Anyone check the Elderly site on a regular basis? (S/8 thread)

[chromium]

As long as you are ready to swap the truss rods twice, reverse the reg string/octave string sequence, have the neck honed, the fretboard removed and replaced by a thicker one plus have the bridge countersunk into the body - little things really -, these basses are geared to give you a lifetime of reliable, troublefree enjoyment whenever you have half a day to do the necessary small adjustments after not having played them for, say, a week (AND having made the above alterations, of course). That makes playing an 8-string Ric such a special event in any bassist's life, far removed from banal utilitarian routine. Which is why the Ric 8ies have been a consistent seller in Ric's catalogue and immediately seen a replacement model charge new sales peaks after the original one was honorably retired for its continuous, undiluted success.

This pawn shop should contract you to write their Ebay auction copy going forward!  

The s8 here struck me as a similar specimen to yours and dminer's (from that old thread above).  Having been through Elderly and possibly Mike Parks (according to a post at RR), I suspect that it had been adjusted in the past and then bananafied itself again...

This bass was not the one for me.  I would take on that risk and work in the 1500-1800 range (a MG went for the former on TB earlier this year), or just try to buy one that is known to be stable.  Seems like Harry and Tom here have had good luck with them in that respect, and I'm not in any rush.  It was nice to be able to try one and now I have a better idea of what to ask when the next one surfaces.

[uwe]

I'll say that for it: If it's nicely set up and you take some time with it, is has a nice, musical mellow sound, great for fooling around with delay and pretending to be The Edge. In a band setting, whenever you have to play it harder, it loses much of its charm, but still its sound - unlike the construction - is its strong point. And it looks gorgeous.

[ilan]

This bass was not the one for me.  (...)  I'm not in any rush.  It was nice to be able to try one and now I have a better idea of what to ask when the next one surfaces.

I think you made the right decision.

[gearHed289]

There's this amazing silver one up now. Priced high, but nice to look at!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/121007510339?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

[Dave W]

There's this amazing silver one up now. Priced high, but nice to look at!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/121007510339?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Really nice shape and the silver hasn't turned too greenish.

[chromium]

That is a beauty!

[ilan]

How about this Jetglo -

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rickenbacker-4003S-8-String-Bass-Jetglo-w-hardshell-case-/251179582363?_trksid=p2045573.m2042&_trkparms=aid%3D111000%26algo%3DREC.CURRENT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D27%26meid%3D3261951662138246814%26pid%3D100033%26prg%3D1011%26rk%3D1%26sd%3D251179582363%26

[chromium]

^^ that black s8 looks beautiful, but no way I'm going 3k on one.  Apparently no one else is either- been up three times now.

As for the red s8 in my OP, it looks like whomever bought it off Ebay for $2750 has returned it - now its back at the same pawn shop for 2K starting bid (which was coincidentally my max offer to the guy).

Its a boomerang!  ...in more ways than one 

(oh.. but the "neck is straight and true no warps" now, according to the auction  )

[uwe]

In a word (or eight: bend me, shape me, anyway you want me):



Not the original Amen Corner version, but I have a hunch you Ricsters will enjoy this particular bass player's choice of instrument (not an 8ie though)!

[Dave W]

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Not the original Amen Corner version, but I have a hunch you Ricsters will enjoy this particular bass player's choice of instrument (not an 8ie though)!

Amen Corner was the fourth version, not the original. However, none of the earlier versions had Terry-Thomas!

First version was an album cut by the Outsiders (the American "Time Won't Let Me" group, not the Wally Tax Dutch group). First single was by a psychedelic girl group called the Models.

First hit version was by The American Breed in late 1967. Dig the drummer's technique. 

[uwe]

Ah, somethin' new learned then!

[chromium]

Dig the drummer's technique. 

He definitely can't be faulted as being heavy handed!  

[ilan]

That is some serious pornstache on the bassist's face.

[Paul Boyer]

The Rick bass in the Hello version appears to be a pre-mid-1973 4001 in White (or refinished in white). Pretty rare for those days. The closeup reveals the sparkly, full-width, crushed-pearl inlays that were discontinued by mid 1973.

[uwe]

I schemed for this a long time, Hello in the Ric forum!!! 

More of that Ric - and before Dave intervenes: Their version preceded Ace Frehley's several years (and is superior to it in its stompy glam charm IMHO).