molan Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 (edited) Watching Punk Britannia on Beeb 4 and Ricky basses must outnumber Fenders by about 5:1. Every band seems to have a Ricky toting player with his bass slung low on his hip Edited August 16, 2013 by molan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetaFunk Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 I reckon that must have been after they got their advance from the record companies. There were a lot of Hondos around before that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 If it wasn't I think it's fair to say they haven't had their finest hour here on Basschat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lojo Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 Thought it might have been prog rock, but that's just a guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan_da_man Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 I hope not! Punk = Precision. End of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 [quote name='Stan_da_man' timestamp='1376729223' post='2178407'] I hope not! Punk = Precision. End of. [/quote] Agree Stan, but when I watched that programme I also was amazed at how many Ricks were used in comparison to Precisions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted August 17, 2013 Author Share Posted August 17, 2013 [quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1376730454' post='2178417'] Agree Stan, but when I watched that programme I also was amazed at how many Ricks were used in comparison to Precisions. [/quote] There were a few noticeable exceptions (and even one Jazz bass) but it seemed like the 'everyday' players all had Rickies! As it happens I shared a flat with a P bass owning punk player for a while and I remember him buying a brand new Ricky. He was a ticket collector on the underground so no record company cash for him. I bought his 76 P bass and sold it for something like £150 a year or so later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Vincent Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 [quote name='Stan_da_man' timestamp='1376729223' post='2178407'] I hope not! Punk = Precision. End of. [/quote] I always thought that, but it surprised me just how many Ricks - and copies- were on show.I wonder if Rickenbackers legal team will be having a chat with Hooky and Bruce Foxton... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Schoen Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 A fun "could have been" lawsuit: Hondo suing RIC over lost income from selling the originals of their copies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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