Clarky

Ribs and right forearm. Who mentioned wrist?

My new Rick 4003S (arrived a week or so back) and wouldn't accept a jack cable. I thought about returning it but it would have been a major pain as there was no replacement in stock. After @Old Horse Murphy kindly showed me (with photos of the innards of his 4003S) how to tweak the retaining spring, I adjusted it and within seconds it was sorted.

Actually really enjoying it! Played it this evening and the neck, weight and body contouring all suit me better than the 4003 it replaced

Here's one in black for 1/34th of the price https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154819293634

Update: Basses: -2 (bought 1, sold 3) Pedals: 0 (bought 1, sold 1)

Dunc bought back the Shergold he had previously sold to me, having missed his mojo'd old friend (the bass, not me). All was excellent!

So far. Basses: -1 (bought 1, sold 2) Pedals: 0 (bought 1, sold 1) FTW

@karlfer just posted the inaugural FS ad

🤣funny guy

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder etc etc

I would have much preferred to sell my 4003 last month on BC but was forced into using eBay. While it did eventually sell to a nice guy, I got some absurd offers and a request to meet somewhere unspecified and get payment in cash (yeah right ... )

Alan bought an AVRI 62 Jazz from me and was a gent throughout.

I would certainly grab one if available for £250 in vgc

Aquila are now manufacturing some strings specifically designed to replicate the famed Kaplan 'Golden Spirals' used by many famous 50s/60s player (and later by Charlie Haden). They come in two flavours - Vintage (nylon wrapped gut D and G) and Synthetic (nylon-wrapped synthetic core; D and G, plus copper flatwound wrapped E and A). They do sound fantastic. Video of Herve Jeanne playing the synthetic set below. And here is the TalkBass thread that charts the development of these strings. https://www.talkbass.com/threads/about-a-possible-replica-of-the-kaplan-golden-spiral-gut-strings.1531645/ They are not yet on their website (apparently will be shortly) but the full synthetic set is about €185 +VAT (€85 for D/G pair and €90 for EA/pair), while gut D/G is €220 + VAT

@molanknows Pierre the owner well, if I recall correctly. Errr and I once sold him a bass when he was a member of BassChat!

Come on Chris. You are just trying to trick us into googling 'Russian blonde'

If I said I have a Takamine TB-10 and your list in the post above didn't include this would it send you full-blown Inspector Dreyfuss? Kill Clouseau, kill Clouseau...

Also the positioning of the strap button looks the same to me as on @Old Horse Murphy's 2021 mapleglo 4003S, pictured higher up this page. Its obviously the new and bestest design so I think any owners of pre 2021 Ricks should be worried that their top horn is at risk of being sheared off 😀

Jaunty is my middle name (Actually its Dexter, but that's another story)