Build your DREAM Rickenbacker Bass for less than $400
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Here are the parts I used for this build:
Mod bass kit: sorry these are no longer available anywhere!
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Bartolini neck pickup:
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Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound Jazz bridge pickup:
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Hipshot Rickenbacker replacement bridge:
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mini toggle switches:
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Carbonfiber pickguard and truss cover provided courtesy of:
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To build this bass I started out with this mod bass kit from the fretwire.com, if you haven’t watched it, check out my full review of this kit. And if you decide to order a kit from the fretwire.com don’t forget to use coupon code GUNSNGTRS to save $10 on your order.
Okay let’s get started with this build.
The very first thing I did to this kit was sand down the fret ends with some 320 grit sandpaper. If you recall from my review, those fret ends were really rough and cut up my hand pretty good when I was playing. While I was at it, knowing that I was going to replace the musicman style bridge, I filled all the holes left from it and sanded down the body. Then I leveled and crowned all the frets. I originally thought I might get away with just a fret touch up, but once I started marking all the uneven spaces I quickly realized that this neck just needed to be releveled and start over from square one. If you don’t know how to level and crown your fretboard, check out my video on how to make your own tools, in that video I not only show you how to make the tools necessary for the job, but also how to use them.
For the stain I used Cabot’s tinted grey (replace with actual name). Now I had already glued the neck and body together, but I wanted to leave the back of the neck natural, so I taped it off really good before applying the stain. I actually like it all one color. Not learning my lesson with the tape, I decided to add some dimension by using a little Black rit dye to make it more of a grey burst effect. Luckily this time the tape did its job. . Then using a file I carefully scraped the stain and dye off of the binding for a good clean look. Last thing for the finish, I added my favorite top coat, tung oil. Lots of people recommend that I try different finishes...lots of people don’t know how awesome tung oil is...just sayin...
Okay now it’s time to wire this thing up.
Firstly, huge shoutout to Nikola of nikocarbonworks.com for sending me this awesome carbon fiber pickguard and truss rod cover. If you guys want a carbon fiber pickguard or truss rod cover, niko is your man. Tell him Dan from guns and guitars sent you, he’ll hook you up. For pickups I chose a bartolini rickenbacker replacement neck pickup, and for the bridge I used a Seymour Duncan quarter pound jazz pickup. I bought these pickups used on reverb for $150 total for both. I changed up the wiring too and hot rodded it a bit. I replaced the pickup selector switch with a blend/balance pot, mostly because this quarter pounder is way hotter than the bartolini, so this allows me more control to blend them together better. The other two knobs are a master volume and master tone. And These two switches...well you’ll just have to keep watching to see what they do. I guarantee it’s not what you expect. But total I spent about $15 on the pots and switches and output jack to upgrade the wiring.
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I've always wanted a Ric bass because I love cliff burton
Dude, Cliff's favorite was the Aria Pro II SB. That thing is metal af.
When cliff started he played a rich with a Gibson eb2 neck pickup and a jazz pickup in the bridge.
It wasn't till masters that he changed to the aria ii. Hinge when he passed aria finally came out with his signature bass.
ngl it was FLCL that introduced me to this bass but after hearing how it sounds I want one
@Kurt Cobain Weren't you dead, Kurt?
Scott pilgrim for me. But I’m not a bassist,so I’m good with my guitars
When i saw the video about the DIY kit, i was like, "I want one."
Now I'm seeing this video, and I'm like, "I want THAT one."
haha thanks man, glad you like it.
Guns and Guitars I love your videos, man. The "Build your dream bass video" you did, you casually mention something that totally solved a problem I spent a year trying to figure out. The bass kept making a buzzing sound, and I rewired it a ton of times, replaced parts, etc. It was the shielding touching a screw that it shouldn't have been touching. I'm no luthier (at all), but it was a hobby of mine to build custom guitars and basses. I'd find a nice body on eBay, then match it with a neck and go piece by piece from there. Usually got some pretty nice builds for around $100-$150.
Found out how to do the rick-o-sound. In one row, put your bridge output in the middle. Then wire the top to the top and the bottom to the ring.
I want one...but they discontinued it :(
What you recommend for a dual humbucker set up?
So a couple things: #1: I’m shocked at how great the kit sounded originally! #2: the upgraded kit sounds phenomenal! #3: the attempt at the burst worked out great! It almost gives it a faux carved top look. I really dig it.
+Daniel Bell thanks!
I feel like this is probably the best-designed bass in the world. Not as much of a settings fuster-cluck as the $280 custom Jaguar, but essentially just as useful AND it sounds great. Not to mention it has that awesome Rickenbacker look to it.
