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I've posted a pic my Rickenberger from time-to-time and it made an appearance at the last SE Bass Bash. It was inspired by Darren Redick's, which he had at a previous Bash.

I keep thinking I should get a Ric... Just one or two more should do... (Actually, picture is old and the 5-er on the end went, but then an unexpected '88 jetglo snuck in somewhere in the middle.)

The bit where it says "Started life as a normal Warwick 5 string bass." is the untruth and thereby it is being sold as a counterfeit.

Where?

In the end, if people don't like Rics, then that's their choice! Me, I think they are the best basses ever made. Each to their own...

Whenever I see "defretted" I think "needs a refret". Looks like it sold for £122, which is still viable even after getting the refret done.

"I currently have flatwounds on this which gives a sound very close to a double bass when the impedance is set low." - now ain't that a thing...

Now that's what I call an offset body!

It's a RockBass, right?

I don't buy the Harley angle at all - Harleys are big, heavy, bloated machines, whereas Rics are lean and mean. I think a more appropriate simile for Rics is a Lotus: a bit of a bumpy ride, the odd squeak and rattle, a bit of a reputation for having issues which need fixing, but a great piece of kit and by crikey they are fun! (I am a Ric and Lotus owner...)

I thought it was going to be a 5W one I saw for sale either on ebay or FB.

The Gates Of Doom!

It's good to have comedy on ebay.

TBH, I find FB alright I use it for these SIGs rather than the online equivalent of a holiday slides show to inflict on your friends; I've bought & sold things there, met up with people, and so-on, much like here.

Nice to see the comments are keeping instep.

It says no fakers, but does so in deference to the preexisting fakers group rather than for any political/moral/brand-loyalty basis. It actually says no Trademark infringements, which is a subtle difference! 🙂

🙂 It needs a little work on it, but you don't see these very often (in fact the last I recall was in a shop in the 70s!).

I don't think it's a disaster looking to fit better pickups to this bass. However, the fact that the not-cheap ones there are underwhelming is an issue that needs to be resolved. You never know if some Alembic pickups might appear - I've maybe seen one set in several years, though. An alternative could be to look at other style pickups than those big blocks and get sympathetic brass surrounds for them. Thinking outside of the box, I wonder if any John East pre-amp could fit this; I have one in a J-bass and it is quite something and I'd expect it to resolve any pickup issues...

Yes - it's on FB; sorry that wasn't clear. There's info in there useful for real & faker modders (wiring diagrams, sources for parts, build of a Hack-O-Sound box, etc.). It's not really anti-faker per-se, but rather it's not looking to compete with the rickenfakers group.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/680612456952121/?ref=share

Some of the folks on this thread are members... ...incidentally, there's also a nascent "Rickenhackers" group, which is a safe haven for folks who mod their Rics and don't want to incur the wrath of the "thou shalt not mod your Ric" evangelists.

I hadn't clocked the wrong body/bitsa! 🙂

It's a bit like someone only saw half of this...

Hmmm - that was a nice bass, but the chances of finding a replacement neck might be slim.