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Multi Rick owners, which is the last bass you would let go?
Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 9:15 am
by Colonel Sanders
And you are not allowed to say "none"!
Personally, it is my 1972 4001S. The narrow neck feels absolutely great and its sound is very unique. Play with the neck pickup only and it sounds like a vintage P-bass. Play with the bridge pup and you get the Rickenbacker grind.
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Re: Multi Rick owners, which is the last bass you would let
Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 10:37 am
by jdogric12
'92 4003FL FG
Re: Multi Rick owners, which is the last bass you would let
Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 10:38 am
by BAD RONBO, KiLLeR DWaRfS
DK-581 RM1999.
Re: Multi Rick owners, which is the last bass you would let
Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 11:23 am
by edski
2004 Laredo FG
Re: Multi Rick owners, which is the last bass you would let
Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 11:33 am
by woodyng
Interesting choice,Jeff. My very first Ric bass was probably that vintage,as it was a neck through 4000 that was "a couple years old" when i briefly owned it around 1974,and i would love to have it or one like it back again.
As to my 3 currently owned ones,my custom '04 Laredo 4002v57 is hands down the last one i would sell,although my '74 4000 and my '04 Cheyenne II are also keepers. The Laredo's unique combination of electronics,pickup positions,and styling make it my Ne Plus Ultra RIC.
Edit. Ed and i posted simultaneously the same year/model!
Ed -my bass looked exactly like yours before the conversion.
Re: Multi Rick owners, which is the last bass you would let
Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 12:17 pm
by glking14
1971 4001, then my 1970's Ventura (my first bass)
Re: Multi Rick owners, which is the last bass you would let
Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 1:13 pm
by edski
Woody - something about great minds?
Re: Multi Rick owners, which is the last bass you would let
Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 1:13 pm
by Ashgray
My white 4001 v63. Every time I play it, I'm transported back in time to my now distant youth in the early 70's, listening to Chris Squire, Lee Jackson, Jon Camp and later Geddy Lee and Bruce Foxton. That "thrummm" you get down the bottom end, with the strident cut of the top end of with one of these basses cannot be beaten, IMHO (although it was a close call between the v63 and my '86 4001 FL).
My response would only change, I'd imagine, if I were ever lucky enough to have the opportunity to purchase a 4002 - my holy grail of Ricks.
Re: Multi Rick owners, which is the last bass you would let
Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 4:47 pm
by Kopfjaeger
Tough call since the are all unique in their own way. Hmm, I'd be torn but I'd most likely keep my 4002 until the very end.
Sepp
Re: Multi Rick owners, which is the last bass you would let
Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 4:57 pm
by aceonbass
I don't play it that much, but my custom "4008CS" would be hard to let go.
Re: Multi Rick owners, which is the last bass you would let
Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 6:09 pm
by coolingitdown
I'd probably keep my 4003. It's hard to beat for versatility, and the action and tone are both incredible on it.
I love my 4001C64 too, but it just doesn't demand to be played like my 4003 does.
Re: Multi Rick owners, which is the last bass you would let
Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 7:13 pm
by Lefty4003S8
THAT'S easy........my 4001v63 PMC FG. It's as close to a Lefty RM 1999 as I can get!!!!!!!
Lefty4003s8
Do not drink from the toilet when taking Lyrica
Re: Multi Rick owners, which is the last bass you would let
Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 8:33 pm
by dricard
My 2010 Geddy Lee Jazz Bass. Then, maybe, the 75 Rick.
Re: Multi Rick owners, which is the last bass you would let
Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 9:25 pm
by pag
Dane,
If you dont play the 8 stringer very much you need to let it go.....to me!
Re: Multi Rick owners, which is the last bass you would let
Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 9:39 pm
by aceonbass
That's not the first time you've so coyly tied to pry this bass from my hands Peter. If I ever decide to sell it, I'll let you know first. I don't have a recent pic of it, but since this pic was taken in 2006, I've added a current RIHS pickup with a newly cut and plated 60's lap steel surround, wired it myself in the standard 4-contol style, and added an actual Chris Squire guard to it. The signature on this guard was obtained from the master himself at the RIC 75th Anniversary event at the House of Blues in Hollywood. Chris said the bass was "quite nice".