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I do think you get a hell of a "cool" factor from playing a Gibson, partially because you dont see a lot of them. maybe it's something ive always had, just a need to play something a little different? I still class Ricks as "a bit different", particularly the 4001's, cos you dont see them getting played an awful lot these days either. Jack Bruce got me GASsing for an EB3, till I found the LP Bass. I absolutely adore my 72' Les Paul Bass. It does everything I could possibly ask for from a bass - more selection dials and switches than you can shake a stick at and it just looks like it has The Essence Of Rock (tm) built into it due to the classic LP shape. That cutaway helps for up the neck twiddling as well. It does weigh more than a small house though...! lol

[quote name='Bassassin' post='458245' date='Apr 9 2009, 12:07 PM']All kosher apart from the scratchplate & bridge, as far as I can see from those rubbish, blurry little pics. Scratchplate's a home-made "upgrade" and I've seen a few 70s & early 80s Ricks with these brass bridges, they were proper aftermarket replacements & have been discussed on Rickresource a few times - can't remember who made them though.[/quote] Thats exactly the same type of bridge that was on my Ric... exactly the same (except mine had been chromed)

[quote name='dood' post='453133' date='Apr 3 2009, 11:18 AM']Thank you! Well.. ya know.. it was either a Shuker or a stick, some string and a cardboard box... but I didn't have the skills for the latter ;o)[/quote] Im not into extended range basses at all (I only own 4's) and thought that the neck on the previous Doodle would be a "bit much" for me. But actually it was awesome. Fast, clean and really great to hold. So there's an unbiased view of a Shuker neck - they are pure quality!

filthy bass PORN again from Mr Shuker. Lovely stuff DJV - impressive and with added LED's... when do I get a tinkle on this one then?

this is a quite intriguing little project... will be keeping my eyes peeled!

you've kept this imminent arrival quiet at work mate!!!! might have to havea pint of the black stuff to celebrate...

I thought id best come back and add something to this thread since I started it... nearly a year ago! To cut a long (and sad) story short I was bequeathed some cash in an inheritance. I remembered my little trip to Denmark St. I also knew I still wanted an EB3, because I love Jack Bruce (Yes, I know his classic EB tone is fairly useless in 85% of gigging environments, but we are talking JACK BRUCE here). As we all know, they dont necessarily grow on trees, and certainly not on any trees here in Norfolk. So I decided to bite the bullet and get on a train to Laaahnndaaahhn for a day of beer and bass. Went to every shop on Denmark Street - im not going to name names of places that I didnt think were worth visiting again (you all know which one/s they are anyway), more praise the places I did like. The two places that stuck out were Wunjos & V&R, both staffed by very pleasant and helpful people who were happy to let me have a tinkle on anything I fancied. I tried an EB3 out in V&R and yes, I could get "that" moving mud sound but then noticed an old 72' Les Paul Bass. Had a go on that and was instantly in love. The JB sound can be nailed, as can numerous other tones due to the amount of controls you can fiddle with. With the extra "oddity" factor it had sold itself to me, so I bought it. There was one in Wunjo as well in not as good nick, although I think someone has bought their one now. My new (old) bass did need a setup, which they were happy to do at a later date FOC, and chucked a brand new case in for it. I also didnt pay the advertised price on the ticket for the bass. So, basically, I was extremely happy with buying from them for perhaps a tad more than the eBay price (not that they turn up much) and will do so again if I ever want something else of the same ilk. In fact, I was so impressed with the service (both pre and post sale) that I emailed them a little thank you letter, which I dont do very often! Only thing I would say is that it would probably save them some time in the long run to get their guitars set up better before sticking them out for people to play - a couple that I tried could have done with some tinkering with trussrod / bridge IMHO - would make their guitars more attractive for sale and saves getting them setup later. As for the vintage v new argument - im happy with either. When I want / need a 5 string, ill almost certainly buy a new one. For now, I like the vintage sound and "mojo" you get from older basses, plus the stuff I do in the band im in is kinda suited to that sound. And I always use either my 82' Ric or the LP bass at gigs - as a previous poster stated, they are for playing! Sure, you may damage them, but that's why they already have mojo-marks... Im more worried about such things getting nicked than damaged, so I guard my basses quite jealously before and after the gig... having said that id be the same about a "new" bass as well. Being a vintage bass doesnt necessarily make it more "nickable", as to the untrained non-expert eye any guitar is worth nicking if its in a position to be thieved - as one of my chums sadly found out when his Warwick Rockbass (which was a lovely little player) got pinched out of his car recently. I guess its just the sheer value of what you may lose that is the issue. Mind you, if you had your new £2000+ Wal or similar nicked, you'd be looking at a similar loss if it got thieved (and also the loss of your sanity and cheery disposition). [i]deep breath[/i] I think thats my longest post ever? Best take a week off posting now, im spent.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rickenbacker-Rick-O-Sound-Box_W0QQitemZ220328813923QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar_Accessories?hash=item220328813923&_trksid=p3286.m63.l1177"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rickenbacker-Rick-O-...p3286.m63.l1177[/url] is this price... serious? Ive got one with the original lead as well... ill start planning my next holiday

