Members Undead Sycip Posted February 21, 2008 Members Share Posted February 21, 2008 Pickguardian is a good answer to the thumbrest question. Or you can cut the rear pup cover and fashion a rest also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators isaac42 Posted February 21, 2008 Moderators Share Posted February 21, 2008 I see your point, but... I agree a Jazz can come close to a Geddy tone a la Moving Pictures and the more recent stuff, especially if its signal is processed in a similar way (I think godlike Ged uses lots of compression and boosts the midrange a ton), but can a Jazz sound like Chris Squire on Fragile? Only a few basses have tones so distinctive you can describe them by name - Precision, Jazz, Ric, maybe one or two others. For my money, the Ric is foremost among them. You do know that Squire had an additional pickup in the mute compartment of his Ric, don't you? I don't know exactly when he had it installed. I have the same in one of my Rics, and it brightens the tone considerably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members justinbass Posted February 21, 2008 Author Members Share Posted February 21, 2008 You do know that Squire had an additional pickup in the mute compartment of his Ric, don't you? I don't know exactly when he had it installed. I have the same in one of my Rics, and it brightens the tone considerably. This is news to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lug Posted February 21, 2008 Members Share Posted February 21, 2008 You do know that Squire had an additional pickup in the mute compartment of his Ric, don't you? I don't know exactly when he had it installed. I have the same in one of my Rics, and it brightens the tone considerably.Brightening a Ric. Isn't that akin to trying to help Richard Simmons be less of an introvert, teach Geddy to sing in a higher pitch, teach Rush Limbaugh to be more conservative, or teach Michael Moore to be less biased in his films? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members texasbassplayer Posted February 21, 2008 Members Share Posted February 21, 2008 You do know that Squire had an additional pickup in the mute compartment of his Ric, don't you? Not even close to being true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members texasbassplayer Posted February 21, 2008 Members Share Posted February 21, 2008 You can see my lefty Rics in these shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators isaac42 Posted February 21, 2008 Moderators Share Posted February 21, 2008 This is news to me. And I might be misinformed. It wouldn't be the first time. I found this and thought it interesting: Posted: 11/28/2005 9:23:00 AMNote that a post has been deleted from this thread, which was a mostly fictional account of how Chris's instrument has been serviced here.The bass has been back here a number of times for various types of service. The last time it was here, Grover Jackson planed off the fingerboard and installed a new set of truss rods. A very well known luthier, who I won't embarrass by naming, had done some major repairs and in the course of things allowed the truss rod slot to completely fill up with glue, defeating the action of the original rods. Obviously, this work including refretting and refinishing of the neck.One huge surprise was the fact that the treble pickup was completely disconnected and his tech told us that Chris had never used this pickup, at least for many years now.As it happens, we have two other basses of Chris's in here right now for some parts replacements. http://www.rickenbacker.com/forum_view_thread.asp?thread_id=857&forum=Just_Basses&thread_name=Chris%20Squire's%20Bass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators isaac42 Posted February 21, 2008 Moderators Share Posted February 21, 2008 Not even close to being true. As I said, I may be misinformed. I was assured that it was true, by someone, a long time ago. I can't find anything to back that up, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassdudeguy Posted February 21, 2008 Members Share Posted February 21, 2008 Pickguardian is a good answer to the thumbrest question. Or you can cut the rear pup cover and fashion a rest also. Shes a BEAUTY!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SpaceGhost Posted February 21, 2008 Members Share Posted February 21, 2008 You could reasonably fake a Ric sound with a '70s jazz bass but then it just sounds like an over treble-y Jazz bass - not a ric. