Ricky 4000

Mann, I just had a Wham-ja vu right there! 😁

About the neck -- The Bass Center says: I had one delivered last week. It's hiding under the sofa at the moment (as it's for my lad, for xmas). And it's a lefty, so I couldn't really play it when I had a quick noodle - but it seems really nice (and as said above - very slim at the nut). 👍 P.S. The Babicz bridge on there looks pretty. 😁

Or Communication breakdown?

The guy probably borrowed 50k off his old nana to "live the dream". Or maybe he used a redundancy payout - Like David Brent did to record his single? 👍 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JB0kKi5p8Ho

I'm currently learning / practicing that one (thanks to that nice man "Mark" at talkingbass.net, for the fancy instrumental section) ... struggling with playing at the dusty end though, and that's me at only 80bpm -- never mind getting up to the full 107! "I was made to love her" is a bit of a mission / labour of love, but not too bad... although to be fair I'm not playing that at full-speed yet, either. Hendrix's bassline under "All along the watchtower" is on my bucket list too. 👍

I had to return to this, with the help of the forum search function... Now I get it (😁), and I have 6+ pages of related threads to look at! 😅 Hope mine isn't a fake... I've always been a bit suspicious of the neck -to- body joint. 😖 Edit: After some further reading - it seems I own a hot potato! 😁 The 4000 has the neck set into body, rather than the neck-through-body construction of the grown-up Rics... and nobody's going to the trouble of faking the basic one-pup model, that didn't sell very well anyway, shirly not...

Thanks, Gareth! Wigmore's, now that was a local institution! I was in there almost every day, for years... True story: I once watched the tubby celebrity astrologer Russell Grant, eat a donut in Wigmore's. Looked like he was definitely enjoying it too. You must be very proud of your lad, playing hockey at such a high level. 👍 Regards - Phil

Well it's a small world! Were you in one of those "Swansea Combos" yourself? Or perhaps you're one of the "Hampshire Border Raiders"? 😎 It was all half a generation before my time, but I have an old friend up the road who was (and is still) a massive superfan of the whole S. Wales thing. Endlessly talking about Deke Leonard, Micky Jones, Martin Ace, Terry Williams (who BTW I thought was ****ing brilliant when he was in Dire Straits). Excellent! Soon I will be King! 😁

Haha, who is John Hall? If he plays a Ric' - I like him already! 😘 ----- And thanks again for the warm welcome - y'all.

Haha, excellent. 😎 Isn't Kingsley just great? Mad, but also great! 😁 Lisa is lovely, and it'd be nice meet you at one of the events. I'm Linda Charles' brother - Phil. 👍 Good to hear that the studio's got lots of bookings too. 👍👍

Oh wow, I'm sorry I'm not sure which Mickey you are, but you may well know my brother in law - Dave Charles? I had another local boy play at my (first) wedding - Dave Edmunds (only because he happened to be over from L.A. at the time, visiting at Rockfield, so they brought him along to the reception!). 😁

That's the place. Weatherspoons = The Kings Head. I called into the music shop today. 👍 got myself a new instrument cable, and even had a little play on a Mexican Fender Jazz (in the sunburst finish) - Nice! 😎 The lad working in the shop was helpful too. I may have to call back in there soon... Hrm, that might depend when/which time the Feelgoods were at Rockfield? If they were there in the 70s, it could have been the bar at the Beaufort Hotel (where it's fabled that Freddy would often play the piano on a Saturday night, when Queen were in town). Or later on, you're more likely thinking of the Nags? (Nags Head pub), which is at the opposite end of town from where you were at the Gatehouse. I remember the Feelgoods were recording at the Mill Studios (Charles Ward's place, a mile from Rockfield), just around the time that Lee Brilleaux (RIP) was diagnosed as being ill... very sad... Charity gig: As Scalpy says below - they usually hold it at the Bridges community center. I'll find out when it is for you. Probably this weekend (or next) as they're rehearsing for it now. 👍

Hiya, yes - I don't work at the studios or anything (wish I did!), but am friends with them. Kingsley and the "Rockfield All Stars" are rehearsing for one of their (now infamous) charity gigs this week actually (so I hear). Have you recorded at the studios yourself? I think Kingsley still has plans to turn the place into a rock n' roll museum one day!

Thank you for the warm welcome, fellows - it's good to be on here. For sure this is a nice place to live, and it's always good to stop and take a moment to appreciate that. I'd half-forgotten about the music shop in town! Jay Dyer used to have a tiny basement shop off Church St, that I used to frequent years ago. The shop you mention must be the one on the corner by the Kings Head (seems odd that I don't really go through the town that often these days). I'll pop in there this afternoon (as I have to go to the opticians). I could do with a few new cables if they sell some decent ones. 👍

I've been lurking and reading some of the interesting threads on basschat for a while now, so I feel it's time to introduce myself to you fine people. Firstly, I apologize for the unimaginative screen name / username. I could say it's actually my real name, and that '4000' is a common surname around these parts - but that would be untrue on both counts... so predictably, yes I've named myself after my bass. A mono Model 4000 (made in 1973 IIRC), in black, that I bought when it was already in in a well battered (yet playable) 2nd hand state, about 30 years ago. And I haven't really thought to buy another bass since (except a cheap Fender acoustic bass, but that doesn't count). Now, however, after all these years, I'm quite interested in choosing a Jazz (or Jazz copy) - perhaps as a nice little project to work on / upgrade / find my soldering iron in the garage. And also I'd like to buy another bass for my son (who is a lefty player)... I've been dipping in the "Reviews" section a bit, and have already stumbled on a few good ideas to follow, that I wouldn't have had a clue about on my own. So in closing, thank you for accepting my application to a great forum. I like the mix / balance you have, of older & younger players, gigging players, pros, amateurs, & those that just play at home. I do think I'll fit in well here - if you'll have me? My only (possible) fault is that I do have a habit of trying to be funny at times. ATB to you all - Phil