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Glenn Frey 2030 bass
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2005 4:19 am
by tony_carey
I understand that the production run on this series included gtrs & basses & was supposed to be 1000 units. I also understand that not all of the thousand were produced. Does anyone have an idea as to how many were actually made & more importantly...how many bass guitars were produced?
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2005 5:00 am
by jwr2
If I ever see one I am buying it!!!
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2005 7:38 am
by blueflamerick
Jeff, don't you dare make one of those into a 5 string!
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2005 8:05 am
by atomic_punk
If Jeff buys it, it turns into a 5 string. Very few guitars have survived the perils of Jeff's workshop if they enter as a 4-string, they are "assimilated".
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2005 8:11 am
by jnbass
resistence is, futile!
7 of 9 is a 10
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2005 8:24 am
by jwr2
any bass is fair game ...
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2005 9:08 am
by 86kubicki
Last one I saw was at Pick of the Ricks. Asking price was around $1500. I thought someone around here actually picked it up.
It sure was a strange bird considering that it was a companion to the signature guitar model and Glenn Frey wasn't even a bass player. Maybe RIC was using this as a way to utilize the last of their 2000 series parts?
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2005 9:30 am
by jwr2
they should do a Gene Simmons/Star Stowe azureglo re-issue ... Glen Fry is probably a better bass player than Simmons ... although Gene is a better fire eater and looks better in clown makeup ...
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2005 11:08 am
by phlemmy
Gene is a good bassist, but once their 80s sound happened, he only needed to ride a lot of open notes. Lots of the 70s KISS stuff has some really good basslines. Just my 2 cents (worth about 1 cent!).
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2005 12:35 pm
by ilan
"... Gene is a good bassist"
Gene is a WHAT?!
"... Lots of the 70s KISS stuff has some really good basslines"
OK, but they certainly were not played by Mr Simmons.
I'll give him that: he had good taste in basses (sometimes) and in women. Plus, he was born in the same town as me.
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2005 1:11 pm
by dean712
I think Gene has played some really good basslines. I'm thinking of "Alive", etc. Add my 1 cent to Sean's and maybe we make 2 cents.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't the Eagles' original bassist, the guy before Timothy Schmitt, play a fireglo Ric? I swear I saw a picture of that somewhere, but I guess I could be mistaken. Any Eagles experts in the Forum??
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2005 1:29 pm
by loendmaestro
Not an Eagles expert, but if you ever see the old video for "Hotel California" Randy Meisner is playing a Rick 4001.
And just to put my .02 worth in: I've never heard a Gene Simmons bass line I liked. In fact...I've never heard a Kiss song I liked either.
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2005 1:30 pm
by jps
"any bass is fair game ..."
That's not true! You said you would never do a conversion on the '68 you had!
Resistance isn't futile after all!!!
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2005 1:43 pm
by jwr2
any bass made 1986 or later ... I need a good strong neck for the extra string ...
Ric could make 2020-5 basses very easily ... all they have to do is drill one more hole in the headstock and put a different nut on it and put a Schaller 5 string bridge on it ... add one part and change 2 parts and they would have an excellent 5 string bass ...
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2005 1:49 pm
by jwilli