Members REMUS Posted January 19, 2008 Members Share Posted January 19, 2008 Which basses get close to the ric tone? And no, I don't want to buy a real ric. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 82Daion Posted January 19, 2008 Members Share Posted January 19, 2008 First choice would be a P bass. Seriously. Toss a neck pickup in it, and you're even closer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thumper Posted January 19, 2008 Members Share Posted January 19, 2008 Danelectro. Seriously. With rounds and a pick, you get a twang that's similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMS Author Craig Vecchione Posted January 19, 2008 CMS Author Share Posted January 19, 2008 First choice would be a P bass.Seriously.Toss a neck pickup in it, and you're even closer. Gee, I dunno. These are my two basses (Ric and MIA P-bass) and I specifically bought them because they sound so different. The Ric doesn't thump, and you can't get the thump out of the Precision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassgirl9 Posted January 19, 2008 Members Share Posted January 19, 2008 My Pbass hotrod can get fairly ric sounding.. but only with an obscene amount of EQ ing. IMO nothing truly compares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members REMUS Posted January 19, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 19, 2008 I'm digging the idea of the P bass (not a fan of danelectro sorry thumper ) Which pups would be preferable in the neck position? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SB900LE Posted January 19, 2008 Members Share Posted January 19, 2008 Ibanez ATK maybe lotsa tones outta that baby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassdudeguy Posted January 19, 2008 Members Share Posted January 19, 2008 p-bass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 82Daion Posted January 19, 2008 Members Share Posted January 19, 2008 Gee, I dunno. These are my two basses (Ric and MIA P-bass) and I specifically bought them because they sound so different. The Ric doesn't thump, and you can't get the thump out of the Precision. OK, maybe a P-bass with new stainless rounds on it. IME, the bridge pickup of the Rick sounds fairly close to a P, but that's just me. The Ric has a little something extra going on with both pickups going and the treble up, but it's not that different. I dunno. Rics never struck me as having that unusual of a sound, but there's not much out there that can cop exactly that tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members y-o-y Posted January 19, 2008 Members Share Posted January 19, 2008 And no, I don't want to buy a real ric. In that case, maybe a RIC clone would be appropriate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members poomwah Posted January 19, 2008 Members Share Posted January 19, 2008 how about gibson or epiphone? allen woody played gibsons, epis, and ricks on the songs thorazine shuffle, and blind man in the dark, he played a rick, even the guys at gibson thought he was playing a gibson on there. If a rick can sound like a gibson, can a gibson sound like a rick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mytola Posted January 19, 2008 Members Share Posted January 19, 2008 G&L L2000/L2500 can get fairly close. Plus, they can get fairly close to almost anything else as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SpaceGhost Posted January 19, 2008 Members Share Posted January 19, 2008 Who's Ric tone? (If any) There's a massive difference between McCartney's and Squires and since, IMO, no bass sounds exactly like a Ric, it would mean a recommendation of two different basses. If you want that bright tone just grab some SS strings and pick near the bridge. If you're looking for that woody thump, a bass with a neck pickup, tone turned down, pick, and flats. IME, the bridge pickup of the Rick sounds fairly close to a P, but that's just me. The Ric has a little something extra going on with both pickups going and the treble up, but it's not that different. I'll have to chalk that up as you going completely insane. To me, the bridge pickup on my Ric is way too thin to sound anything like a split coil humbucker that the Pbass has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members REMUS Posted January 19, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 19, 2008 Who's Ric tone? (If any) There's a massive difference between McCartney's and Squires and since, IMO, no bass sounds exactly like a Ric, it would mean a recommendation of two different basses. If you want that bright tone just grab some SS strings and pick near the bridge. If you're looking for that woody thump, a bass with a neck pickup, tone turned down, pick, and flats. I'll have to chalk that up as you going completely insane. To me, the bridge pickup on my Ric is way too thin to sound anything like a split coil humbucker that the Pbass has. This is the tone I want: [YOUTUBE]RwL7r29mUPI[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SpaceGhost Posted January 19, 2008 Members Share Posted January 19, 2008 I see he's playing a Ric in the video that sounds like a Jazz bass to me. SS strings and a Jazz bass (maybe something like a '70s jazz bass with the bridge pickup closer to the bridge - thinning out the tone slightly). Edit- Wait, is that the guitar player playing the Ric? It looks like the bassist is playing a P or Jazz bass with a sparkley white pick guard. ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zebra Posted January 19, 2008 Members Share Posted January 19, 2008 In that case, maybe a RIC clone would be appropriate Har har har. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members REMUS Posted January 19, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 19, 2008 I've seen the bassiest use a ric, thunderbird and a Jazz while performing live makes it hard to work out what the sod is using on the recording Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members #6 Posted January 19, 2008 Members Share Posted January 19, 2008 don't have one, but doesn't everyone say that the t40 is a good ric emulator? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 82Daion Posted January 19, 2008 Members Share Posted January 19, 2008 I'll have to chalk that up as you going completely insane. To me, the bridge pickup on my Ric is way too thin to sound anything like a split coil humbucker that the Pbass has. We did a side-by-side test at the last Chicago get-together and came to the conclusion that it was very close. Maybe xOriginalNinjax operates Rics in a very P-like fashion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members REMUS Posted January 19, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 19, 2008 don't have one, but doesn't everyone say that the t40 is a good ric emulator? GMs Gibson Ripper is very RICesque in some of his tracks imho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SpaceGhost Posted January 19, 2008 Members Share Posted January 19, 2008 We did a side-by-side test at the last Chicago get-together and came to the conclusion that it was very close. Maybe xOriginalNinjax operates Rics in a very P-like fashion? There must be something in the water over there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lug Posted January 20, 2008 Members Share Posted January 20, 2008 Everyone here is just wrong with maybe the exception of the Ripper. The correct answer is the mighty T-40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guttermouth Posted January 20, 2008 Members Share Posted January 20, 2008 don't have one, but doesn't everyone say that the t40 is a good ric emulator? +1 those t40 pickups with coils tapped gets pretty damn close.as does the ripper in the 4rd position with the mids rolled out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members willsellout Posted January 20, 2008 Members Share Posted January 20, 2008 Ovation Magnum. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members poomwah Posted January 20, 2008 Members Share Posted January 20, 2008 I am so kicking myself now for defretting the ripper :[ I need to refret it and fix the electronicsit figures that the tone I have been looking for for the past couple years turns out to be a rick, and that I had an instrument that would have given me a similar tone if I hadn't screwed it up about 10 years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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