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21 Fretted Bassess - Stand up and be counted!
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 11:35 am
by Ric N. Backer
So how about it? Care to post a pic of your 21-fret Ric so we can see which one's really do exist?
2011 is the year of the 21-fretter!
Detailed discussion (whatever that means) encouraged, too.
Re: 21 Fretted Bassess - Stand up and be counted!
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 12:33 pm
by teeder
Here are two. I don't own the FG anymore.
This one celebrates it's 40th birthday this month!
Re: 21 Fretted Bassess - Stand up and be counted!
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 1:30 pm
by BAD RONBO, KiLLeR DWaRfS
#13 for january, 1970...the "crawlspace bass" !
download/file.php?id=22019&mode=view
text posted elsewhere..."crawlspace bass" is exactly that. she was found under my drummer's rented house in scarborough, ontario. it was owned by his brother. sadly, had to toss the original case as it was badly destroyed by mold and mildew. the mapleglo finish was mostly eaten away by this mold, but did not affect the maple much. i got her for $250.00 cdn. in 1984. used her for one show in bradford, ontario soon after and decided to retire her for a while ( still retired) as she did not have the output that my '64 and '68 had. (this was a band just before the DWaRfS) she's still in the wood awaiting time to be laquered.
Re: 21 Fretted Bassess - Stand up and be counted!
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 1:45 pm
by teeder
That looks nice, Ron! Is everything there? How is it structurally?
Re: 21 Fretted Bassess - Stand up and be counted!
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 1:54 pm
by BAD RONBO, KiLLeR DWaRfS
perfect. modified the tailpiece, as on my '64 and '68, to accept the post '73 saddle bridge for better intonation and replaceable parts. re-did the both of the headstock wings as the treble side walnut was the same color as the maple. installed reverse mid '70's klusons as the grovers sucked poo-poo as they kept falling apart !
Re: 21 Fretted Bassess - Stand up and be counted!
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 2:19 pm
by heinpete
Re: 21 Fretted Bassess - Stand up and be counted!
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 3:00 pm
by teeder
as the grovers sucked poo-poo as they kept falling apart
Ah, the old exploding Grovers!
Re: 21 Fretted Bassess - Stand up and be counted!
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 4:03 pm
by BAD RONBO, KiLLeR DWaRfS
(21-Fretter with Skunk-stripe , if you don't believe it, count yourself!)
heyyyy ! that's cheatin' !
Re: 21 Fretted Bassess - Stand up and be counted!
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 5:58 pm
by Ric N. Backer
teeder wrote:Here are two. I don't own the FG anymore.
This one celebrates it's 40th birthday this month!
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Mega cool.
Re: 21 Fretted Bassess - Stand up and be counted!
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 12:34 am
by iiipopes
Do 4002's count?
Re: 21 Fretted Bassess - Stand up and be counted!
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 12:19 pm
by Ric N. Backer
iiipopes wrote:Do 4002's count?
But of course they do. Any Ric Bass qualifies.
Post away my good man.
Re: 21 Fretted Bassess - Stand up and be counted!
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 1:35 pm
by heinpete
teeder wrote:as the grovers sucked poo-poo as they kept falling apart
Ah, the old exploding Grovers!
Not, if JingleJangle fixed them!
Re: 21 Fretted Bassess - Stand up and be counted!
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 4:20 pm
by rickenbrother
iiipopes wrote:Do 4002's count?
They sure do! We don't see 4002's often enough!
Re: 21 Fretted Bassess - Stand up and be counted!
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 5:20 pm
by berth
Ric N. Backer wrote: Any Ric Bass qualifies.
Re: 21 Fretted Bassess - Stand up and be counted!
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 3:29 pm
by rickcrazy
A most interesting subject to be certain!
Serial number JK 340 (November 1970).
21-Fretter with Skunk-stripe 