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Finally - a good looking Ricky!

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fretmeisterfretmeister Frets: 22257
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That's perfect!
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  • GavRichListGavRichList Frets: 6860
    Trigger warning click bait 
    https://open.spotify.com/artist/350MeprlGRHZw73mPOJG2x?si=5stis2yVTPSxTKpEizaQ3g
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  • FunkfingersFunkfingers Frets: 13312
    In before RIC lawyers sue Stuart Spector's ass.
    Be seeing you.
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  • prowlaprowla Frets: 4680
    Old news. 
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  • stickyfiddlestickyfiddle Frets: 24852
    Yeah it’s gonna be a no from me dawg
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  • fretmeisterfretmeister Frets: 22257
    Funkfingers said:
    In before RIC lawyers sue Stuart Spector's ass.
    John Hall has retired and is now living in Wales.

    Other companies are now trying their luck again.

    Anyway - this SpecRick was a 1 off for Kip Winger. Never offered for sale anywhere so no drama.
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  • LastMantraLastMantra Frets: 3819
    edited March 2023
    Looks good.

    Still just looks like a ric to me.
    The basses always look much better than the guitars. IMO. 
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  • SporkySporky Frets: 23802
    stickyfiddle said:
    Yeah it’s gonna be a no from me dawg
    I've always admired how street you are.
    "[Sporky] brings a certain vibe and dignity to the forum."
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  • stickyfiddlestickyfiddle Frets: 24852
    edited March 2023
    Sporky said:
    Yeah it’s gonna be a no from me dawg
    I've always admired how street you are.
    Why thank you my good man! Innit!
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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 69426
    Meh. A generic modern bass with a Rickenbacker body shape.

    "Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski

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  • GoFishGoFish Frets: 1082
    Looks like a Rokinbetter.
    Ten years too late and still getting it wrong
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  • prowlaprowla Frets: 4680
    edited March 2023
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  • stickyfiddlestickyfiddle Frets: 24852
    To be fair, I don't hate the idea of a Rick with different pickups. But I like the Taka Hirose approach


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  • prowlaprowla Frets: 4680

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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 69426
    prowla said:

    Horrific. It looks like one of those Tiesco-made 1970s copies. While it probably plays better and might sound better - although not necessarily - it's still far less interesting.

    "Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski

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  • PhilKingPhilKing Frets: 1391
    Mine's a 72 that's had a bit of a rough life.  I got it as just a body back in 1982 and managed to get  a Ric pickup for the neck position.  The bridge is a SD SMB-4A Musicman pickup and the bridge is a Hipshot replacement.  There is also no lacquer on the fingerboard and it is refretted with bass frets.  It has a master volume, active treble and bass and the switch is series/parallel for the SD.  The machine heads are original!


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  • DominicDominic Frets: 15285
    stickyfiddle said:
    Sporky said:
    Yeah it’s gonna be a no from me dawg
    I've always admired how street you are.
    Why thank you my good man! Innit!
    Just stay in your ends bro .....stop gettin nif
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  • prowlaprowla Frets: 4680
    ICBM said:
    prowla said:

    Horrific. It looks like one of those Tiesco-made 1970s copies. While it probably plays better and might sound better - although not necessarily - it's still far less interesting.

    It's a Chickenbacker with a non-infringing shape (so effectively the worst of both worlds).
    It looks as good as the one in the OP, though!
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  • prowlaprowla Frets: 4680
    PhilKing said:
    Mine's a 72 that's had a bit of a rough life.  I got it as just a body back in 1982 and managed to get  a Ric pickup for the neck position.  The bridge is a SD SMB-4A Musicman pickup and the bridge is a Hipshot replacement.  There is also no lacquer on the fingerboard and it is refretted with bass frets.  It has a master volume, active treble and bass and the switch is series/parallel for the SD.  The machine heads are original!



    My '72 had similar variations; I fitted an SD humbucker to try and deal with noise/feedback whilst playing clubs in the 80s. It also had a Badass bridge, but I never quite gelled with that and subsequently put a Hipshot on it.


    It's now been reverted to stock ('cos I like it better that way!).
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  • historyisjunkhistoryisjunk Frets: 498
    Afraid I don't see the point of the one in the first picture. I assume it probably sounds like a Fender anyway (unless there are some special active electronics) The originals still look the best, to me anyway. I do understand why people have trouble with the tailpiece/bridge & the cover over the bridge pickup.
    Trading feedback here
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