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    NBD - my first Rickenbacker

    in Bass Guitars

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    1 hour ago, Dov65 said:

    I’ve a query for the more experienced Rickenbacker owner compared to me that is. What’s your method in checking neck relief  & string height on your bass ? I’ve a 2023 4003 single truss rod version

    Press on the 1st and top fret and there should be a business card's gap at the 12th fret.

    String height is as low as it'll go without choking the notes!

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    Fender P to J conversion neck

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    How strange - just yesterday I was in a thread about another brand of bass which people say is difficult to play and I said:

     

    "I think if you've played a Jazz all your life and then swap to another brand (Warwick, Ric, etc.) it may seem odd, but that's down to closed minds rather than issues with the instruments themselves; in extremis, some folks find it odd to go from a Jazz to a Precision and in the olde days there was a thing of putting Jazz necks on Precisions."

    Post your pedal board - Basschat style!!

    in Effects

    Posted · Edited by prowla

    50 minutes ago, glassmoon said:

    Pray tell, your signal chain please :) 

    Sure...

    There's a GigRig Cinco-Cinco patch bay at the right side and I currently have it wired up for just one in and one out; I use EBS Flats.

    Also underneath is a CIOKS DC-7 power supply and a Neuro MIDI adapter for the C4.

    The Microbass 3 is the hub of the board and its input and output are wired to the Cinco-Cinco.

    The Microbass 3's Fx loop connects to either end of the Quartermaster and 4 of its loops are connected:

    1. C4
    2. MP-40
    3. SS-11
    4. HX Stomp

    The Quartermaster serves several purposes:

    • It takes the effects out of circuit when not in use; in particular the HX Stomp changes the sound even on "bypass".
    • It allows effects settings to be changed silently (ie. when they're switched out).
    • The on/off switch is easily accessible and the LEDs are easy to see.

    There are a couple of supplementary controls there:

    1. The Morningstar MC6 (bought from Thorpy) connects MIDI via the Nuro Hub to the C4, as the one button simply isn't enough. The unit's physical area is fine, but I'd prefer it wasn't quite so tall on the board; maybe there'll be something come along in due course (I think the newer one with colour display is still tall).
    2. Alongside the HX Stomp is a Ninja Fox two-button switch which connects to the TRS expression jack input and I have set to do up/down on the Stomp.

    The 5th switch on the Quartermaster is a custom on/off a previous owner had (which I haven't found a use for) and the 6th one is probably to connect to a second patch bay (Cinco-Cinco or similar) to go to a second pedalboard with extra effects (I like the EH "9" range).

     

    Overall, I'm happy with the units there, but I do need to spend some quality time programming them. (I don't recall who was next to me at the Bass Bash, but he had some rather nice patches on his C4.)

     

    The Microbass 3 is a GREAT pedal, but I do wish they'd done two clean channels rather than the 2nd one being drive; I've tried using my Rickenbacker in stereo there, but the second channel just plain sin't as good. (They do the Stanley Clarke acoustic bass one, so maybe one day...)

     

    I think I also need to run over them with a duster! 🙂

     

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    RICKENBACKER PORN

    in Gear Gallery

    Posted

    31 minutes ago, BlueMoon said:

    Owners of ‘23 instruments - is the V2 tailpiece standard now for all new Rics? Finally cures tail lift.

     

    I had heard that they also moved to a single truss rod for current production. Anybody popped the TRC?

    I think the old tailpiece/bridge assembly is discontinued.

    8 hours ago, msb said:

    They’re always changing things. Been doing that forever.
    It gives the fanatics something to obsess about.  
    I love a nice Ric , and still get a little weak in the knees when I see one. I do think the new ones are among the best they’ve ever made.

    Yep - the 4001/4003 has evolved over the years.

    One thing I don't like about the current 4003 models is the shifting of the tailpiece away from the end of the body.

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