JB Ric

[Barklessdog]

Here-

http://forums.vintageguitars.org.uk/showthread.php?t=2051

Never saw one before.

[OldManC]

I like that!

[SKATE RAT]

why so many knobs? it does look kool

[OldManC]

According to the owner: volume, tone in two banks on the neck end and then a master volume and a series/parallel knob and of course 3 way P/U selector.

[godofthunder]

Geezer Butler used one for a time. Let me tell you with those John Birch pups that bass will kick ass like no Ric ever could.

[ilan]

What do they sound like?

[godofthunder]

Those pups are high output, the bass is all maple so it shares the same properties as a ric, sustain and maple snap etc. It sounds like a high powered over driven ric. search Black Sab. on youtube you will find Geezer using a green burst one sometime before '80 maybe around '74-'78.

[godofthunder]

Tony is playing a John Birch not sure what geezer has though it is Ric shaped. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcSC0B6lbFg&feature=related

[Highlander]

Pretty certain that's a Ric

[godofthunder]

Yeah I watched it some more, it is a Ric, I have been looking for the past hour for footage of Geezer with it no luck yet but he does talk about the John Birch /John Diggens basses on his/Sabs website.

[Highlander]

I'm pretty certain he also played a JB EB3 style, too... I may have a couple of pics, albeit from the balcony of the Hammersmith Odeon... Technical Ecstasy tour... research required...

[godofthunder]

EB3 style ala Jimmy Lea  I had no Idea I thought Jimmy had the only one ! Well aside from mine

[SKATE RAT]

yeah, i've seen a picture in one of those Bass Player mag. special issue "rock bass gods" or something. he's got a crazy leather suit too.

this is a different one than the pic i was talking about

[SKATE RAT]

ok, i've been doing some research and it turns out that Ric belongs to Glen Hughes. the airline lost Geezers gear and Glen loaned him his.

[ilan]

He still builds Ric clones. They look more like 4004's but he calls them 4001.