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This is Gus Fjelstrom from the band Maximum Indifference, check his tone out.

I'm diggin that tone and are very interested in the mods.

Hmm, looks like a SD neck pickup, what's the humbucker in the bridge position?

Late Winter/early Spring '73 4001.
Must be the Jetglo that's producing that tone!

Humbucker's also SD.

jps wrote:Must be the Jetglo that's producing that tone!

It must be! I've tried those pickups. They get two thumbs down from me! It's not that they sounded bad, they killed the Rick tone.

Given the guy likes Ricks, could this be a fretless Rick on this song?

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geofio wrote:This is Gus Fjelstrom from the band Maximum Indifference, check his tone out.

The "bridge" or "chorus" on that sounds nothing at all lIke Hemispheres Overture. No, nothing at all.

Good stuff, though. After all there are only 12 notes.

jps wrote:Given the guy likes Ricks, could this be a fretless Rick on this song?

Well, given that there are no vocals, it's not a song. But, I'd guess not a FL Rick for reasons I can't fully explain. Maybe if it has rounds and a fair bit of compression; then again, still maybe not. It sounds more woody to me than a finished board would.

No its is not a fretless ric, Gus only has one rickenbacker bass, he now plays electric double bass, he has recorded several tracks just using uprights. the other pickup in the bridge position is a seymour duncan. cheers

If you like the guys tone, lucky day or what...... http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-1972-RI ... 6016576%26

Hi Sean, interesting bass that one, i am sure it will sound great.