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mkt3000
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 Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2017 4:14 am Post subject: NBD- Bradley Rickenfaker 4003 |
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I'm in Orlando for the weekend. My sister, her husband and I were supposed to meet for beers at 5:30 in the Ivanhoe neighborhood.
That means a second visit to my new favorite used and vintage guitar shop: Blackbird Vintage Music... since it's around the corner from the bar.
I swear I didn't want to buy anything. My intention was to check out a silver sparkle Ibanez Jet King with P90's, but this bass got my attention and told me to plug it in - so I did. And damnit, it sounded lovely. And the neck was comfortable.
Then it screamed at me: BUY ME YOU BITCH! And since I finally got a job offer last week, I said fuckit, and bought it.
It's a lawsuit era MIJ Bradley Rickenfaker 4003 (I think, it's been a while since I owned a bass). Research says that Bradley was the brand for Matsumoku made products commissioned and sold by by Veneman's Music/Music Emporium in Maryland, close to DC.
Here's a few pics of it:
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sunshiner
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2017 7:39 am Post subject: |
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Ricks have 3-5 degrees headstock angle while most of the modern knockoffs have Gibsonish headstock angle of 14 degrees, which absolutely kills aesthetics in my opinion. This one looks awesome, congrats!
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lorez
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The first bass I had in the 80s was a Japanese Ricky rip-off. This looks great
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Pacafeliz
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2017 10:08 am Post subject: |
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oh hell yeah, i've been lusting for one of these forever. there is NO bass that looks better than these ricks, and i have a special soft spot for these MIJ copies...
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Noirie.
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| Miss my Tokai 4003 now. Looks great! |
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dezb1
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2017 2:16 pm Post subject: |
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A young Peter Hook would approve... as do I
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speedfish
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Congrats! Beautiful bass! 
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Bacchus
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There's a Hondo Lemmy style bass going near me for £400. Bit too pricey and a bit beaten up but it looks cool.
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