The Last Bass Outpost
Gear Discussion Forums => Other Bass Brands => Topic started by: Pilgrim on June 06, 2022, 06:59:04 PM
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https://www.ebay.com/itm/225019686269?hash=item346437ed7d:g:mJsAAOSwv0NingNy
It has been a while since I saw one of the Greco copies for sale.
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The Zombiebacker TRC is a nice touch.
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The Ric legal team is not as vigilant as they used to be .
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The Zombiebacker TRC is a nice touch.
I'm glad you deciphered that. I couldn't make it out. Agreed, very nice touch!!
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Slightly steep price for a bolt-on copy, even if it is one of the better ones.
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Maybe if it was in pristine condition. As is, it's too high.
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I like the idea of a bolt-on Ric 4000 Series (the 4080 and 480 were bolt-on). But I never played a Greco Ric clone. A friend has a Greco EB3 clone and it's very heavy, so that's a concern.
EDIT: my lowball $700 offer was accepted... and free int'l shipping. Thanks for the heads-up, Pilgrim!
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I like the idea of a bolt-on Ric 4000 Series (the 4080 and 480 were bolt-on). But I never played a Greco Ric clone. A friend has a Greco EB3 clone and it's very heavy, so that's a concern.
EDIT: my lowball $700 offer was accepted... and free int'l shipping.
WOW! Congrats. That seems like a nice price for something like that.
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I like the idea of a bolt-on Ric 4000 Series (the 4080 and 480 were bolt-on). But I never played a Greco Ric clone. A friend has a Greco EB3 clone and it's very heavy, so that's a concern.
EDIT: my lowball $700 offer was accepted... and free int'l shipping. Thanks for the heads-up, Pilgrim!
Well, sonuvagun!
I didn't think of the possibility that someone here would be interested. I hope it plays great for you!!
Please let us know how it turns out.
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Congrats, Ilan. If anyone here was going for it, it would have to be you.
Now you'll have to mod this one using the mudbucker you took out of your EB-0L. :mrgreen:
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Now you'll have to mod this one using the mudbucker you took out of your EB-0L. :mrgreen:
OMG why would I want to do that to this poor bass. And I'm already using that mudbucker as a counter-weight attached to the strap near the EB-0L's rear button. It has found its true calling within a Gibson bass ;)
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I am toying with the idea of installing a Hipshot bridge for a palm-mutable Ric.
(https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/hgMAAOSwjwdhVOuR/s-l1600.jpg)
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They're nice, but unless you want a boat anchor, make sure you get the aluminum version.
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They're nice, but unless you want a boat anchor, make sure you get the aluminum version.
Will do. I dislike high-mass bridges. They cut low end frequencies.
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Will do. I dislike high-mass bridges. They cut low end frequencies.
They seem to suck a lot of energy and excitement from the strings in my limited, empirically driven experience. Almost like having a subtle compression and EQ added to the mix. I have an 'Omega' Badass II copy in a box, alongside a Fender Badass II and a Gotoh 201. I like the Gotoh the most, but still felt it robbed a bit of vitality from the string somehow.
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I wonder how a Ric will sound with a standard bent-plate Fender bridge.
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So here the Ric sounds Ric-ish and the Greco sounds like a Fender. Not a bad tone, but not Rickenbacker-y.
https://youtu.be/nKzAxi1qzCo
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I've owned three Greco Ric copies (all neck thru), two Rics (4003 and a 4003S), and a bolt neck Aria. They were beautiful, but I found the Grecos didn't sound like a Ric to me. I get comparing them to a Fender. The Aria (which had flats) nailed the tone to my ears. If I ever see a realistically priced neck thru Aria copy I'll probably buy it. I like having both (a real one and a faker).
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Well I have two real Rics — a white 1973 with a toaster and (reissue) horseshoe and a 1986 Shadow with button-top high-gains — so I have that covered.
I actually really like my Greco. Tone-wise it's half way between a Ric and a Fender. I've replaced its crappy oversized (for a Ric) tuners with Hipshot Ultralights lollipops and I'm very happy with it now. I just need to replace the bridge/tailpiece with one that doesn't have a tail-lift, I have a new one on the way so that will be sorted out soon.