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I've been told the hard-and-fast rule is this: there are no hard-and-fast rules!woodyng wrote:Yes,it does seem like no matter what era/vintage of Ric bass you get,anomalies will show up,which i think is part of their charm. That is a sweet bass,Sir! Is that a bone nut? It seems to have an interesting swirley pattern in it. I have deer antler nuts on 2 of my Ricks.
None is the word from the convent . . .rickyfricky wrote:I've been told the hard-and-fast rule is this: there are no hard-and-fast rules!woodyng wrote:Yes,it does seem like no matter what era/vintage of Ric bass you get,anomalies will show up,which i think is part of their charm. That is a sweet bass,Sir! Is that a bone nut? It seems to have an interesting swirley pattern in it. I have deer antler nuts on 2 of my Ricks.
Moi . . . ?bassduke49 wrote:Umm, is that a SINGLE large gauge truss rod I see on that creamy white Rick with binding? Hmmm.
I do not think so. The ambered varnish gives this impression. It feels like Delrin to me.woodyng wrote: Is that a bone nut? It seems to have an interesting swirley pattern in it. I have deer antler nuts on 2 of my Ricks.
...dis is really odd!bassduke49 wrote:Umm, is that a SINGLE large gauge truss rod I see on that creamy white Rick with binding? Hmmm.
Extremely ODD!heinpete wrote:...dis is really odd!bassduke49 wrote:Umm, is that a SINGLE large gauge truss rod I see on that creamy white Rick with binding? Hmmm.
My March '73 4001 says NAT in the bridge pickup cavity, I thought that was it's name!jayfbv wrote:hmm...same handwriting as in mine. (OP's bass) I, for one, am very interested in whether or not other MG basses from that era have that handwriting in them.
