Ok Fellas Im back and here's my story!

brentsimons · Post by **brentsimons** » Tue Apr 15, 2003 3:30 pm

Hi Guys,
Yes the newbie is back and here is the full and somewhat entertaining story...Yes it's true I bought a Ric 4003 in Midnight Blue for my own Christmas present.After playing it I just hated the hum from the pickups.And while the Blue finish was gorgeous,it wasn't me(Black uusually is my first choice!).All of my basses are black so Im not sure why I ordered it in blue,just trying something new I guess.But i played it and played it and just kept thinking " i think I like my Gedddy Lee Jazz better and it was $300 cheaper!" So I was kinda wishy washy from the start,I have always wanted a Ric since I can remember but it wasn't doing it for me.So I think about selling..NO i haven't had it long enough! I don't know what Im doing! YES I must sell it! I'll buy something else with the money! so anyway weeks pass and I finally decide to sell it on Ebay,and boy did it sell! But the guy who bought it was a first time ebayer I think and didn't send me my money.So i thought "it's a sign for me to keep it!" So i played it and played it and thought" I can live with the color right?" A week later I get my money fromn the guy out of the blue.OUCH!! No more Ricky! It's gone!So ya know what I did with the money?...I bought another Ric in Jetglo! And i am very very happy!

THE END

Brent a.k.a. The "simple" Ric owner

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Tue Apr 15, 2003 6:24 pm

Ricks are addictive ... I am also a fan of jazz and p-basses ... but I would be lost without a Ric...

bigbajo60 · Post by **bigbajo60** » Tue Apr 15, 2003 8:23 pm

Hey Brent,

I think it was just a matter of your heart telling you this:

...if you like your Geddy Lee Jazz...
...then you've just gotta get a 4001 in the same Jetglo color config as the Rick Geddy used back in the '70s!

THAT's what it was all about; it was all about getting "Geddy'd Up"!

ricnvolved · Post by **ricnvolved** » Tue Apr 15, 2003 10:14 pm

~LOLOLOLOLOLOL~ Why am I not surprised?!!! It's like I said in an earlier post: the way I see it, there's room enough for a Ric AND a quality Fender P-bass or J-bass. "Peaceful co-existence" works quite well at my house.

paul_yan · Post by **paul_yan** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 8:13 pm

Welcome back, Brent.
Now Smirf is gone...Got a name for your new 4003 Jetglo?

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Thu Apr 17, 2003 3:09 am

I went to band practice last night and I had been taking some of my customized 5 string pj basses lately ... so last night I took my Ric ... the drummers face lights up ... he says I love the sound of that bass ... and it looks so cool as well ...

brentsimons · Post by **brentsimons** » Thu Apr 17, 2003 4:40 am

Im not sure what I'll name it.I'll really have to think about that.

paul_yan · Post by **paul_yan** » Thu Apr 17, 2003 10:25 am

My humble suggestion:
Think of your favorite girl/woman on earth and use her name...That will make the bass and you very "intimate" and "inseparable" from each other.

Sometimes I just call my Annie ('98 4003FG) "baby" when I'm very pleased with her.

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Thu Apr 17, 2003 10:46 am

naaa get 3 or 4 Rickenbackers ... then when you sell one you still have a few others to play ...

they call it G.A.D. ...

Gear Acquisition Disease

There is no know cure ... the only treatment is buy more gear ...

dano · Post by **dano** » Thu Apr 17, 2003 11:31 am

Dr. Jeff,

My wife agrees with your diagnosis. She's a nurse and I'm infected.

rekesbass · Post by **rekesbass** » Fri Apr 18, 2003 1:35 am

actually Jeff, it's G.A.S - gear acquisition syndrome