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Gear Discussion Forums => Rickenbacker Basses => Topic started by: ilan on December 02, 2020, 02:26:10 PM
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Just announced by RIC.
(http://bassoutpost.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=11603.0;attach=4162;image)
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I like that , but doubt that one will find its way here .
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Beautiful but I don't like the pickup placement.
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To me it looks like an early 70s MIJ Ric knockoff/"inspired" bass. I'd rather see a limited run of the 4002S like the two they did in May - or even a production model.
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I think one of those pickups with a huge moat around them plus that weird oversized chrome bevel is bad enough as it is.
But two of those is just plain silly.
(sorry guys, couldn't resist) :-X :-*
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I think one of those pickups with a huge moat around them plus that weird oversized chrome bevel is bad enough as it is.
But two of those is just plain silly.
(sorry guys, couldn't resist) :-X :-*
Having one - it is what it is. "Historical". I don't mind it at all. But TWO? That's just stupid IMO. I also don't like those long plexi TRCs on short headstocks. Finish looks nice. ;D
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At least it's not another P/J.
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I'm not following RIC these days, but they seem to be doing some interesting/different things.
Has demand slowed in a way that allows them to dabble in non-standard fare like this, or is something else going on that I'm not aware of?
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John Hall's kid has pretty much taken over from what I can tell. I'm glad to see them trying new things for a change. The new 4002S is really cool, though I'm not crazy about maple fingerboards on Rics. They did one in British racing green that would have looked even more beautiful if they had used the Caribbean rosewood they started using a couple years ago.
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Two pickups of similar character makes more sense than trying to marry two wildly different pickups. This new bass will probably sound great but the odd shape of the pickups probably explains why they aren't a more popular after market option. It seems like everybody likes to experiment with installing every other type of pickup in every different model of bass besides rics. There are Fender birds, Gibsons with Fender pickups and Darkstars in anything but never ric pickups in anything but a ric. Am I missing something or has this been done before?
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Two pickups of similar character makes more sense than trying to marry two wildly different pickups
While this may be true for Gibson EB3, the two Ric 4001/3 high-gain pickups AFAIK are similar if not identical, only the surround is different. The huge surround/handrest unit replaced the horseshoe pickup that had to be this large because of its two outer magnets. I assume RIC wanted to keep the striking trademark appearance.
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That makes sense. Keeping the pickup surrounds only for looks doesn't.
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John Hall's kid has pretty much taken over from what I can tell. I'm glad to see them trying new things for a change. The new 4002S is really cool, though I'm not crazy about maple fingerboards on Rics. They did one in British racing green that would have looked even more beautiful if they had used the Caribbean rosewood they started using a couple years ago.
That makes sense, and so does limited run variants.
The tooling up costs are minimal, but the collectibility factor converts lookers into buyers.
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While this may be true for Gibson EB3, the two Ric 4001/3 high-gain pickups AFAIK are similar if not identical, only the surround is different. The huge surround/handrest unit replaced the horseshoe pickup that had to be this large because of its two outer magnets. I assume RIC wanted to keep the striking trademark appearance.
That makes sense. Keeping the pickup surrounds only for looks doesn't.
The pickups are wound to the exact same specs (12.6K with #44 wire, IIRC), but there is a difference: the size of the magnet. The "treble" pickup has a much bigger magnet, which increases the output. To have the same output in the neck (or middle) position, they had to rout for the large magnet.
I'm sure they could redesign the whole surround/pickup raising mechanism to eliminate the gaping hole -- if they wanted to. It's obviously not a priority for them.
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I'm not sure it would be a Ric without that big gaping hole .
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I'm not sure it would be a Ric without that big gaping hole .
Case in point: the redesigned S5
(https://media.sweetwater.com/api/i/f-webp__q-82__ha-d8bd1e3644b6bffc__hmac-ee6f8cfd83c7ece816c4d3db954b111e1dd66439/images/guitars/4003S5MG/2024703/2024703-body-large.jpg.auto.webp)
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I don't understand why they didn't build the 4003 pickup into an open-style shell or even a toaster shell and fabricate a larger version of that to be used in the 5 string bass.
(https://www.creamery-pickups.co.uk/images/galleries/Replacement_Ric_Rickenbacker_Toaster_Style_Pickups/Creamery_Custom_Handwound_Rickenbacker_Ric_Toaster_Style_Replacement_Low_57_Pickups.jpg)
(https://www.creamery-pickups.co.uk/media/widgetkit/Creamery_Custom_Replacement_Ric_Rickenbacker_Hi_68_Pickups-01797ae107f062454845178df2ecfa85.jpg)
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I agree these look pretty "965 space age" hokey.
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Two pickups of similar character makes more sense than trying to marry two wildly different pickups.
As much sense as mating a J with a P.
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Just announced by RIC.
(http://bassoutpost.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=11603.0;attach=4162;image)
This looks horrible. I at first thought it was a badly photoshopped April's Fool joke, like something Rob would do, except he does it better.
A grotesque aberration.
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I wouldn't dare! 8)
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It looks like a pair of harmonicas.
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There’s a bass in the Ric showroom that had been loaned to that guy in Led Zeppelin that has a similar pick guard . It’s been a change to see some different things come out , some interesting one offs the rough the Ric Boutique , and now some small runs . I blame this on Ben .
If they ever do a short scale 325 shaped bass I’ll be in danger of hocking a kidney .
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If they ever do a short scale 325 shaped bass I’ll be in danger of hocking a kidney .
How about a 360-shaped short-scale with checker binding? Done and dusted. Just made 90 of them in celebration of the company's 90th anniversary.
https://www.facebook.com/ricguitars/photos/pcb.3818415391575417/3818415304908759/
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It’s the 325 or 350 shape that will have me scrambling . Although I do think the 4005cx is gorgeous .
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It’s the 325 or 350 shape that will have me scrambling . Although I do think the 4005cx is gorgeous .
(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/6d/13/54/6d1354f27fbec059cd8bbf6db0b9191d.jpg)
(https://luthierylabs.com/wp-content/uploads/slides/rickenbacker-325-bass-2-P4112971.jpg)
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Todd Bradshaw's re-bodied 2030:
The story on the RRF (http://www.rickresource.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=138380&start=45)
(http://archives.rickresource.com/oldattachments/91663.jpg)
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Wow, I like that maple one. I'd like it more if it were white!
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Exactly .
I have a suspicion they’re eventually going to do one .