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Extremely dubious... If i was the seller id be looking at the price of these go on the Bay... And anyone could see they dont go for £800!!!

Id go with 1) Rick 4003 - in particular the 2011 ones. Best bass ive ever played. If not try another 4003, there are good and bad ones out there... Ive been pretty lucky with mine. My 4003 went in for service recently... I was lost without it, when it returned, so did my "mojo" - lol. Much more versatile than people give them credit for, 2 PU's and separate tone pots means a wide range of tones, plus stereo etc. 2) The Doodle - some of you may have played this! Dan's Shuker is amazing : i really do not dig ERB's at all but that plays like butter and sounds phenomenal. Go see him at a bassbash 3) Fender P Standard - much like Ronseal in that it does what it says on the tin. If you cant gig with one of these you probably should consider switching to another instrument... ;-) 4) Gibson Les Paul Bass - the old Triumphs. An experience indeed to play one of these, does the EB3 sound but also successfully impersonates a Precision if you fiddle with it a bit! Looks incredibly cool too. Downside? Weighs as much as the USS Nimitz. 5) Wal - Ive never played one, so im intrigued!

Id have whatever one felt best. Ive played poor USA ones, ive played poor Jap ones etc etc. The more recent USA P's are excellent - I dont generally buy new basses but I did in that case (2009 model w/ new bridge), as it was better than anything else in the "P" mould that I tried, Jap, Mex or Squier.

Im really interested in one of these... I think i'd really get on with the neck as I love the slimmer neck on my 4003... but im thinking the list price of £800+ for these is somewhat steep when an American Standard (or Special) doesnt cost much more at all.

Hi Lee! Mine was coming away next to the underside of the bridge. Interesting to hear that another one from the same year had the same issue! I wouldnt have got rid of it if the paint hadnt started falling off there, its cos mine was new that i sent it back. Still probably the best Ric ive played... My BG one is awesome but the '11 had the best neck ive ever laid my hands on. Glad to hear you are enjoying yours!

The SVT 2 is the best ive ever heard in a live situation, im sure dood would still have his... If they didnt weigh as much as a house! There weere a couple on here for around the £700 mark, which is a good price for these beasts. The Mesa 400+ is a cracking amp as well, hard to say which is "best"... Id probably say the SVT 2 pleases my ears more.

0 feedback always rings alarm bells for me. Got stung once many moons ago, never again.

Im kinda the same... I settled on Ric many years ago, just find them the best for me in regards to sound, neck profile and weight. I have a USA P as my backup bass and they are fine fine instruments indeed, this one being a 2009 one so with the better (IMO of course ) bridge that doesnt cut your hand open.

That is lovely. So retro and so cool! Arghghh GAS begone

i think this is Shockwave's Pedulla isnt it?

Cliff himself said it was a Ric, and so did his mum or dad...

And yeah... Dont say it on RR lol... Seen you on there recently actually Spongebob!

I had a 2011 Ric in JG and it was an AMAZING player, fastest Ric neck ive ever had the pleasure of playing... Dood will testify to how good it was! Unfortunately (sigh... i still miss it) the paint started shearing away from the body near the bridge... And it was only a few months old! So there's definitely QC issues there. Also, the bottom mute pin of the bridge fell out on the way to a gig in the case, that was odd... As id never touched the setup at all! Sound wise it was incredible, all the bottom end you could want, and the VT knob was an added bonus. My review of it is still on BC somewhere. My current squeeze is a 2002 Ric in BG, and that sounds just like how you'd expect it... Although the neck PU has a weaker output than the bridge one, could be a setup thing perhaps. And finally my trusty 1982 Ric 4001... That doesnt have any issues... Except that one of the Grovers fell to bits in the case on the way to a gig as well! Lol. Basically I havent come across any with low E output issues, and ive played a lot of them never mind the ones ive owned... But im sure there are some "did it last thing on a Friday" Rics out there! They've all got *that* sound... And if thats what you want, you gotta find the right Ric.