Members thehen Posted December 15, 2005 Members Share Posted December 15, 2005 Originally posted by tim_1002 ...all ric needs to do now is to make a squier/olp/rockbass/tribute version of their bass and they'd conquer the world I don't think so, somehow. One of the main reaons why RIC is so successful is because it's the last of the great American guitar manufacturers that actually builds solely in the United States - entirely hand-made, too. The day RIC sells out to China/Korea is the day I and many other Ric players don't buy anymore Rickenbacker instruments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jazz Ad Posted December 15, 2005 Members Share Posted December 15, 2005 Originally posted by thehen One of the main reaons why RIC is so successful is because it's the last of the great American guitar manufacturers that actually builds solely in the United States - entirely hand-made, too. Music Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thehen Posted December 15, 2005 Members Share Posted December 15, 2005 Originally posted by Jazz Ad Music Man Ah, crap... the SUB are US-made, it seems. I figured they were Korean. OK.. MM and Ric. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Benjamin Posted December 15, 2005 Members Share Posted December 15, 2005 Originally posted by Jazz Ad That would make it a Vigier. Ah so therefore Geezer Butler would have loved Rics had someone not handed him a P bass all those years ago? What is your take on Vigier, Jazz Ad? Haven't you owned one at some point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NV43345 Posted December 15, 2005 Members Share Posted December 15, 2005 My 98 4003. Check over at the Ric forum, maybe you can find a deal on one over there. http://www.rickenbacker.com/forum_index.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tim_1002 Posted December 15, 2005 Members Share Posted December 15, 2005 Originally posted by Jazz Ad Music Man hmmm... wat about olp? in that case olp can make a ric licensed copy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JacieFB Posted December 15, 2005 Members Share Posted December 15, 2005 I want a Ricopotamus for Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members oldivor Posted December 15, 2005 Members Share Posted December 15, 2005 moi aussie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sunburstbasser Posted December 15, 2005 Members Share Posted December 15, 2005 Originally posted by tim_1002 hmmm... wat about olp? in that case olp can make a ric licensed copy I certainly hope they don't. I doubt Ric would let them anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 72Rick Posted December 15, 2005 Members Share Posted December 15, 2005 Hey dude, did you notice that her Ric has a "Wammy Bar" ? She kicks ass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Adrenochrome Posted December 15, 2005 Members Share Posted December 15, 2005 MIJ Shaftsbury, ~74, through neck, going for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 72Rick Posted December 16, 2005 Members Share Posted December 16, 2005 Why give yourself the Shaftsbury when you can have the "Real Deal-Bury"? 74' Walnut, 72' Fire-Glo, 81' Jet-Glo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Slats Posted December 16, 2005 Members Share Posted December 16, 2005 L-1329Senior Member, Maybe our location is close. I had to order one without trying it first. If you PM me maybe I can help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jazz Ad Posted December 16, 2005 Members Share Posted December 16, 2005 Originally posted by Benjamin Ah so therefore Geezer Butler would have loved Rics had someone not handed him a P bass all those years ago? What is your take on Vigier, Jazz Ad? Haven't you owned one at some point? Geezer played a Ric at some point. Vigier basses are just that, Ricks on steroids. Great construction, very comfortable, not cheap at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members L-1329 Posted December 16, 2005 Members Share Posted December 16, 2005 Originally posted by Slats L-1329 Senior Member, Maybe our location is close. I had to order one without trying it first. If you PM me maybe I can help. A most generous offer, but I think knowing the way I fall victim to massive g.a.s. attacks, actually playing one would be the worst thing I could do right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tim_1002 Posted December 16, 2005 Members Share Posted December 16, 2005 Originally posted by sunburstbasser I certainly hope they don't. I doubt Ric would let them anyway. there goes the dream of owning a ric in the next 10 years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sunburstbasser Posted December 16, 2005 Members Share Posted December 16, 2005 Originally posted by tim_1002 there goes the dream of owning a ric in the next 10 years... Ah, put away $150 or more a year and you'll have a brand new one in under 10 years with little effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tim_1002 Posted December 16, 2005 Members Share Posted December 16, 2005 Originally posted by sunburstbasser Ah, put away $150 or more a year and you'll have a brand new one in under 10 years with little effort. haha then i'd have to stop visiting this forum as well cos it gives me so much GAS rickenbackers look so cool and complicated. i guess a cheap knockoff wouldn't look too good. the fenders and musicmans are simple so they're easier to copy i guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sunburstbasser Posted December 16, 2005 Members Share Posted December 16, 2005 Originally posted by tim_1002 haha then i'd have to stop visiting this forum as well cos it gives me so much GAS rickenbackers look so cool and complicated. i guess a cheap knockoff wouldn't look too good. the fenders and musicmans are simple so they're easier to copy i guess. Its not about ease of copying. There have been Ric knockoffs, quite a few times actually. However, unlike Fender, Rickenbacker trademarked their body styles, and can sue anyone who copies them. Fender can sue if the headstock is copied, but nothing else. Rics aren't overly complicated. I mean, I could probably make a knock off and sell it for $600 with some thought. Not a direct knockoff (Fender bridge, no stereo output, probably only 4 knobs) but a knockoff nonetheless. And, I'd get my ass sued for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Benjamin Posted December 16, 2005 Members Share Posted December 16, 2005 Mike Watt and Kera (forget her surname) have matching blue and yellow Rickenbacker shaped basses. Explain why their asses haven't been sued red? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sunburstbasser Posted December 16, 2005 Members Share Posted December 16, 2005 Originally posted by Benjamin Mike Watt and Kera (forget her surname) have matching blue and yellow Rickenbacker shaped basses. Explain why their asses haven't been sued red? Did they make them? Did they market them? I don't believe Ric goes after the owners of Ric knockoffs. They go after the builders. If they are building them in their basements, and selling them to other people, then I don't know why. If its just a pair of basses that they had built for them, they possibly paid Ric to use the Ric body shape to avoid legal issues as well, while agreeing that the shape wouldn't be marketed. Beyond that, I just can't say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Adrenochrome Posted December 16, 2005 Members Share Posted December 16, 2005 Originally posted by 72Rick Why give yourself the Shaftsbury when you can have the "Real Deal-Bury"?74' Walnut, 72' Fire-Glo, 81' Jet-Glo Mornin'I would if I could afford it! I'd also have a 5 and a fretless. What I've got sounds okay and has decent tone and sustain, but I know it's not quite the real deal. A reasonable 2nd hand rick is a month's wages over here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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