Around 2:50 there's a good shot of the bassist. Is he playing a heavily modded 4001 or a copy?
Re: Is it a Ric?
Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 2:55 pm
by cjj
I'm guessing "copy". I've seen one brand of copy that had the light fretboard and dark triangles, can't remember which brand though. Doesn't look like it has a Rick style TRC either...
Re: Is it a Ric?
Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 4:11 pm
by NFB-418
Yeah, I figured copy, but there was another Hot Chocolate video a friend of mine posted on his Facebook page where you couldn't see the bass, but it sure sounded like a Ric. It's a shame those things are floating around out there.
Re: Is it a Ric?
Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 5:14 pm
by inhuien
Looking at the fretboard it could be a high spec John Birch one-off.
Re: Is it a Ric?
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 12:10 am
by s4001
Copy. Someone at one of the other bass forums posts pics of his.
Re: Is it a Ric?
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 9:11 am
by Trav
unusual looking copy at that, gotta say they look badass!
Re: Is it a Ric?
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 1:16 pm
by rikk
The headstock angle does not look right.
Re: Is it a Ric?
Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2010 11:26 am
by 12stringbassist
It looks very much like one of these:
This is my 1976 John Birch - soon to be refinished in yellow.
NOT disguised in any way as a Ric!!!
