NBD - The Bass Which Dares Not Speak Its Name

[LeftyJ]

On 14/05/2025 at 22:31, Happy Jack said:

 

 

Bridge pickup cover has been replaced by the perspex bevel preferred by most Rick players.

 

 

Many, maybe, but most? I've never seen one on a real Rick in the wild.

 

There's a guy in the US who has been selling the Treble bezel since 2008-ish, which fits into the original bridge pickup surround. I had an early smooth one in black, but later designs also came in chrome and optionally with an integrated thumbrest (with choice of a scoop to anchor your thumb into, or a ridge on top). 

[Cosmo Valdemar]

On 14/05/2025 at 21:43, Happy Jack said:

So Pete is in Hobgoblin Music in Cambridge and has stumbled across an all-original Maya which - from a distance - is the spitting image of Macca's later bass. You couldn't make it up. And the shop want silly money for it. As in seriously silly money in the right way ... it's like stumbing back into the 1990s.

 

What did I say? I said BUY! BUY!! 

 

 

 

 

 

Are you going to shave the horns down? 😁

[Cosmo Valdemar]

28 minutes ago, LeftyJ said:

 

Many, maybe, but most? I've never seen one on a real Rick in the wild.

 

There's a guy in the US who has been selling the Treble bezel since 2008-ish, which fits into the original bridge pickup surround. I had an early smooth one in black, but later designs also came in chrome and optionally with an integrated thumbrest (with choice of a scoop to anchor your thumb into, or a ridge on top). 

Tubeampology, I believe. The design of which was later stolen by Rickenbacker who now sell their own inferior version.

 

The funny thing is, RIC always defended their traditionally wonky pickups by claiming they were covered so aren't supposed to be seen, then they go ahead and sell an item designed to replace the cover.

[LeftyJ]

1 hour ago, Cosmo Valdemar said:

Tubeampology, I believe. The design of which was later stolen by Rickenbacker who now sell their own inferior version.

 

That's the one indeed!