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Can anyone tell me why it's been relatively easy to want a Rick but still be content in not owning one for 15 years, but having to wait for 2 weeks to get one now that I've finally ordered one is completely unbearable?

I've read everything I can about setting it up once it arrives as well as everything I can about it in general but now there's nothing left to do but wait..

Had practice on friday and just couldn't get to playing properly since the only thing on my mind was "well, this is not my Rick so why bother", drove my bandmates nuts

it should arrive in a few days now, but i'm going crazy here

I know the feeling,I waited 30 years to find my original bass ,a 1971 4001 MG,it was stolen during a gig.Played a Fender Jazz until I located one 5 months ago.There is no feeling like playing a Rickenbacker, it gigs great.I've owned Fenders,Gibsons,Epiphones ,even a lawsuit MIJ basses,but nothing compares to a Rickenbacker.It's truly a testiment of the quality RIC puts into their instruments,thats why there is a two year wait list to get one.Enjoy your bass.

spexi wrote:Can anyone tell me why it's been relatively easy to want a Rick but still be content in not owning one for 15 years, but having to wait for 2 weeks to get one now that I've finally ordered one is completely unbearable?

I can't tell you why. But it's as you have said!

I wanted one for 10 years before finally ordering one. I think it was also about a 2 week wait, and it felt like 2 years!

Waiting's even worse when you want ANOTHER one!

...and it WILL happen...

The difference is: right now, you are without the money or the bass.

I've had my 1975 4001 for 21 years but when it was away with a luthier at the other end of England for fretboard levelling, refretting and fretboard refin for a month last year I experienced something similar to what you are describing. It was just like when I was waiting to get it back in 1990. Horrible, but worth the wait...

And it's finally here. She's a beauty, plays pretty well already although the neck needs adjusting (a noticeable relief, either it's changed during shipping or the bass tech at the place I bought it from didn't know how to set a Rick up).

So happy now

What climate did it come from, and what climate are you in where you are?

It came from Central Europe and I'm in Scandinavia. Since it's early summer, the temperature or humidity differences shouldn't be massive. I'm going to let it set for a few days before messing with the truss rods just to be on the safe side.

I think it's like the Doppler effect but with 'desire' instead of the train whistle in the usual example. Letting it set up a couple days would probably be good... then hit it with a set up! Glad it is back home where it belongs.