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"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 <> wrote:
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> 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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> 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...
Rick long scale bass, Mosrite short scale. That could be a major
factor in your difference.
Bill
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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Actually, the Mosrite I had 1972 Made in Calif. model was a
full scale bass (34")...I ran flat wounds...it was sort of
murky...not bright like you'd might expect. Definately not
bright like a Ric.
dp
--- supertwangreverb <> wrote:
>
>
>
> > 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...
>
> Rick long scale bass, Mosrite short scale. That could be
> a major
> factor in your difference.
>
> Bill
>
>
>
>
>
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> --------------------~-->
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> souvenirs,
> Web-only video and bid on the Lincoln Fry prop charity
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