A Ric is one of the only major brands of older basses that I've never owned, although I have played loaners. I've been thinking of buying a 1968-73 era one with checker binding, etc. and have found this forum string EXTREMELY informative and interesting. Thanks.
I recently did a set-up on a friend's Cheyenne that he's had for years. He's one of those guys who plays various instruments but hasn't a clue on how to set up a guitar. His strings were almost a full inch off the fingerboard, so this bass had just become something that sat on a stand in the corner and unplayable. Gesh! Fortunately, I got it playing great after about 45 minutes of tweaking. He was stoked and looked amazed, watching me work on it. I was glad I was able to get it right for him and that there wasn't anything major wrong with the thing.