some guy who wanted to know if I wanted a subscription to "BassPlayer" magazine or somethin'...

Not today, Not NOW... Cna't he see that I'm in the process of--

Anyway-

My Laredo-

That bridge is the best for intonation and resonance. Early this morning, before UPS dispatches its trucks for delivery, I was playing the Laredo, and I noticed

HOLD ON, THAT'S GOTTA BE IT.... IT'S BIG, IT'S NOISY, IT'S BROWN-COLORED- GOTTA BE!!
HANG ON, I'LL BE BACK IN A SEC, SOON AS I SIGN FOR IT......