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In that case I'll bring Loes:)





Coming back to the 3000. The first bass player of the Arctic Monkeys played a 3000 too and that's the second reason they're expensive in the UK.

Here he is: Andy Nicholson, formerly of the Arctic Monkeys:

Really great thread, guys! Thanks for bringing this model to my attention. I love the styling; as of now I'm placing it near the top of my must-try-or-buy list.

The styling reminds me a little bit of my old Gibson Ripper bass from the same era, that is, if the Ripper had been more beautifully designed.

kiramdear wrote:Really great thread, guys! Thanks for bringing this model to my attention. I love the styling; as of now I'm placing it near the top of my must-try-or-buy list.

The styling reminds me a little bit of my old Gibson Ripper bass from the same era, that is, if the Ripper had been more beautifully designed.

I used to have Ripper, too! I didn't get on with the neck so I traded it straight up for a '72 Telecaster Bass, after having bought the Ripper brand new just three weeks before!

The neck on my Ripper was indeed a bit of a chore, but I was young and strong and didn't notice it as much as I would these days. Homely as a dog's you-know-what, about the only thing it had was a terrific sound.

MUST check out a 3000!

It is a total different beast than the Gibson Ripper/Grabber/G3 family. Those have quite thin but huge bodies! A R/G/G3 is almost as big as an ES-22g/EB2, while the 3000 is quite a small instrument.
Some Gibsons of that series are all maple though, like the 3000.

As this thread may be winding up soon, I wanted to provide a sneak preview of a RIC model bass that evolved from the 3001. Do you notice the resemblance?

Paul assured me that we will get to this one in due course.

I like the 2000 series too, but We'll get to that later, I guess...


I believe there's a 3000/1 prototype pic in the famous Japanese book?

Chris P wrote:In that case I'll bring Loes:)

Gezellig! (no translation posible)

My mistake:
The bass of the Arctic Monkeys guy has a skunk stripe, so it's a 3001! I'll post a pic of a Dutch bass forum here soon. Apparently the new AM-bass player used the 3001 for a while too.

Sorry I'm late to the party....holiday madness abounds!

My '78 3001 is my favorite Rick of the three I own. Tone for days! VERY heavy though....

I love the autumnglo 3001 of a friend of mine, but this really is the prettiest one I've ever seen!

Thanks! I wish I was a better photographer though....

I'd like to hear one sometime. The pickup looks like its in a great spot, a little forward from the treble pickup on a 4001/3.

Nice toes BTW, Chris!

rickaddict wrote:I'd like to hear one sometime. The pickup looks like its in a great spot, a little forward from the treble pickup on a 4001/3.

Nice toes BTW, Chris!

Ha! Thanks!!