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Re: Official Prediction Thread- C series replacement
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 1:01 am
by johnallg
ricosound wrote:paul_yan wrote:...living together in perfect harmony...
...not!!!!!!
He got his answer from years ago - When I'm 64.
Ha! Just saw your post, Bobcat!
Re: Official Prediction Thread- C series replacement
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 1:50 pm
by bobcat
johnallg wrote:ricosound wrote:paul_yan wrote:...living together in perfect harmony...
...not!!!!!!
He got his answer from years ago - When I'm 64.
Ha! Just saw your post, Bobcat!
At least he has his bandmates . . .
. . . too soon?
Re: Official Prediction Thread- C series replacement
Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 2:58 am
by DanJ
beefandbones wrote:I would love to see a regular RM 1999 reissue too, or a V68, or a brand new model (short scale?), but I think that's unlikely, since the recent trend has been toward streamlining rather than introducing new models.
Short scale maybe, but 32" medium scale would definitely get my attention. Long enough to still have good bottom end resonance but short enough to be very comfortable to play. Make it "Plain Jane" ala the "s" models, no body/neck binding and dot markers. I might even break the bank and take two, one in MG and one in FG.
Re: Official Prediction Thread- C series replacement
Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 3:11 am
by aceonbass
Stanley Clark's Alembics are all 32" scale with light strings, and we all know how good he sounds. If you really want a 32" scale Rick bass, I can get it done for you.
Re: Official Prediction Thread- C series replacement
Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 4:01 am
by DanJ
I will keep your offer in mind. Per your response in another thread, I take it you mean to modify an existing Rick to medium scale, not build one from the ground up? Has this been tried already, and if so are there any photos of the results? I would be very interested in seeing how that looks.
Re: Official Prediction Thread- C series replacement
Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 4:25 am
by aceonbass
This has not been done....yet. I have custom double neck RIC project that I've had a long scale 3001 neck modified with a short scale 24 fret fretboard for. My luthier can pretty much get anything done. Since RIC will probably never again do a short scale bass, this is the best way...short of making an instrument from scratch and violating RIC's trademark laws.
Re: Official Prediction Thread- C series replacement
Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 8:06 am
by DanJ
If you ever get around to doing a medium scale, post pic's so we can see how the body/headstock look in relation to the shorter neck.
In the meantime, I will continue saving for the time when either a C64 turns up or a replacement model is introduced.
Re: Official Prediction Thread- C series replacement
Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 9:20 am
by jps
aceonbass wrote:Stanley Clark's Alembics are all 32" scale with light strings, and we all know how good he sounds. If you really want a 32" scale Rick bass, I can get it done for you.
IIRC, the Stanley Clarke Alembics are 30.75" scale.
Re: Official Prediction Thread- C series replacement
Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 3:26 pm
by aceonbass
Now that's nit picking idnit?
Re: Official Prediction Thread- C series replacement
Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 7:41 pm
by jps
Re: Official Prediction Thread- C series replacement
Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 8:08 pm
by gareth
Well, here's what I think.
August 2009 - RIC discontinues the 4004 series.
September 2009 - RIC has to sell all the stock for pennies on the dollar to dealers who are then stuck with them
January 2010 - Everybody now wants to pay $5000 plus for them on eBay despite never having heard or seen one.
Sound familiar ?
Re: Official Prediction Thread- C series replacement
Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 2:29 am
by thx1955
As long as they make a FIreglo one I'm good whenever the new model arrives, I would like to see sparklies and Chequered binding again though !
Re: Official Prediction Thread- C series replacement
Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 8:43 pm
by johnallg
Re: Official Prediction Thread- C series replacement
Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 9:13 pm
by aceonbass
Maybe Ben meant they were going to flip the body this time. UpsidedownGlo!
Re: Official Prediction Thread- C series replacement
Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 9:21 pm
by 1965
aceonbass wrote:Maybe Ben meant they were going to flip the body this time.
