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I just spoke with Ed on the phone. He said he had some website server problems which caused this. He also said he operates 18 websites- hmmm, the mind boggles.

I was at Ed's a month ago. He told me that dealers don't want to sell Bass guitars anymore because their is no mark-up and not enough customers. All this as he pulled his custom version off the rack and told me how much better it is than a Ric. He did have a nice selection though. First time I ever laid eyes on a 650S in person. Nobody watched me in the store. I had to constantly ask for assistance since the Ric's were roped off.

However nice and versatile and playable a bass is, the fact is that if it's not a Ric, then it's just not a Ric. It's like, X guitar might be better than a Gibson, but it's *not* a Gibson. You might be able to improve every aspect of something, but if the end result is something completely different, then you've defeated the purpose.

This was an interesting read given the latest thread regarding Ed and his latest business venture.

Ric N. Backer wrote:This was an interesting read given the latest thread regarding Ed and his latest business venture.

Do you really need to bump all these old threads?

One of the benefits of having an archive is that older pertinent threads can be updated.

admin wrote:One of the benefits of having an archive is that older pertinent threads can be updated.

Yes and there is a lot of great knowledge in there. And.. I bite, what is Ed's new business venture?

His website is quite revealing.

rictified wrote:

admin wrote:One of the benefits of having an archive is that older pertinent threads can be updated.

Yes and there is a lot of great knowledge in there. And.. I bite, what is Ed's new business venture?

Bob, viewtopic.php?f=2&t=398414