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He likes a lot of treble no matter what sounds he creates.

This is very interesting. I was really hoping you would use a pick with the string mutes well in contact. I have been trying to find the unique sound of Jon Camp's Rick 4001 on some of the Renaissance orchestral grooves such as "Day Of The Dreamer" (from around 03:30), "Song For All Seasons" and "Kindness (At The End)". The pick attack is huge and richly harmonic, with the sustain immediately falling to a low (almost imperceptible) level. Totally different from the Chris Squire sound. I've been trying for years to emulate that sound on my Rick 4003S and the closest I have managed is picking with the string mutes applied but on my Rick the mute heights are all over the place so impossible to get an even tone acrss all strings. Any advice?

Congratulations!

That "half muted" sound reminds me a lot of an upright bass. The 4004 does that "hollow" sound on the neck pickup really well.

Thank you so very much! We're so used to the "normal" quirks of Fender-style basses and to the badmouthing of the Rickenbacker. It's just different, and once get used to it it's so much fun. I hesitated for a long time, believed in the bad reputation and the hardships of owing one. You are one of the few that goes straight to playing with its sounds without complaining about aesthethics, technicalities and money. Theres more to this bass and it is not a waste of time. It should always be all about playing and enjoying the tools. I tried a few 4003 but the body's angular binding was offputting. Finally got my hands on a 4003S, with flatwound strings, that I really dig and thanks to your encouraging video I had a guide to explore its powers. Cheers from Switzerland!

I wish you would've focused more on the knobs as you were demonstrating

Dang I would never have thought of those ideas and how unique the Ric bridge is. Hearing that fretless bass sound is starting to make me consider putting my stock bridge back in my Ric.

The toaster pickup is important for this. Might have to snag one

Beautiful! Can I ask you what's the song you're playing?

Lovely bass, that Ric - isn't it a 4003S/8, however?

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Rick..😎❤️❤️😱🧐🫠🤯🤯😳🤗enbacker…

Obviously I just ran across this video. I own 2 Peavey T-40's. Both are from their 1st year of production. One is before the patent (it says patent pending) and one is after the patent. I even have a letter from Hartley Peavey discussing the T-40 with me after I wrote him about the Bass. Yes, I have the letter still. To me, and out of my 17 Basses, I really enjoy the T-40's. Thanks for sharing this video.

I own some 4001's but I find myself playing my Jazz basses the majority of time-more tonal options. The Rick is a one trick pony.

I wonder if the horsehoe bridge cover is the key to that hollow tone when playing behind the bridge pickup. And probably the use of real metal. I know a lot of copies use plastic, and current Ric models have the full metal cover instead of having the gap in the middle

So versatile, and I love it. Now I just need the original pick-ups.

Your vocal volume is very quiet. The bass sounds great though.

Fantastic demonstration. Bravo

Back when T-40s were dirt cheap, I pulled the guts out of one & put them in a Jazz. Still my main bass to this day

I caught myself unconsciously lowering the volume on my headphones when the 8 string was played.

Sick riff. Is that improvisated or of what piece it is?

This is like Matteo Mancuso before he existed as such…. Nice playing!

So there are other sounds. I've been playing it as a sitar for decades!

Rickenbacker

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The bass legends of Rickenbacker 4001v63 tones like Chris Squire, Geddy Lee, Paul McCartney, Jackie Fox, Lemmy Kilmister and Maurice Gibb of The Bee Gees.

Ric basses are awesome. You are getting great sounds on this video.

what are the first 3 characters of the serial? (manufacturer/year)

Ten years on and I’m just now seeing this video in 2023.. but man I am sold on the bass. But the weight of the thing is what’s keeping me from getting one.. maybe if if I’m sat down it wouldn’t be so bad

Your audio needs a little boost…

Is it still for sale Bro? this was my first guitar - painted purple by some dudes who were into the Smiths and the Cure before selling it to me for $60. The spring under the bridge had collapsed, but it was awesome. They threw in a grey strap which I put an upside down cross and played thrash metal.

wow kudos for doing this. I didn't know there were three generations of this. I have a red one (not sparkley) from the first generation batch it appears and use it in my Cheap Trick tribute band. Now I'm concerned that I may have an inferior version. Oh well.

I love this video so much. Have a 4001 since 1994. Now I have even more reasons to play it.

Boring, hablas mucho y tocas menos.

video sound far too low to listen to mate.

LOL~ (As Per the Gibby.. First person I've sen saying my Exact Sentiments!!)

Buy P Bass 😄

Na fábrica eles sabiam desses sons secretos?

A bit frustrating - I'm very interested in this video but the Sound is very low and the controls of the Rick are not in the picture.

Like punk never happened... ones more chingy than the other. So what. Next!

t40 gang i have a orignal white one

picked up one of these from a thrift store about the same time this video was made. It's my first bass and after watching these 2 videos I'm feeling good about my "lowly" squire p bass.

Great little vid.First guitar I ever owned. Purchased in the mid 1970s with a tiny Coronet amplifier. Set my guitar playing "career" back about 5 years because the thing was set up so poorly and I knew nothing about setting up guitars back then. "Played it till my fingers bled". LOL. Sold it in the early 1980s and bought myself a real Strat. Playing improved somewhat from that point onwards. But heck, I wish I still had that little Sakai just for the sentimental value. They were very few and far between here in the Land Down Under back then. Even more so today. Cheers!

shut up and play

PLAY

This is an original vintage 1964 Rickenbacker 4001 ? Not a modern reissue ?

I just got me one of these & it’s an amazing bass th-cam.com/video/q4zfMIuJxXA/w-d-xo.html

Hey punk increase the volume of your voice

your voice was way too fucking quiet bubbles

No way you're the same guy who had the long hair in part 1 ! What a transformation... Still a killer bass and wonderful video. That Hofner sound is spot on to me.