CamdenRob Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 I think they are pretty versatile, you can either have clank or clang... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetaFunk Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 I saw Jamaaladeen Tacuma play a Rick with Ornette Coleman's Prime Time around 1980. It was probably the last bass that you'd choose for that type of music but it sounded great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon1964 Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 [quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1379413011' post='2212269'] I think they are pretty versatile, you can either have clank or clang... [/quote] Which of those did McCartney do with the Beatles? I don't remember any clank or clang there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Mine is versatile, just don't expect it to produce a 'P' thump - it can't (at least not without heavy EQ). But everything else is there in the controls. - Use a single pickup for extra clarity, or both for more of a complex Gibson/humbucker type of sound - Treble to the max and switch to vintage sound for clank, tone right down for smooth, full-on, bladder-loosening lows My favourite 'default' sound is switched to use both pups, neck on full tone, bridge on min Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 [quote name='simon1964' timestamp='1379418070' post='2212363'] Which of those did McCartney do with the Beatles? I don't remember any clank or clang there. [/quote] Left the flats on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 I don't own a Rickenbacker. However, I own a bass which might politely be called a Japanese, ahem, 'tribute'. I've spent some time trying to find any difference, visual or sonic, between mine and a real Ric. I haven't yet been able to do so. I haven't had an opportunity to play a real Ric but I'm going from demos such as: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsRvPivoXww Whatever others think of my bass, e.g. blasphemy, I just love the sounds I get from this bass. Everything seems to sound good. Playing near or over the neck, or near the bridge, with fingers or a pick, strings played gently or really attacking the string. With effects or without (I got some really nice distorted sounds - though I did so through a non-bass Roland Microcube on headphones - last night). It just seems that whatever I do with this bass, it sounds good. (Must fix that earth problem sometime though). There seems to be tons of versatility. If this isn't a versatile bass, could someone please recommend a bass I should try out to see what real versatility is? I'm only guessing that the same will apply to a real Ric, as when I listen to real Rics they sound the same as what I have (minus modern push-pull cap). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Alsatian Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 I owned a 1982 Rick 4001 for ten years (1992-2002) and found it to be just as versatile as every other two-pickup bass I've owned. It didn't do the burpy bridge-pickup soloed sound, but the Fender US '62 AVRI Jazz that I had from 1998 didn't do the plummy neck pickup sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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