[quote name='sturm' post='506721' date='Jun 5 2009, 11:25 PM']am i the onlyh one who doesnt 'get' ricks?[/quote]
No.
I've owned two, a mid 70s one and an older checkerboard bound model with horseshoe & toaster pickups. One played OK but sounded like sh*t & the other one sounded OK & played like sh*t.
I desperately wanted to like them as at the time I worshipped both Chris Squire & Geddy Lee & I thought that a Rick 4001 was my dream bass. Never got on with them, or any other Ricky I've played. I personally find the build & finish quality of them mediocre at best & am astonished at the price they sell for these days.
I still think they look cool though.....