I adore my Ric. It holds a special place for me because a lot of people in my family (some of whom arent about anymore) contributed to it for my 21'st birthday many moons ago, so ill never be getting rid of mine either! I got one basically because they look cool and my hero at the time (a certain Mr Cliff Burton, who also was a fingerstyle genius) played one. I havent been disappointed... its done more gigs than I care to mention now and is showing some of the effects of that, but it still sounds the business. The neck thing is a bit of an issue (particularly on the old 4001's) so I would certainly advise trying it out for a while first. Particularly if you play in F a lot. lol

I am looking forward to seeing this...

Ive worked both sides of the business, and I would never book a band when I was booking them without a demo tape (or disc... ahem) as you could never be sure what they sounded like. Simple really. Well, unless they could guarantee at least 50 people who would turn up and drink like fish... The other situation is of course if you (or others in your group) are well known in the town / area already. I would happily book bands who had "Got previous" in their ranks

[i]ALERT *** non-tits related comment ***[/i] I think its looks fresh, bright and striking (in a black / white prime colours way) and very professional. The band's look is sort of a mix between the Hives and Muse Hullabaloo era... imho

I would have to go with the mighty Dood, as his playing is something to behold.

I need to play in D on some tunes and dont want to detune my Gibson, so I use my Ric for "D" stuff and switch over. I dont do it very professionally at all, i turn volume to 0, pull the guitar lead out of the amp, put down old bass, pick up new one, plug lead into new bass, plug lead into amp, set EQ / gain etc to match the new bass (ive had to memorise it lol) and then 'orf ya go. professional? probably not

That is lovely. Nice to see a 4-string with a cut-away. I want one. :wub:

I believe one of our forumites here is a bit of a buff on the subject - obbm is the man...

after finally getting my hands on Doodle yesterday evening (WHAT a neck. WHAAAAT a fabulous neck. Ill say it again. WHAAAAAAAAAAAT a fabulous neck!!!!) im really looking forward to seeing this DJV!

i would ask... what sort of music / style do you play, or intend to play? Certain basses suit different things imho

you know you love the Ampeg way DJV

New amp (Ampeg B2RE) and a Gator case. Now I must avoid GAS for the rest of the year (particularly for a valve pre amp in a separrate 2U case, already)

Well my B2RE has arrived, and I can say for the money you are getting a hell of a lot of amp. Its now installed in a Gator so it wont be getting trashed anytime soon, and looks quite cool as a mini stack. I too am using a B410 cab. One rather annoying thing about it - the feet of it. Which if you are sticking it in a 2U rack need to be removed appear to be nigh on impossible to remove. One came out, and all the other three did not as they appear to have been bolted INSIDE the case in the amp, which I found out after having to remove the rubber from the screws. A minor annoyance as it will never come out of the rack, and putting the rubber back on if I DID remove it from the Gator would be pretty simple.