Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

I was looking through my old receipts and found this one. It was from the day I traded my original ric for a fretless P-Bass. What was I thinking?

when I sold my first Ric I got 43 times my original investment back ...

I gave up my 4001 for a '72 Jazz some time in the 80's. It was mostly a frustration move because I was tired of NOT having solid low end. These days I could fix a problem like that but back then the Jazz was the easiest way.

Anyone know when Fender stopped making fretless P's? When I bought my fretless J I was surprised to find out that the slippery P was an extinct species. Not that I dislike my Jazz, but at the time I wanted a P, but not enough to pay some vintage hawk $800.

Which by todays standard (I think that was a 73 fretless P) sounds like chump change. But that was 13 years ago...

Marc, call that music store up and ask them if they still have your old Ric. If they do, ask if you can trade back!

Well,That actually wouldn't be a fair trade. Assuming both were the same year. The Ric (I know was a 79) was modded with a badass and had plenty of road wear. The P-Bass had reversible mods and was much cleaner.

Here's the only pic I can find from those days with the Ric:



I swear, those shirts were considered cool back then....

Thats nothing, I traded a V63 for a P bass once! D'OH!!!!

Cole

Sorry to copy the whle post but
"I gave up my 4001 for a '72 Jazz some time in the 80's. It was mostly a frustration move because I was tired of NOT having solid low end. These days I could fix a problem like that but back then the Jazz was the easiest way."

You think that's why Geddy did that?

I think Ged's problem was more with setup and intonation and neck problems and the rigors of the road than with the sound. That's probably why the Badass was installed. If you notice, his Jazz sounds remarkably like his Ric did. Just by listening, it's really hard to tell the 2 apart, proving that a lot of his (and everyone's) sound is in their hands and fingers. (or pick!)

OK< my first Rick, '77 white, went for one of those tuning fork neck Kramers.

Steve ... you are right ... Geddy's old '70s rics were problematic ... the grover tuners went bad ... the bass cut capaciter reduced the bass response ... the bridge tailpiece was a pain to intonate ... and the truss rod system could pop the fretboard if adjusted incorrectly ...

I bet Geddy would like a 4003 or a 4004 or a 2020 or a 2030 bass with the modern features ...

I traded in my '81 Jetglo 4001 for a '81 Jetglo 4003...what a mistake and sad day THAT was!!

Was there really THAT much difference, Joey?

Well, nobody's perfect. Almost nobody... Two years ago I traded my 'tuning fork neck Kramer bass', to quote Scott, for a TR35B Rick amplifier, which I intend to keep forever. Was that day a sad day? No way. Hey!