Tonight Matthew, I’m going to be a Rickenbacker.

prowla

ICBM said:

prowla said:

That's a bolt-on neck (Matsumoku, like my Vorg)

No it's not .

Glued-in neck, not bolt-on or through. A lot of 4001Ss were too.

Ah - 'scuse me...

(Yes, I know about the real Rics - 4000 & 4001S :-) )

prowla

GSPBASSES said:

 

It just so happens I have a Ricky body, I think I might even have a part built neck somewhere, but it doesn't have the fancy inlays in it. the body is not routed for pickups yet. Most of the Ricky's I've built only have the outline shape of the Ricky but have Fenders shape neck. They also built with a P J pick up configuration, with an East per amp. When I built the Ricky below I made two bodies at the same time, I still have the one left.

What's the scale length on that?

GSPBASSES

prowla said:

GSPBASSES said:

 

It just so happens I have a Ricky body, I think I might even have a part built neck somewhere, but it doesn't have the fancy inlays in it. the body is not routed for pickups yet. Most of the Ricky's I've built only have the outline shape of the Ricky but have Fenders shape neck. They also built with a P J pick up configuration, with an East per amp. When I built the Ricky below I made two bodies at the same time, I still have the one left.

What's the scale length on that?

That one is 34”, 5 sting 35”

prowla

GSPBASSES said:

prowla said:

GSPBASSES said:

 

It just so happens I have a Ricky body, I think I might even have a part built neck somewhere, but it doesn't have the fancy inlays in it. the body is not routed for pickups yet. Most of the Ricky's I've built only have the outline shape of the Ricky but have Fenders shape neck. They also built with a P J pick up configuration, with an East per amp. When I built the Ricky below I made two bodies at the same time, I still have the one left.

What's the scale length on that?

That one is 34”, 5 sting 35”

Darn - that's a shame.

GSPBASSES

prowla said

GSPBASSES said:

prowla said:

GSPBASSES said:

 

It just so happens I have a Ricky body, I think I might even have a part built neck somewhere, but it doesn't have the fancy inlays in it. the body is not routed for pickups yet. Most of the Ricky's I've built only have the outline shape of the Ricky but have Fenders shape neck. They also built with a P J pick up configuration, with an East per amp. When I built the Ricky below I made two bodies at the same time, I still have the one left.

What's the scale length on that?

That one is 34”, 5 sting 35”

Darn - that's a shame.

Why?

prowla

GSPBASSES said:

prowla said

GSPBASSES said:

prowla said:

GSPBASSES said:

 

It just so happens I have a Ricky body, I think I might even have a part built neck somewhere, but it doesn't have the fancy inlays in it. the body is not routed for pickups yet. Most of the Ricky's I've built only have the outline shape of the Ricky but have Fenders shape neck. They also built with a P J pick up configuration, with an East per amp. When I built the Ricky below I made two bodies at the same time, I still have the one left.

What's the scale length on that?

That one is 34”, 5 sting 35”

Darn - that's a shame.

Why?

If it had been Ric-scale (33.25") I would've quite liked it! :-)

GSPBASSES

Sorry that bass sold many years ago.

Creed_Clicks

How big a difference would the scale length make ? 

prowla

Creed_Clicks said:

How big a difference would the scale length make ? 

In the case of the Ric copies, the bridge gets shifted up the body and looks odd.

prowla

GSPBASSES said:

Sorry that bass sold many years ago.

Sure - I was thinking about the leftover part-done one... :-)

Creed_Clicks

prowla said:

Creed_Clicks said:

How big a difference would the scale length make ? 

In the case of the Ric copies, the bridge gets shifted up the body and looks odd.

If it looks similar to the pink one in the pics, I wouldn't be too bothered about it. I have some GAS now possibly for the "leftover parts" @GSPBASSES I mean, if I got a Ric style bass build for half the price of a new one, I'd be content! 

Creed_Clicks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsvYwzG0EiU

prowla

Creed_Clicks said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsvYwzG0EiU

He has one or two custom-made fakers.