Hello all
I think I've decided to move on the Fretless Ricky that I bought from Happy Jack [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=55996&hl=back"]here[/url]. It is not getting the play time it deserves and whilst I was thinking about holding on to it as an investment piece my better half dictates one in one out so I guess that’s that.
Happy Jack is 1000 times more knowledgeable than me so I'll use his words to describe it:
"Fretless Ricky’s didn’t get into the catalogue until 1984, so this one was a factory special order. It has red dot markers down the binding which seems to be unique; I’ve never seen these on any other Ricky anyway.
The phenolic fingerboard has a phenomenal mwah and is completely unmarked. The bass is complete right down to the original horse-shoe pickup cover, and of course comes in the original Rickenbacker hard case.
This is just a lovely, lovely instrument.
It weighs a lot less than the two basses listed above, but it’s still over 9 lbs and my quest for lightness knows no bounds." -- Happy Jack
The original detailed pictures are here:
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Original thread [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=55996&hl=back&st=0"]here[/url]
I used it to record the song "secret steps" available [url="http://www.thelostcavalry.com/index.php?page=music"]here[/url] (probably not the best example of its capabilities)
Since owning the bass it hasn't been outside the music room or studio.
Now, I'm based in London and don't really want to post this thing, but will if I have to. I'm completely open to trades, with cash going either way, or a straight sale – you can see I bought it for £1200 in August 2010. I think Ricky prices have probably moved a bit since then but not by much.