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I just saw those six stringed rickish things myself!! For what it's worth I just bought one of their 5 stringed acoustic basses but the b string is much quieter than the other four when used thru an amp so I,m returning it, after emailing them about the fault on thursday when I recieved it they replied on friday and it is being picked up by UPS on monday and my money refunded, so they seem a pretty decent lot to risk a few quid if you feel so inclined.

I have a superb 2005 jetglo 4003 and it plays beautifully and sounds just as a ric should, the only reason it doesn,t get played much is becaose it only has four strings. Now, thanks to mr Shuker my world is complete!! :-)

I also play with a pick. *runs and hides* Nothing to be ashamed of!! I proudly play with a pick :-)

[quote name='RhysP' post='512382' date='Jun 12 2009, 07:28 PM']I meant cheap as in tacky & shabbily manufactured - those half inch thick scratchplates are horrendous IMO, and are even worse on the guitars. The quality of the chrome plating on Ricks is sh*t as well. I have no problem with plastic parts on basses in general - I prefer plastic control knobs to metal ones in fact.[/quote] Actually the scratchplates are 3mm thick and the knobs are usually fitted to the shafts with grub screws instead of those horrible push on/fall off knobs of the likes of most other brands. Rics are also one of the best finished guitars in the business.

Powering up the amp without the speaker connected is probably what did the damage, tranny amps are usually ok when doing this but with valves it,s a big no no!.

Hi matey! Sorry we didn,t get a chance to meet up, have a safe trip and I hope everything works out for you.

Looks like a great day out dude. And what a tidy workshop!! not a filthy coffee mug in sight...

You can use a couple of small panel pins,use a very small drill bit(same diameter as the pins) and drill two small holes then, just cut the pins with wire cutters to be long enough to stick out below the pickup base by a couple of millimetres, push them thru the holes and solder the pickup out put wires to them, you should then be able to solder the coil wires to the heads of the pins. Leave enough slack on the coil wires so you can secure them to the base with a small amount of wax or glue to stop them being snagged by anything when working on them, and use a protective tape to wrap the coil again to keep it clean. Sweat and grease from your fingers is not good for the wax coating of the coil wires. Have fun! :-)

Cheers Simon! The sixes are really working out well and I had a great gig at wakefield last night with them. Alan, I,m in lincolnshire so I,m quite some way away for a quick visit. If you can,t find anyone local who can help tho, let me know. To repair the pickup correctly I,d suggest fitting two small pins into the base of the pickup near the centre of the coil and soldering each end of the coil to them then soldering new wires to the underside of the pins, much like a strat single coil pickup is wired. A small amount of glue can then be added to the pins to secure them. The pickup coil also looks like it needs new covering tape round the outside to protect the windings. First things first is to put a meter the coil end wires and see if the coil is still working.

Ullo. Just a quick heads up that we are playing at the snooty fox, wakefield this evening if any one fancies popping up to say hi!! Wiz.

Nice kit there dude!! My guitarist has the alembic preamp that dave gilmour used back in the dark side days but I,m sure he wont sell it but I have a chap that reckons he can build a copy of it as he made notes of its contruction whist servicing it.

The tiny toggle switch is probably for selecting the neck and centre pickups ( I,m guessing that it is a three position switch that gives neck, neck and centre and centre options) this is then wired to the main toggle to switch in the bridge pickup. Thats how I would have it wired. Never thought about having a middle pickup fitted......... I wonder how much Jon would scream if I suggested it to mine :-)

where abouts are you? I,ve repaired pickups like this before and I,m happy to have a go if you can get it to me.

[quote name='simon1964' post='398265' date='Feb 2 2009, 09:07 PM']Actually, the most unusual were a pair of 6 string basses shaped like a ric 4003, with white bodies, and a natural quilted maple top. Not sure whether they're being made for anyone on here, but they look incredible. Also a lefty Jazz looking good (albeit back to front!). I think that's Bassmonster's looking at his build diary, and very nice it looks too! He's also got a stunning White 70s style Jazz, with block inlays, as one of his stock items. I think its on his website, and it looks and plays awesome in the flesh. In fact, i spent a good half an hour drooling over other stuff, and wondering how I could persuade Mrs 1964 that I need another Shuker......[/quote] That SC looks superb man. Welcome to the owners club:-) Did those rics have a headstock like my avatar perchance? ;-)

Hi there! I was wondering what bass you were using and string guages, scale length etc.

That.s a nice selection you have there jon. Ilove the black fittings on the sunburst.

Sorry to hear you,re leaving, I hope everything works out ok.

Yeah!! Smart move that... What happened to tandy ???

Nice to see you got this one finished. I was wondering what had happened, like maybe the evil egg had stolen it.

[quote name='dood' post='462734' date='Apr 15 2009, 09:35 AM']Hey Paul!! Thanks for your PM, good to chat! - Well! What a beautiful pair of basses! Welcome to the Shuker family! - I think I'm still smilin' too! I really can not think of a single reason why I'd be going with anyone else to build my basses. I am so chuffed with both my 7 and 6 string Shukers. I guess you'll need to post in the Shuker mega thread too eh! ;o) - Fantastic basses there. I've enjoyed reading up about them. I love having that F# string and found no real issues with getting used to 'going lower' either.. and as you say, it sounds great![/quote] Cheers Dan! I,m honoured to be part of the group. :-)

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