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    I might be wrong here, but I think the scratchplate is one part of the 4001 design that RIC don't have a trademark attached to - so you might be able to use the "R" word in your listing. I remember reading a topic about these on Rickresource, and John Hall actually commented to the effect that scratchplates weren't worth trademarking & that RIC sort of unofficially endorses the likes of Pickguardian & WD, who will supply plates for older instruments that RIC don't carry spares for. I sold one a few years ago, think I said it was for a "Rickenbacker or similarly styled" bass - had no problems with that. Jon.
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    [quote name='Ou7shined' post='1175818' date='Mar 25 2011, 12:38 PM']Hi noobie. Unfortunately your Ric is quite worthless. I'll give you a tenner just to take it off your hands. Seriously though Lewis, welcome. Feel free to stick around after your sale.[/quote] Don't listen to him. It's a Japanese Rick copy (trust me, I have an instinct for these things) and I'll happily bung you £250 for it. & , btw! Really though - welcome, and lots of clear & accurate photos of your gear, please - particularly the 4001 because I like to gawp & drool over things I'll never have... Jon.
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    [quote name='LukeFRC' post='1175412' date='Mar 24 2011, 11:39 PM']wow look at this! [url="http://www.tfoa.eu/the_store/index.php?target=products&product_id=33425"]http://www.tfoa.eu/the_store/index.php?tar...roduct_id=33425[/url] i have one of these sat in parts on my floor but with cimar on the headstock.... even missing the pickguard i paid a lot less than that![/quote] I've encountered this lot before, amazed they're still in business. This is just babbling, hooting, halfwitted drivel: [quote]We only know of Tacoma as an American brandname, but from the little information we can find on the internet, it is originally japanese and came out one of 'Young Chang's" Companys called Fenix, that later became Fender Made by Squier.[/quote] What? They're just making up random rubbish! Glad the ferrule fits, Luke! J.
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    [quote name='Soloshchenko' post='1174858' date='Mar 24 2011, 04:25 PM']I may be wrong but could have sworn this didn't sell recently for £200 BIN. Wait til it doesn't sell and PM him with a sub £200 offer I'd say. And yeah, I do agree it looks nice. I'm not at all into these Westone/Aria natural twin cut away Jap things usually but that looks brilliant, I'd happily own one.[/quote] [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WESTBURY-TRACK-2-BASS-MATSUMOKU-WESTONE-ARIA-VANTAGE-/170603225075"]It was up a month ago at £250 and unsurprisingly didn't shift.[/url] Like I said when we discussed it then, I think he'd struggle to get £150 at the moment. J.
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    Good result! Hope he turns out to be a BCer! J.
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    [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/aria-stb-bass-guitar_W0QQitemZ260755310306"]He must have a family of them.[/url] Jon.
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    Loud, reliable, compact, flexible - that covers it for me. Can't see me changing my GK700RB 1x15 & Hartke 2.5XL setup anytime soon. Jon.
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    [quote name='bassmeg' post='1172722' date='Mar 22 2011, 10:49 PM']Exactly what i wanted to know. Thank you mr Twit.[/quote] Certainly is - in a 99p, no reserve auction this would fetch about £150. Very nice basses but not worth any £250 - which is doubtless why this one keeps coming back. J.
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    I thought £141 was a bit high for that tbh - looks like the seller probably did too, considering the lower BIN. J.
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    1mm Dunlop black nylons again - just flexible enough for a bit of feel but stiff enough to dig in hard when necessary. Which is most of the time for me. Jon.
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    That's the first Ritter that's made me smile rather than wince, so that's a start. Futurama version, please. Jon.
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    It's a pity & a wasted opportunity, but it seems to be common for "re-issues" of some of the more idiosyncratic vintage designs to cop out & use generic hardware & components, while simply apeing the style of the real thing. The Epiphone Ripper with its P/J pickups, the Aria Diamond Mosrite lookalike (Eastwood do a version of this too) with J pups & bent tin bridge - even the Yamaha SBV is really just a funny-shaped Jazz & only retains the look of the 60s SB series. I suppose though, these are all fairly budget basses & reproducing original hardware & electronics would probably make them prohibitively expensive - particularly for a target market that is likely a lot more interested in the visual style than authentic detail. Jon.
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    Stupendous bargain for £75! These are probably my favourite Roadstars, love the bound body & Rick-influenced horns. I always though Schecter had these in mind when they came up with [url="http://www.visionguitars.co.uk/schecter_diamond_series_004_bass_guitar_-_used.html"]this[/url]. Jon.
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    This auction is, in my opinion, excellent in every way. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/160559216667"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/160559216667[/url] Read the whole listing plus the additional stuff - bloody marvellous! Jon.
