A Greco Ric clone on Ebay

[Pilgrim]

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.

[Dave W]

The Zombiebacker TRC is a nice touch.

[morrow]

The Ric legal team is not as vigilant as they used to be .

[Pilgrim]

The Zombiebacker TRC is a nice touch.

I'm glad you deciphered that. I couldn't make it out.  Agreed, very nice touch!!

[Alanko]

Slightly steep price for a bolt-on copy, even if it is one of the better ones.

[Dave W]

Maybe if it was in pristine condition. As is, it's too high.

[ilan]

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!

[gearHed289]

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.

[Pilgrim]

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. 

[Dave W]

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. 

[ilan]

Now you'll have to mod this one using the mudbucker you took out of your EB-0L. 

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 

[ilan]

I am toying with the idea of installing a Hipshot bridge for a palm-mutable Ric.

[gearHed289]

They're nice, but unless you want a boat anchor, make sure you get the aluminum version.

[ilan]

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.

[Alanko]

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.