Spikey

Played a fun charity gig at The Waggon and Horses in Peasedown St John Somerset in aid of the South West Air Ambulance, outside and weather held up too, very chilled event, decided to take my ‘big rig’ as I wasn’t sure of the PA setup etc. Glad I did in the end - we were sounding good (The Watts) and went down rather well.

love outside gigs 🙏🏻😎

So little update folks on the bi-amp / Rick experiment

i am now running a Warwick Pro-fret 5.1 500w amp on the bridge pickup into a Hartke 1x12 HyDrive- and a Hartke LH1000 valve pre-amp 1000w amp taking the neck pickup into a HyDrive 1x15

the sound is incredible - so much leg tingling bottom end you feel rather than hear and that classic clear cutting Rick sound from the top - and the ability to cut and mix the two - just from adjusting the volume controls on the bass

ive kept the two combos (112c and 115c) rather than sell and buy just the cabs as it’s the same speakers within and cost wise doesn’t make any sense to sell just to loose the now redundant on board combo amps

im having to be very careful not to overload the speakers but tbh my body and ears would give up long before I reached that point

i have a pic if I can figure how to load it .., 

Haha amazing 😉 

Thanks guys - yeh agree answered my own question really 🤪

good point about the strings though - the Rick branded ones appear overly expensive- think I’ll try the Rotosound RB35 lights and see how these go 🙄

So time has come for my first string change on my new Rick 4003, so without thinking went and bought standard 50-70-85-105 set of rounds 

during changing I discovered the nit slots were too narrow on the A and D String - further research shows the standard shipped String gauge sizes are 45-55-75-105 - so this is why the slots are cut so narrow

so question to you good people - should I cut the nut to allow the heavier gauge to fit - or will this change the feel of the bass and should I go buy the ‘correct’ size strings

i liked the way the Rick played with the original set

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So I did a largish pub gig last week used the 112c for the top end and the 115c on the bottom - used the splitter box etc.

it sounded amazing tbh - took a little while to set up of course but the control with both pick up volume at 8 and plenty volume on the amps was very useful - especially when as ever others started turning up as the set progressed

ive bought a 500w amp and think I’m gonna experiment with that with a separate high power 1x15 for the bottom end ( still using the 112c for top)

benefit is I can just use the 112 for rehearsals and use the full rig for gigs

im a bit fussy about sound so it has to be just right

collect the amp Sunday will let you know how I get on 👍

My first 2008 MIM Jazz was very good - couldn’t fault the build quality, hardware, finish and sound

traded it for a 2002 MIM fretless and whilst it looks and sounds great - the tuners are really poor quality with far too much play in them - very disappointed and they will be changed out soonest

as previous post variable quality so always play / check them out before buying

PS before buying the first MIM Jazz I tried it back to back with a range of squires - all the squires were weak in comparison 

Just saying hello

new on here but been told it’s a great community

ive been playing for ever (40 years) both bass and guitar - these days playing with some friends and do gigs in pubs around Bristol /Bath for fun

gear wise I am a long term Fender Jazz fan but recently changed to a Rick 4003 2017 fireglow model which is just great. I’ve wanted a Rick all my life and it didn’t disappoint. I kept my jazz then traded it for a fretless Jazz as I thought this would be a backup bass but one that added something different and therefore would get used 

amp wise - I am running the Rick via a rickosplit box - top pickup in to a Hartke 112c and the bottom pickup in to a Hartke 115c - I am still experimenting with this setup - it sounds fantastic but I think I’m about to change to a rack with two higher powered amps - just feels a more suitable / powerful / organised way to do it 

very interested in hearing from anyone else who is bi-amping a Rick and what they use / how they do it??

look forward to checking out the forum

Spikey 👍🙏🏻