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I think there is a point about al of these super-meaningful sub-genres.

My two 2010 4003 ones are very well made.

Meanwhile, I picked up a DHA VT1 yesterday and on a brief try it seems rather good.

Now that's what I call thread crapping! 🙂

I listened to one of those and the guy was demoing it into an Ampeg SVT - doh!

I've not noticed a dip on my Phase 90. ...but I probably will now you've mentioned it!

I had a brief go on a C4 yesterday and, though the bass I was playing was diametrically opposed to the sound I like, the synth had some great sounds and tracked fine down to bottom B. I'll probably get one if I see one for a good price, or alternatively (a) wait for the upcoming products (it'd be good to have up/down switches rather than having to get an add-on Disaster Area USB switch thing, or (b) swap my FI for one. I'll need to check out its ability to do octave up/down (it was doing sub-octave on the B string yesterday) and modulation (tremolo/phase/chorus/flanger) effects on the basic input signal, so I can clear space for it on my pedalboard.

I have to say I think it's his best sound - the beginning of Highway Star! I never much liked the incognito middley sound he shifted to.

Yep - it's subjective. I've had 3 Hipshot bridges; one I swapped with someone else (and installed it on his Ric), one is on a faker, and one is in my parts box. I do get a bit fed up of people saying the answer to everything is a Hipshot, though...

Though the notes there sound pick-like, that's harder to play with a pick than fingers, it sounds to me like he's "digging in" there a bit, which is more natural with fingers.

I had a brief play with the DHA VT1 yesterday; I think it may do what I want. It has taken over 1/4 of my pedalboard, though.

I've had a dabble with it; it's definitely something using two different amps.

I also like the designation of the Rick-o-Sound output, which appears to be a play on words on the Tune-o-Matic bridge. 🙂

The advantage if the bridge is that it only needs its curvature relative to the fingerboard (ie. the relief) to be set once in its entire lifetime.

Well, back to the question; what you are missing out on is the best production bass money can buy. All of this baloney about them being difficult to intonate, hard to do palm-muting, and so-on - who cares? Just play the darned thing! Me, I've had 8 Rics in my life and I've only ever sold one. My second bass (after a Columbus Jazz copy) was a Ric; I've still got it. I like the quirkiness, but even more I like the sounds and the playability. As for the replacement parts: I've had Badass II, Hipshot, Kahler whammy, Schaller 3D bridges on Rics and I'll go for the stock unit any day; I may convert my pair of 2010 4003 to the new v3 assembly at some point, just for the heck of it. I don't "get" the Babicz bridge; I did mention that on one forum or FB group and got told I'm not worthy or something. Pickups-wise, I did have an issue with the single-coil playing the clubs, so I put a Seymour Duncan on one; however, I've now reverted it to the original. I like the clank of a Ric with roundwounds; I played one a few weeks back with flats on it and it was dead as a dodo (did a great Macca sound though).

Priest were part of the NWOBHM thing. Before then they were a good rock band.

Where's me washboard?

...and meatballs!

If I were to characterise the DHA, it’d be an extra large Chicago style pizza pie (with extra toppings!).

It's a hybrid angled bridge/straight frets design.

You can't get workmanship like that just anywhere y'know! And the angled body is a much sought-after feature.

'Closet Classic' has to be one of the lamest designations of an instrument ever!

Is it an "Original" series one, as opposed to originally made in the 50s?

I'm not sure they know how to use a ruler, either.