Real bummer, they've completely discontinued this kit
Probably due to trademarking issues or Rickenbacker attacking the kit maker
Fretwire released a new kit with all the right pieces, just you have to cut the Ric shape yourself
Drew Wendt That's why I just got the real deal
!!!😳😢😠😠😠💔!!!
I think Pitbull guitars make one, they also make standard Ricki kits and Trinilopez kits
Great job building your Rickenbacker bass. It sucks that the kits are no longer available because I've been wanting a Rickenbacker bass for years because Paul McCartney and Maurice Gibb played them.
I dig that, Benji. I've also wanted one because Geddy Lee and Chris Squire played Rick' basses.
Ooooh, the modded kit has a LOUDER and fuller sound when running both pickups now! I like! :D
Just about every single video of yours that I watch, you give me super fun ideas for a bass of my own.
... Once I can afford to pick up a decent kit to start modding, of course. And learn how to play bass to begin with.
Man, I have a long bass to-do list...
haha, go for it on all accounts! bass is awesome
Take your time , it’s gonna be a long road but it’ll all be worth it
Been playing since 73 and bass is fun as hell. All instruments are but I always drift to bass. Look up Warmoth for some bass parts. I recommend them wholeheartedly. You can mod to your heart's content. It might be better to pick up a used bass for cheap and have a go at that.
Calyo Delphi dude I’m in the exact same position you were in haha
I like this bass more than any Rickenbacker I've ever seen
thanks!
I've only seen one other Ric copy kit, and it was a bolt on. Pretty cool to find a set neck Ric kit. I only wish the body wood had a maple top, even if that would cost more, so a translucent finish would look much nicer. Even so, I may be ordering one, when they have them again (out of stock as of 12/30/17). I would probably do a vintage white gloss lacquer finish, that I think would look great. Pretty cool kit for the money!
The pups in the kit Ric Sound better.
I have a friend who is a luthier and builds only basses. He made a 5 string Ric for Anthony wellington in blue. It had to be sent to another friend of mine to get the correct color of blue shot on in nitro.
@Tyler Keating have you seen Lemmy Kilmisters signature bass its nuts would recommend googling it
That Bartolini pickup is the real star of this demo.
agreed. that thing sounds killer.
The bridge pickup is a bit of a push, but there is no comparison in neck pickups: the Bartolini wins by a country mile.
That bass came out great, love the finish & pickguard
Thanks! the pickguard isn't something I'd normally do, but I'm glad niko offered to send me one, I think it looks really awesome!
Not even kidding, best looking bass I've ever seen.
Build a thunderbird bass
that will be in the near future for sure. I can't wait to do one of those
Guns and Guitars can't wait for that! Sorry I didn't end up buying that once bass you made money got tight. :(
@@deanlokey Better yet build a Fenderbird, the hybrid bass that is a Gibson body with a Fender neck on it. John Enntwistle had a few of these.
This man is changing the game
thanks, that's my goal!
Your playing has gotten so much better than when I first started watching your channel. Sounds super smooth now. I love it.
Dude I love all your guitar builds and once I save up enough I'm definitely gonna buy one from you your craftsmanship is impeccable keep it up bro
Thanks!
you have convinced me to build one of these rickenbaker kits, because like you said i have never been able to talk myself in to spending the 1,300-1,900 hundred dollars to buy a used or new one, but i have always loved the look of them.
Awesome is the first word that comes to mind, the TRS feature is brilliant, bravo. *claps, then stands and claps*
Thanks for the standing ovation!
HOW HAVE I NOT HEARD ABOUT THIS CHANNEL BEFORE?!?!?!??! I've been playing bass for almost 20 years now and just a few years back got bit by the gun bug. GUNS AND GUITARS, BABY!!!!!! WOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The phase issue of the kit could easely be fixed with switching the wire polarity.
Your crossover thing is realy AWESOME! How about a tutorial?
yes it could have, and I'll be keeping that j pickup for another build, it actually sounded pretty good.
Schulze Designs +1 on a tutorial for the crossover. I plan to buy one of these, (when they're back in stock) and would love to have that feature on this bass.
+Guns and Guitars Oh man...tutorials on wiring tricks like this one and I bet that you've got many others for bass and guitars. Man, I have a hard time with all the values involved in electronical parts and features. Phased or unphased pickups...duh?...what? I've heard about it but I still have to really understand it. And there's also splitting humbuckers into single coils but keeping them noiseless. I don't know how many tutorials I would need to check out to finally get a good grasp on electronics. Great outcome with your project by the way. Sounds good and I really like the finish. Color is hard on gray out of 50 shades or what?
The crossover is like the vintage tone circuit on new Rics. It just puts a small (.0047 on an actual ric) capacitor in series with the bridge pickup. Joe Gore has a tutorial either on tone fiend or guitar player called "Three Must Try Wiring Mods" that shows how to do it.
