Skybone

Loving the (not) patented thumb rest.

As you've said, the Jazz is a bit of a rarity, and if it has that growl, it's a keeper. As much as I love a 4003, a good jazz is a good jazz.

I picked one up on here a while ago, initially I was dubious, but I was pleasantly surprised. 

Closer the the Fart - Rush

Loads of Rush songs, and the bass intro to Sabbath's NIB.

There's other songs as well, but as many have said... just don't have the patience (or the time).

White Wedding - Billy Idol

Walk Away - Sisters of Mercy

On 23/04/2024 at 13:20, Simon C said:

He was concerned enough about the neck to say he'll take a few measurements and seek advice from Rickenbacker.  To be continued....

Good luck with hearing back from Rickenbacker.

Fingers crossed that it can be sorted out though. 🤞

Smash It Up - The Damned

Stunning

10,000 Days - Tool

Animal Nitrate - Suede

What is the guitar focussed rig you're running?

I use a Line6 POD Go for all my bass modelling / effects, so if you have something like that then running a guitar/bass set up is as easy as switching between presets.

19 hours ago, BigRedX said:

Spend a day each at Bass Direct and The Gallery and try anything and everything that takes your fancy. It's the only way to find out what YOU like.

This.

And any other shop that has a decent selection of basses.

This is the Sound of the Suburbs - The Members

Quitting the band goes through my mind quite often, this isn't helped either by the depression or the bell-end of a singer.

The annoying thing is that getting into a room to make some noise is therapy for both (at least while the bell-end singer is singing, he's not talking).

My Ding-A-Ling - Chuck Berry

Living After Midnight - Judas Priest

Get some Loc-Tite Thread Lock.

Mama Weer All Crazee Now - Slade

Alchemist - Kasabian

Too late...

10 hours ago, Simon C said:

Here are a couple of photos of the bridge/saddles. I don't see a grub screw to adjust. Am I missing something, or maybe it's something different about the new bridge design?

Apologies, I assumed that it was the "old" style bridge, however, it does look as though there is a small amount of space under the E string saddle. You could try to drop that to lower the string height.

You don't show any pictures of the bridge/saddles. Have you adjusted the grub screw on the bass side?

It does need an imperial set of allen keys, but they are well worth having if you own a Ric.

Deep breaths & JFDI.

Stray Cat Strut - Stray Cats

Or you could just tweak til you're happy with your sound.