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my ric in action! had to post, take a look...
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 1:10 pm
by rokkitt
here she is in full stride.......
had to share....
I was kinda not into the color, and of course if you guys remember, it was originally JG/BT refinned..(bad bad refin) to MG
but the more I have it, the more I like the MG (fake) BT scheme!
yes, it will stay the way you see it!
I am planning some upgrades, PLEK and hipshot come to mind
yes, it is my main stick...and I have a brand new MM 30th AV SR4 that I just picked up a month ago...that is more of a case queen, and doesnt leave the house.
the 88 ric gets the spotlight, and the call when needed to go out on the road! (hahahaha....usually no more than a 40 mile radius from home!)
Big Al
Re: my ric in action! had to post, take a look...
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 1:14 pm
by cjj
I've always liked MG BT. That one looks pretty nice even if it's a "fake" refin...
Re: my ric in action! had to post, take a look...
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 1:19 pm
by rokkitt
thanks!
I was gonna put it back to original--- JG/BT...but hey....
it plays well...and if I want another color, that is a good excuse to buy a black one!
the bass is a five footer....looks good 5 feet away, but when you get close, you can see the results of a bad refin hack job.
but, it has the ric sound, and plays very very well.
big la
Re: my ric in action! had to post, take a look...
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 2:20 pm
by jdogric12
I used to have an 85 4003 MG BT and loved it. Lookin' good!!!
Re: my ric in action! had to post, take a look...
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 3:04 pm
by s4001
Definitely on my top five lists for finishes.
Re: my ric in action! had to post, take a look...
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 3:22 pm
by gareth
Nice pics. Here's one of me and the new 4001 PW just finished for me at the last date of The Shapes tour in London last Saturday.
Of course, you post just invites us all to post us now. See what you started ?
Re: my ric in action! had to post, take a look...
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 3:29 pm
by scotty
Cool pic Gareth, Did you play Wots for lunch Mom ?
lovely bass BTW!
Re: my ric in action! had to post, take a look...
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 3:41 pm
by rickenbrother
rokkitt wrote:I was gonna put it back to original--- JG/BT...but hey....
it plays well...and if I want another color, that is a good excuse to buy a black one!
the bass is a five footer....looks good 5 feet away, but when you get close, you can see the results of a bad refin hack job.
big la
What's nice about a bass like that, is you can rock out with it and not worry much about dings and scratches. It's harder to see dings and scratches on a natural finish.
Gareth, thats a cool pic!
Re: my ric in action! had to post, take a look...
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 3:56 pm
by dog
Nice axe man. And, you are right. From where I am sitting, it looks great! Really love the trim package.
Re: my ric in action! had to post, take a look...
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 4:08 pm
by beatlefreak
That Mapleglo with Black Trim is a great look.
Re: my ric in action! had to post, take a look...
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 5:48 pm
by cassius987
You appear to be facing 45 degrees away from the rest of the band's collective direction... what gives, posing?
I really dig "vintage" looking MG basses. Yours reminds me a bit of one I saw Scott Reeder playing in a pic somewhere... cool bassist who got some dirty, grungy tones, well-suited to his band. But of so many Rickenbacker bass players I actually think his tone was one of the more "RIC" like in spite of all its mud... especially when you compare it to its P Bass forebear, which (and I have nothing against P Basses) sounded like a wet sponge hitting a wall.
Re: my ric in action! had to post, take a look...
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 7:36 pm
by gareth
scotty wrote:Cool pic Gareth, Did you play Wots for lunch Mom ?
lovely bass BTW!
We did indeed. It's the set closer. Always good for a few cheers....
Re: my ric in action! had to post, take a look...
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 8:07 pm
by rokkitt
josh.......
yah, it is actually a small club, and a small stage,
I didnt want to wack anyone in the head with the headstock!
and, it prolly looks even more 45 degrees, cuz my fiance was taking pics from that angle....
yah, lets face it...prolly posing! I was playing to the crowd more than anything
I was called up to play one song.....so I had to rock and roll as hard as I could! hehehe
yes, I am really really digging the color combe trim package combo....shows up good in photos too!
big al ( not big la, hahaha... typing mistake )