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JSett wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 25, 2024 12:29 pm

fuzzjunkie wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 23, 2024 8:40 am

there were plenty of women playing Rick guitars and basses for Indy bands.

Tow that spring to ming are Weldy Melvoin (Prince) and Susanna Hoff's (Bangles). Both favoured Rics at times

I was thinking of Brix Smith from the Fall and Kat Bjelland from Babes in Toyland. Brix played a white 330 with black hardware and Kat had a red 425 (with a single cornetto).

In the ‘90s Austin scene there were a few. I remember the guitarist for Sincola playing a 360 and 2-3 women playing Rick basses. The bassist for Black Flag played a 4001, or it might have been a 4003? I think her name was Kira and she had a blue Rick. Dominique Davalos played a black 4003 for a while but usually she plays a red Jaguar or a vintage Precision bass with Kathy Valentine from the Go-Gos.

fuzzjunkie wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 25, 2024 1:23 pm

Ahh, yeah, Kira Roessler was a Ric bassist actually now you mention it. And the story around them hiring her but insisting she finishes school (so adjusted their touring pattern to suit) is a solid lesson in punk responsibility



Also, not sure if she's been mentioned, but Jenny from Warpaint has a white Ric bass that seems to be her baby. And she's SUCH a great bassist

I can see a Ric bass in my future

JSett wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 25, 2024 9:37 pm

Also, not sure if she's been mentioned, but Jenny from Warpaint has a white Ric bass that seems to be her baby. And she's SUCH a great bassist

Yeah man she is, lot of groove. I wonder if she uses the Rick-O-Sound feature of her bass... I assumed it was two mono outputs so whatever setting you had went to two different amps, but it's actually way more complex than that; stereo jack that needs a Y-splitter to separate the pickups to different amps, sounds awesome. Sweetwater piece here with sound clips.

JSett wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 25, 2024 9:40 pm

I can see a Ric bass in my future

A lot of people complain about playability but I’ve never tried one I didn’t like. One day I’ll have one. The best bass tone I’ve ever played is still a ‘77 4001 through an Ampeg B-15N. It was a long time ago, but it was thick and punchy and glorious.

F15hface wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 26, 2024 5:02 am

JSett wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 25, 2024 9:40 pm

I can see a Ric bass in my future

A lot of people complain about playability but I’ve never tried one I didn’t like. One day I’ll have one. The best bass tone I’ve ever played is still a ‘77 4001 through an Ampeg B-15N. It was a long time ago, but it was thick and punchy and glorious.

The only thing that puts me off is apparently they have a p-bass nut width, which I don't tend to like. I need to do some digging and see if there's any years that they slimmed at all.

JSett wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 26, 2024 7:12 am

F15hface wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 26, 2024 5:02 am

JSett wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 25, 2024 9:40 pm

I can see a Ric bass in my future

A lot of people complain about playability but I’ve never tried one I didn’t like. One day I’ll have one. The best bass tone I’ve ever played is still a ‘77 4001 through an Ampeg B-15N. It was a long time ago, but it was thick and punchy and glorious.

The only thing that puts me off is apparently they have a p-bass nut width, which I don't tend to like. I need to do some digging and see if there's any years that they slimmed at all.

To me they generally feel narrower than a P, but definitely not to the same extent as a J. Perhaps this is helped by the string spacing staying tighter down the neck.

JSett wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 26, 2024 7:12 am

F15hface wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 26, 2024 5:02 am

JSett wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 25, 2024 9:40 pm

I can see a Ric bass in my future

A lot of people complain about playability but I’ve never tried one I didn’t like. One day I’ll have one. The best bass tone I’ve ever played is still a ‘77 4001 through an Ampeg B-15N. It was a long time ago, but it was thick and punchy and glorious.

The only thing that puts me off is apparently they have a p-bass nut width, which I don't tend to like. I need to do some digging and see if there's any years that they slimmed at all.

FWIW I had a 2013 4003 for a while, and while I would say the neck was narrower than a P but not as narrow as a J, and it did sound fantastic, it had a chunky flat backed U shaped profile that I really didn't get along with. Sometimes I miss it because it sounded and looked amazing, but I do not miss playing it. I'm sure other years have other profiles, but I'm actually still yet to come across another 4000 series in the wild to find out.