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4 hours ago, bigthumb said:

So what flats are recommended for a Rickenbacker?

I have TI flats on mine. Once you get used to the low tension they are fine, and sound surprisingly  "clanky". Might not suit a player who really "digs in" though.

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8 hours ago, BlueMoon said:

I have TI flats on mine. Once you get used to the low tension they are fine, and sound surprisingly  "clanky". Might not suit a player who really "digs in" though.

I tried TI's on a Precision and they were not for me. The tension and gauge just didn't suit. And I guess I do 'dig in' when playing. 

 

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On 03/03/2020 at 09:55, 6feet7 said:

This happened to arrive in the post yesterday :)

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It's returned. Massive thank you to Prowla for selling it back to me a year after I sold it to him. New black pickguard, TRC and thumb rest thanks to Rickysounds. New band first meet in a couple of weeks, so I think this will be the bass to take.

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3 hours ago, 6feet7 said:

It's returned. Massive thank you to Prowla for selling it back to me a year after I sold it to him. New black pickguard, TRC and thumb rest thanks to Rickysounds. New band first meet in a couple of weeks, so I think this will be the bass to take.

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I am still feeling a bit odd after that - I'm not used to selling Rics!

Still, I do have 7 left...

Nice meeting you & chatting, BTW!

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On 04/12/2020 at 06:18, prowla said:

I did contemplate buying that 64 off Chris. 

I had a chance to buy a ‘64 about 2 or 3 years ago, but would have had to sell my Azure ‘72 to help fund it and in the end I just couldn’t do it. I still occasionally wonder whether I should’ve though…. 

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On 24/01/2021 at 19:46, martthebass said:

It’s a bit thick at the nut end, not the most svelte of profiles.

Depends what you like. I prefer them to a Jazz profile. I’m not keen on extreme neck taper and I can’t say I spend a huge amount of time on the first few frets. 😉

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3 hours ago, 4000 said:

Depends what you like. I prefer them to a Jazz profile. I’m not keen on extreme neck taper and I can’t say I spend a huge amount of time on the first few frets. 😉

It’s liveable with but I guess I’m just more used to Jazz type profiles (my ideal is the MM Sterling - best neck in the bass world for me). In the band I play in I rarely need to spend much time above 12th 😉

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On 14/06/2021 at 23:23, martthebass said:

It’s liveable with but I guess I’m just more used to Jazz type profiles (my ideal is the MM Sterling - best neck in the bass world for me). In the band I play in I rarely need to spend much time above 12th 😉

I spend as much time above the 12th as below it!

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21 hours ago, cd_david said:

I recently joined a Deep Purple Tribute, having never really paid them much attention in the past, I was pleasantly surprised by the bass playing. Not only that but it’s given me the opportunity to gig my Rics again. 

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There’s some great bass playing in Deep Purple. 

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Well, partly inspired by this thread - and thinking that the likes of Squire, Lee, Macca etc couldn't be wrong - I bought a new jetglo 4003 (2021 edition with unvarnished fretboard). Sadly it just doesn't sit right with me ergonomically - unfortunately I modded the bridge pickup with the Tube Ampology thumb rest bezel that most Rick users seem to do (from Rickysounds) and this of course invalidated my ability to send it back to the retailer. Its only 1 month old! Gah, live and learn. EBay it is

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12 minutes ago, Clarky said:

Well, partly inspired by this thread - and thinking that the likes of Squire, Lee, Macca etc couldn't be wrong - I bought a new jetglo 4003 (2021 edition with unvarnished fretboard). Sadly it just doesn't sit right with me ergonomically - unfortunately I modded the bridge pickup with the Tube Ampology thumb rest bezel that most Rick users seem to do (from Rickysounds) and this of course invalidated my ability to send it back to the retailer. Its only 1 month old! Gah, live and learn. EBay it is

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Try FB Market place (the Bass Guitar one...) also, mine sold in 20 minutes on there.  They are fetching top dollar at the moment 😉

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