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Fender Basses / Re: Fender to finally make the Starcaster bass and reissue the Coronado?
« on: September 01, 2013, 09:51:52 PM »
I like the solid colors better than the bursts. Olympic White could be awesome.
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Rickenbacker Basses / Re: Cool Rics on eBay
« on: September 01, 2013, 05:12:40 AM »
Same one.
I haven't noticed until you pointed it out that he has so many rare Rics on eBay. That is some impressive collection he's selling.
I haven't noticed until you pointed it out that he has so many rare Rics on eBay. That is some impressive collection he's selling.
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Fender Basses / Re: Fender to finally make the Starcaster bass and reissue the Coronado?
« on: August 31, 2013, 10:39:32 PM »
Here is one of the 2 original prototype Starcaster basses in action (closeups at 2:13 and 3:00)
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Rickenbacker Basses / Re: Cool Rics on eBay
« on: August 31, 2013, 09:40:48 PM »
The thing that bothers me is that it's a 2-years old bass wearing a '67 serial number. It should have been equipped with a 2011 plate. I would have asked RIC to supply a custom plate numbered 11 1967.
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Rickenbacker Basses / Re: Cool Rics on eBay
« on: August 31, 2013, 12:13:03 PM »
This is what Paul Wilczynski posted to the RRF on Apr. 2011: "here are some detailed photos of the double-bound Fireglo 4005/8 I scratchbuilt for Graham Griffiths, per his order and with permission from John Hall. Graham had sent a 4005 to me to restore, which was too far gone to do anything with (butchered body, short-scale, neck, wrong fretboard, etc.). With JH's permission, I re-used most of the hardware and wiring from the donor 4005, including the TRC and all-important jackplate with its serial number."
The tailpiece looks like a 12-string guitar part, skipping the A and B string slots.
The tailpiece looks like a 12-string guitar part, skipping the A and B string slots.
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Rickenbacker Basses / Re: Here we go again: Color of the Year 2014 teaser from RIC
« on: August 31, 2013, 01:50:24 AM »
RIC made them pull the listing. It's on their website now for the same price.
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Rickenbacker Basses / Re: Cool Rics on eBay
« on: August 31, 2013, 12:47:44 AM »What's up with that? Is this some officially sanctioned copy?He's working closely with RIC and was commissioned to build the acoustics for them and slap a real Rickenbacker TRC on the headstock, so he's become sort of like a RIC custom shop. He uses genuine RIC parts for his builds that I assume he gets from the factory, and the methods and materials RIC uses. So I wouldn't call it a copy, he will not build something that John Hall would not approve (or know of).
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The Bass Zone / McCartney's new song
« on: August 30, 2013, 11:00:37 AM »He's still into the Beach Boys... some typical McCartney phrases but starting at about 2:30 it sounds like something off the Smiley Smile album.
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Rickenbacker Basses / Re: Here we go again: Color of the Year 2014 teaser from RIC
« on: August 30, 2013, 01:43:49 AM »Is this the place to raise the point that finish does not influence sound much ...It's a bass. They all sound pretty much the same to your listeners. OTOH what your audience can distinguish is color. So a cool finish may be more important than sound.
As you know, RIC currently makes only two bass models, 4003 and 4004, with no custom options available, and no new model to look forward to. So all we are left to toy with are finishes.
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Rickenbacker Basses / Re: Here we go again: Color of the Year 2014 teaser from RIC
« on: August 27, 2013, 02:00:50 PM »
So most of the white ones were shipped to Germany and only 15 were made for the US market (and sold within 10 minutes). Uwe, or anyone else in Germany: do you know where I can locate one in Germany?
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Rickenbacker Basses / Re: Cool Rics on eBay
« on: August 22, 2013, 12:25:34 AM »
Vincent Gallo says he played it when it was on Craigslist, and didn't like it, neck too thin and high action. Maybe it had a good setup since then, before the recent photo session. Looks like it sold for $12,000 through craigslist and now being flipped.
The pics are incredible. I saved all 114 of them.
The pics are incredible. I saved all 114 of them.
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: That kidnapped girl
« on: August 21, 2013, 10:18:33 PM »
So many levels of creepy.
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Rickenbacker Basses / Re: Cool Rics on eBay
« on: August 21, 2013, 09:52:16 PM »
"Missing link" near mint Apr. 1962 transitional 4000.
1st generation features but with the revised body contours. Unusual shape pickguard. Unbelievable.
Tons of pics.
1st generation features but with the revised body contours. Unusual shape pickguard. Unbelievable.
Tons of pics.