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    I have a Korg AX3000B multi-effects, I basically have a "straight" clean sound I use most of the time, little bit of overdrive & compression but nothing obvious. I also have a chorused version of the same sound which I think sounds good on more mellow passages, and a huge distorted, flangy racket sound which is used very briefly on two songs. There are also some nice red lights on the Korg, which I like - and apart from those, that's it. Jon.
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    [quote name='LukeFRC' post='1169051' date='Mar 20 2011, 12:34 AM']do i recognise the headstock shape on this??? [url="http://www.preloved.co.uk/fuseaction-adverts.showadvert/index-1033631306/5dd19660.html"]http://www.preloved.co.uk/fuseaction-adver...6/5dd19660.html[/url][/quote] You might, if you saw [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=127761"]this thread[/url]. People & facts, always a problem, innit? J.
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    So, what does [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1980s-1990s-ACTIVE-BASS-SUPERB-QUALITY-WOODS-L-K-/160561285830"]"L@@K"[/url] mean? I've always wondered. J.
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    [quote name='pete.young' post='1168109' date='Mar 19 2011, 11:56 AM']Free bump from a Big Country and Stuart Adamson fan.[/quote] Ditto - if this was transparent green I'd have a hard time not breaking into my New Bike Fund! Jon.
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    [quote name='Annoying Twit' post='1168553' date='Mar 19 2011, 05:54 PM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Satellite-70s-Jazz-bass-MIJ-/320673293159?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item4aa99e2367"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Satellite-70s-Jazz-b...=item4aa99e2367[/url] I'm guessing that the claim to be MIJ is incorrect, and that this is Korean. Correct?[/quote] Yep - I had one, ply body, fairly dodgy fretwork, plastic-button tuners - very basic cheapo J copy. The suggestion that these are "better than a Columbus or Squier" is really quite laughable. J.
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    Broadly - no. JJ Burnel was my first influence but I never hankered after a Precision & haven't really got on with the few I've owned. I was a huge Motorhead fan as a kid, would have loved a Rick at the time but could never have afforded one, when I did get my first "proper" bass (a Washburn B20 Stage) it was because I thought it looked cool as f@ck, and not really any more sensible reason. No-one else played one, and when Pete Way out of UFO started using them it actually put me off a bit, despite the fact I quite liked the band. I do like maple/blocks Jazzes, I'd like to think despite the fact they're associated with Geddy Lee & Dennis Dunaway, who are probably my two biggest influences! I wouldn't play a Geddy Jazz (the black with white plate look is dull & the neck's too skinny) - but would I play a Dunaway sig, if such a thing existed? [url="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2416/2130531902_84b42b88b0.jpg"]I might well[/url]. Jon.
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    [quote name='dougie' post='1168111' date='Mar 19 2011, 11:56 AM']You misunderstood Jon,im saying exactly that....i got what i consider more than £280 and his looks a better example AND its cased.....trust me i couldnt have been happier with the deal and as ive said a few times here your 100% and would deal with you anytime[/quote] Cheers Dougie, just me grabbing the wrong end of the stick! The T-40's a great bass (sitting down!) and I've been more than chuffed with the deal! J.
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    I'm a little bit concerned about what people who find this in their search results were looking for in the first place... Jon.
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    [quote name='chrismuzz' post='1167925' date='Mar 19 2011, 06:43 AM'] Understatement much?[/quote] Quite so. They still come up from time to time, I still miss 'em... J.
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    [quote name='dougie' post='1167980' date='Mar 19 2011, 09:34 AM']Esp since its hardcased,the deal i done with my T-40 here worked out well in excess of £280....[/quote] In all fairness Dougie, your T was in a bit of a state when we did the deal for the Ibanez SR800. Selector switch was snapped off, the bridge pickup wasn't working, tuners were bent, it needed fret-dressing & a setup - as well as a bloody good clean! If you paid a tech to do the work you wouldn't get change out of £100. Worth mentioning that I sold my other SR800 (fretless) here a few years ago for £250 - so I felt the deal we did was more than reasonable. Really hope you don't feel ripped-off, mate. If I moved my T-40 on (which I'm considering, because it's spine-crushingly heavy & I can't gig it) the price would be around £280 - which definitely makes this much more unusual example a bargain in my view - if I hadn't got Dougie's old one I'd be very interested. Jon.
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    Bassassin replied to emilk's topic in Bass Guitars

    [quote name='el borracho' post='1167493' date='Mar 18 2011, 06:40 PM']The only id on the bass is the logo on the neck plate which is the same as the VP logo inside the soundhole of this [url="http://www.guitarandampshop.co.uk/acatalog/V_P_Challenge_CH-WCE11-SB_Electro_Acoustic_Guitar_Sunburst.html"]VP acoustic[/url] Maybe the plate is the only bit from a VP but it's all there is to go on in the pictures. Got to admit it does look rather nice though.[/quote] You're right - same logo. Case closed! Very tidy for a modern cheapy. J.
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