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Pink Floyd's Emily. I thought he was going to shatter his 1999 using as a cricket bat!!

Better put that in the chapter on "How not to use your Rick Bass".

I like how we can put up some kicking Ric bass in so many rock approaches. Besides the obvious Ric players (Sir Paul, Chris Squire, Geddy..."Trees" definitely), and the other big names who toted a Ric at one time, look at the rest of the names and their genres.

Rick James, BTO, The Jam, ARS, The Damned, Squarepusher....LEMMY! And some of the newer pop bands put them to use, too. I KNOW I've heard a Ric clanging on a Hives record or two. Whatever you call the "Ric Sound," there's room for it.

I've got musical ADD, but the Metal section is largest in my collection. Tool is covered. So, let me add:

Kyuss - Catamaran has a nice intro (the whole "And the Circus leaves town" has some great lines. I think Scott Reeder used a 4001 on it. He did when I saw them live)

Al Cisneros with Sleep or Om or SHRINEBUILDER...take your pick

I didn't mention Kyuss only because I'm not 100% it's a Ric on the recordings. Scott used a few different basses. Still, Welcome To Sky Valley, And The Circus Leaves Town, and Muchas Gracias all feature at least some Ric bass. I'd like to think "Demon Cleaner" was a Ric but don't have a way to substantiate that other than a live version Tool did with Scott Reeder that does indeed use a Ric bass... two Ric basses actually, Paul and Scott are both wielding Rics. I also am quite convinced it's a Ric when I hear the tone of "Fatso Forgotso".

ajish4 wrote:Don't forget NEKTAR!

Almost 100% 4001 RIC on those earlier tunes...

Seen here on one of their mellower tunes....
Ric comes at about 2:30....too bad it's a Jetglo!

Remember the Future : CLASSIC RIC tone from the very beginning. Recycled

Beat me to it Tony!!

basmansam wrote:Pink Floyd's Emily. I thought he was going to shatter his 1999 using as a cricket bat!!

This video explains for me why he said the neck went rubbery on it. Duh!

Using the RM1999 as a bat....It's just not cricket!

wints wrote:Using the RM1999 as a bat....It's just not cricket!

Har!

Wow, Nektar, I forgot all about them!

Anyone here remember a band call Tucky Buzzard? "Time will be your doctor, soon the pain will all be goooooonnnne."

Well, anyways, we can have this thread and not have THIS band detailed.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUiSZdA3 ... re=related

Peter and the boys....

Genesis - The Fountain of Salmacis

Back when music without all the visual add-ons was good enough.

Hey, are there 21 frets on that Ric!!

johnallg wrote:

ajish4 wrote:Don't forget NEKTAR!

Almost 100% 4001 RIC on those earlier tunes...

Seen here on one of their mellower tunes....
Ric comes at about 2:30....too bad it's a Jetglo!

Remember the Future : CLASSIC RIC tone from the very beginning. Recycled

Beat me to it Tony!!

Sorry John,

Snooze you lose I guess.

Ric N. Backer wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUiSZdA3 ... re=related

Peter and the boys....

Genesis - The Fountain of Salmacis

Back when music without all the visual add-ons was good enough.

I saw them play this, the first time I saw Genesis, in April 1972.

jps wrote:

Ric N. Backer wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUiSZdA3 ... re=related

Peter and the boys....

Genesis - The Fountain of Salmacis

Back when music without all the visual add-ons was good enough.

I saw them play this, the first time I saw Genesis, in April 1972.

WOW, you ARE OLD!

Seriously, I wish I wouldn't have missed some of the early 70's live stuff.

ajish4 wrote: WOW, you ARE OLD!

Seriously, I wish I wouldn't have missed some of the early 70's live stuff.

So you wish you were old like Jeff?

Hey! Watch it there! Is there something wrong with being old like Jeff???