prowla

I’ve looked at Sandbergs and other Fender-a-likes, but nope. Itll be difficult to prove either way from photos. Any bass bashes coming up?

I think he’s left the company.

I mean the lacquer. But I would put my 2010 4003 against anything else for quality too.

I'm in! 15. prowla - Rics, Warwicks, Statii (whatever I chuck in the car!), Markbass EVO 1 & 1x12. Maybe a Minitaur & 12-step (if I've got 'round to figuring out the 12-step by then). The only bad thing about the event is that it has me looking forward to Summer being over. It looks like a full weekend for me, as I plan to go to the Trafalgar event at Bisley on the Saturday. In fact, October is a busy month guitar-wise, as there are also Northampton and Kempton guitar fairs (6th & 27th).

I usually take one or two to the Bass Bashes I go to; I've been to the SE and Midlands ones.

Whenever I see a band, if there's a Ric bass there, then that's what my eyes go to.

Rics have the best finish of any production bass.

Just take a close look at the bridge...

It would - it is a genuine Fender part, as it left the factory.

I've got a partsblaster P-Bass, which has a Squier body, a MIM neck, Badass bridge, Fender tuners & a Hopshot eXtender, Fender USA pickups, and my wiring harness (CTS/ Switchcraft/ Sprague). It sounds and plays really well, a proper Precision grind!, and I'd have to see something very special to replace it! I had it at the last SE Bass Bash. In general, if I were looking to upgrade a P, I'd be looking for a set of US pickups, or maybe trying the Geezer ones.

I've put real Ric pickups on a faker before. I've got SD pickups on a Ric, too.

Generally you lose the headstock to make the overall instrument shorter; this one has the length of a headstock plus more added to the body's length. Well, when I say the body - it's just an outline around the central plank. Incidentally, on that theme, I tried a Yamaha Silent Guitar the other day and I could hear it quite clearly - what the heck's that about???

I know someone who is on perpetual lookout for a Black Eagle pickguard. Seems a shame to have split one up for a project, though.

Tat made me look up this one...

I lunched at a GBK today with my boy and the music being played included "Come Together" - now that is a great bass line!

Cheers for the Thunder, Craig - a quick gig-bag shuffle at Waterloo and now I've filled a gap in my collection!

I have to say that Alembic have produced some ugly basses; nice wood and workmanship, but I've never particularly wanted one.

Looks like a replacement bridge to me, as you can see the filled in holes of the original 3-point one.

Yep - the 70s copies pre-date the trademark registration, so (provided they don't have a Ric logo) they don't infringe it. And anyway, they are no longer available new, so it's just chasing shadows on the 2nd hand market. However, I do have respect for the way they have stuck to their original base and not sold out & offshored. And those current Chickenbackers are awful!