Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

Posted: **Fri Feb 13, 2004 2:33 am**

I think someone here was loooking for one of these:

http://basspalace.com/dynamic/displaybass/4StringBass/3365

I dealt with this guy. Very nice and gives accurate description.

Posted: **Fri Feb 13, 2004 7:49 am**

I had actually asked him to e-mail me a pic showing the edge nicks, and I never heard back. I was pondering purchasing it...

Posted: **Fri Feb 13, 2004 8:05 am**

the 2030 is a nice sounding and nice playing bass ... it just aint as pretty as 4000 series bass ...

Posted: **Fri Feb 13, 2004 12:26 pm**

The Swami does take his time with responding to emails...
I emailed him regarding a Rick amp that he had & never got a response. I think he's real busy.
I have a 3001, which is the older version of the 2030. I love the sound & the feel of that bass - VERY heavy though.

Posted: **Fri Feb 13, 2004 3:05 pm**

Dealing with the Swami requires a great deal of patience. I purchsed a Jetlow '73 4001 from him a couple of years ago - it certainly wasn't the easiest transaction I've ever been involved in... and he neglected to mention a few "features" the bass posessed. If I were to deal with him again, I'd demand pictures aplenty!

Posted: **Fri Feb 13, 2004 3:21 pm**

I just purchased a j-bass from him. Couldn't have gone smoother.

Posted: **Sat Feb 14, 2004 3:54 am**

Yep, I was looking for a 2050 (I think that's correct), the one with the binding, although I'm also attracted to the 3000 with the shortscale neck and looking at one of those. That 2030 would probably clean up real nice though!

Posted: **Sat Feb 14, 2004 4:48 am**

You can't really see the binding, but here's my turqoise 2050.

Posted: **Sat Feb 14, 2004 5:08 am**

William, did you see the 3000 on Ebay that Marc listed under another thread?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3704350957&category=4713

Like I said, I'm a big fan of those Ricks...

Posted: **Sat Feb 14, 2004 6:56 am**

There's a 2000/3000 series case up on the ebay right now, with the raised metal rickenbacker logo.....
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3702647584&category=4713

Posted: **Sat Feb 14, 2004 7:46 am**

How convienant!

Posted: **Sat Feb 14, 2004 8:15 am**

I don't think a 2030 will fit in that case ... my 2030 is like 45" +/- ... the seller says that the case is 41" inside ... that sounds like a guitar case to me ... A 2030 is pretty close to the 4000 series bass in size ...

Posted: **Sat Feb 14, 2004 12:07 pm**

You never heard of taking "a little off the top"?

Posted: **Sat Feb 14, 2004 12:51 pm**

you mean like this???

or maybe like this?

Posted: **Sat Feb 14, 2004 3:26 pm**

Hey Steve: does your 2050 have a curcuit board like this in it ... or do you have volume and tone pots ...