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I am surprised no one has mention Kramer basses here. Back in the late '70's I
went to my fav guitar shop (money in hand) to purchase a Rickenbacker bass. I
have short fingers and really like a small fast neck. The best thing happened to
me that day. The shop not only had a few Rick's to choose from, they had a
Kramer which, honestly, I had never heard of. After hours of playing, comparing,
etc. I bought the Kramer.
I played this bass over the next 30 years, and it never failed me. I love the
action and have never been able to find a bass at any price that compares. I
presently play a Mosrite, however, strictly for image. I would much rather play
the Kramer (and usually do in the studio) However, my guitar player (also my
son) insists on the image aspect. If I don't play the Mosrite, he stamps his
feet and holds his breath until I do! LMAO You father's out there know what I'm
up against!
I did see a Ricky a while ago that I would have loved to own, however, finances
said no. Maybe some day?
Stewd.............................
----- Original Message -----
From: trainwayne
To:
Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 5:44 PM
Subject: Re: [SurfGuitar101]Ric bass/ Mosrite bass
It's not suprising that "Rickenbacker necks are very Mosrite-y"
Semie Mosely worked for Rickenbacker before he started building
Mosrites. Wouldn't it be closer to say Mosrite necks are very
Rickenbacker-y??
On another note, Mosrite bass prices were pretty much in line with
Precision basses in 1965.....maybe 10-20%
higher. -- In , DP
<noetical1@y...> wrote:
> "The neck reminded me of a Mosrite"
>
> Rickenbacker necks are very Mosrite-y...fast and smooth.
> The 4001 and 4005 basses in particular have fast fast fast
> necks...the diameter is relatively small, and the finish is
> superb.
>
> I agree with your asssessment re: the Ric tone. The Ric
> bass pickups are extra trble-y and bright...they also
> produce a distinct "click" and "growl"...I think Ric
> designed their pickups to enhance bass articulation, and I
> also think they were competing with Fender and Danelectro
> for the "studio bass" title...back then "tic-tac" bass was
> huge.
>
> Although Ric produces a fine bass, in surf it's tone is
> quite overpowering. The Mosrite Bass, on the other hand,
> is surprisingly weak toned...
>
> -dp
>
>
> --- supertwangreverb <supertwangreverb@y...> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > I would think a Rickenbacker guitar would work better for
> > surf than
> > a Rickenbacker bass. Just because the Rick bass has such
> > a distinct
> > tone. Out bassist tried one with us and it was really
> > punchy and
> > ticky, didn't sound like the Fender at all. I was using
> > a
> > Rickenbacker at the same time. We thought we'd be the
> > first surf
> > band to both use Ricks... Anyway I thought the Rick
> > wasn't too bad
> > for surf. The neck reminded me of a Mosrite, and the
> > bridge setup
> > reminded me of my Jaguar. I did put a bigsby on it.
> >
> > Bill
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