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Death Hands Posted February 21, 2008 Members Share Posted February 21, 2008 You could reasonably fake a Ric sound with a '70s jazz bass but then it just sounds like an over treble-y Jazz bass - not a ric. I find that the supertreble is the only tonal nuance of the Ric. The flat thumpy-rubbery sound can be had in many other basses, especially if you use flats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SpaceGhost Posted February 21, 2008 Members Share Posted February 21, 2008 I find that the supertreble is the only tonal nuance of the Ric.The flat thumpy-rubbery sound can be had in many other basses, especially if you use flats. I'm trying to approximate the video in the OP. I have a Ric and anyone who says it's a one trick pony is full of {censored}. I don't mean that as some crazy Ric fascist weirdo but my active Status S1 five string and my Fender Jazz bass are no more "versatile" then my Ric. IMHO, I just don't buy into this versatility bull{censored}. A Jazz sounds like a Jazz, my Status sounds like a Status, and my Ric sounds like a Ric. Edit: By the way, I just ripped this from some random jam my band did (so excuse the sloppyness) but you can still get a pretty righteous bass tone without going super-pick-mayhem: DivShare File - Demon Cleaner sorta.mp3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Death Hands Posted February 21, 2008 Members Share Posted February 21, 2008 I sort of disagree about tones not being versatile. Sloppy playing, but that's one bass, one technique and about seven fairly different tones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SpaceGhost Posted February 21, 2008 Members Share Posted February 21, 2008 I sort of disagree about tones not being versatile. Sloppy playing, but that's one bass, one technique and about seven fairly different tones. Sounds like the same bass just being EQed differently (i.e. pickup selection, etc). I'm terrible about being clear with what I mean but basses can sound different but it doesn't sound, to me, like one bass is inherently more "versatile" then others. Some may prefer one tone for something but that says more about preference then anything else.Maybe I'm just an idiot who doesn't know what he's talking about... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Death Hands Posted February 21, 2008 Members Share Posted February 21, 2008 Sounds like the same bass just being EQed differently (i.e. pickup selection, etc). I'm terrible about being clear with what I mean but basses can sound different but it doesn't sound, to me, like one bass is inherently more "versatile" then others. Some may prefer one tone for something but that says more about preference then anything else. Maybe I'm just an idiot who doesn't know what he's talking about... I can't get my link to work, lol. I'm still listening to your band's jam. Haha. Are you running an EBS multidrive? It's flat, but I've been told that said bass easily emulates the tonal qualities of Jazz, P, and some of the available Ric tones. Not one bass, neccesarily, but one configuration. I get more out of almost ANY two-pickup'ed bass than I do out of almost any single-pup config. It's all about preference, yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SpaceGhost Posted February 22, 2008 Members Share Posted February 22, 2008 I can't get my link to work, lol. I'm still listening to your band's jam. Haha. Are you running an EBS multidrive? It's flat, but I've been told that said bass easily emulates the tonal qualities of Jazz, P, and some of the available Ric tones. Not one bass, neccesarily, but one configuration. I get more out of almost ANY two-pickup'ed bass than I do out of almost any single-pup config.It's all about preference, yeah. I got the link to work myself, it just had a random slash and a duplicate http thing. On that jam it's my EBS HD350 which does have the multidrive in it's gain circuit when cranked (which it is in that recording) but I also have my prized Boss SD-1 modded by Humphrey Audio which ROCKS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Death Hands Posted February 22, 2008 Members Share Posted February 22, 2008 I got the link to work myself, it just had a random slash and a duplicate http thing. On that jam it's my EBS HD350 which does have the multidrive in it's gain circuit when cranked (which it is in that recording) but I also have my prized Boss SD-1 modded by Humphrey Audio which ROCKS. That's a really bitchin' tone, man. Lots of varied forms of aggression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Buddy Clontz Posted March 1, 2008 Members Share Posted March 1, 2008 Here are a few of my favorite guitars. To see the rest check out www.infinityvisualgraphics.com and have a look on "You Tube" as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 82Daion Posted March 1, 2008 Members Share Posted March 1, 2008 Here are a few of my favorite guitars. To see the rest check out www.infinityvisualgraphics.com and have a look on "You Tube" as well. Just FYI, this is a bass forum.You might have better luck with the forums that are for guitars.Just saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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