Great video and demonstration! I especially appreciate that you played the same lick thru all settings!
Best sound IMO was your modified combined pickups.
Thanks!
Wow you've really outdone yourself on this one! The finish is just beautiful and it sounds great.
thank you!
Please do more of these kit and upgrade videos! They are absolutely amazing and I love to watch these.
I plan too! just got two more kits in the mail yesterday!
since the fretwire and pitbull guitars stopped selling rickenbackers, this video is, unfortunately, obsolete. :'(
Just came to realise that as well, was gonna build one this summer.. what a shame :/
You could pick up a complete clone and then Refit-Mod...
@@DARTHMOBIUS where can I find one?
Dr Godinho: Try DH Gate perhaps...
Rickenbacker's firey at keeping their copyrights, I guess. There was a Ric 330 copy I was looking at on Reverb, and it kept getting removed.
Not sure I 'get' the relationship between your enthusiasm for guns and your penshant for Rickenbacker basses, but I am nonetheless grateful for your presentation.
There is no relation between guns and guitars. Just my two favorite hobbies. My channel, my rules, haha!
My dude, that looks soooo cool. I'm going to get into building a bass like that for myself. I was already inspired by your Rickenbacker build kit video, but I felt like it didn't look all that good, and the sound wasn't too good either. This video just blew the other one away!
Bought myself a second hand Squier P-bass to learn about modding, swapping out components, repainting,... I'm at a point where I feel comfortable to build a bass from scratch (with a build kit of course). The stain looks so cool, I absolutely love it. I'm going to inspire my bass on yours, man. Always wanted a Rickenbacker charcoal gray bass :)
PS: Don't wanna be that guy to tell you what to do with your channel, but I would love to see a tutorial video on installing the stereo output circuit you were talking about at the end of the video. If that's not too hard to do, of course ;)
Anyway, thanks! Really enjoyed the video, and the inspiration you gave me for a new project of my own ;) Peace, brother!
Your input is always welcome, I will oblige and make a tutorial on the dan o sound feature
Thanks a lot! I'll be looking forward to that :)
Don't leave the crossover part of the circuit out of it. PLEASE!!!
I built up a Warmoth bass a few years back and put Bartolinis in it and I am not too keen with the sound. It is a PJ config so I recently got a Duncan 1/4 p pup and a Fender Super 55 j pup. Can't wait to put them in now to enjoy the passive sound once again. Cool video.
Dan, I would love to see what you could do with one of those $60 Telecaster kits on ebay. That would be fun to see you build and then play through your tube amp for that "Fender" sound on the cheap.
+Todd Zino sounds like a great idea!
Dan, I WAS a Tung oil fan until I ran into an eighty year-old young retired nuclear engineer who turned me on to Danish Oil (okay it too is a Tung oil based product) but it is tinted and blended out into a ready to use oil that is brushed on to soak, then rubbed in with 000 steel wool. You lay on multiple coats until you have both butter soft and a remarkable smooth satin finish (okay, I also use an old scrap of real wool cloth for the finish coat . . .and I ONLY do my rifle stocks and handgun grips in Danish oil from now on out). Expect to spend some quality time with the piece the more "love" and layers you hand rub in will reward you (and when I started building my little guitars, it was a natural and I will tell you it improves the resonance of even the worst wood).
PLAY FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS!!!!
I should have watched the entire video before commenting - while I still don't get the gun thing, I have to say, you're a bloody GENIUS! I shudder to think of the time I have spent trying to achieve through amp manipulation and pickup swapouts what you've done with a couple of switches and a TRS output jack. Kudos!
A Mini Strat - for fun! There is one on the Fretwire site for 60$. Good luck!
that does sound fun! maybe I'll build one for my son
Ever see the cute little mandolin Jim Harvey built that goes on top of a Strat?
I've been debating pulling the trigger (see what I did there?) on a Ric copy for a few years and you just loaded the chamber for me. Awesome stuff, man - thanks!
There should be a fresh shipment of these arriving at the fretwire this week. I have two on backorder at the moment.
4:38 I recognize that Killing in the Name anywhere
What song is that?
@@sherwin1717 its kind of in the name uhhh
@@thesuperballer9 My bad, I forgot how to read for a minute😂
@@sherwin1717 lmaoo fair enough
When you did that crossover thing, not only did the bass get a lowend boost but the treble notes sang better as well. It's like the neck pickup was the stage, and the bridge pickup the singer lol. But seriously it's like you mixed the bass with the flip of a switch. I was interested in this concept since I heard of the ric o sound and billy using it on his yamaha. However, I think you handled this a tad more eloquently. GENIUS!
Thanks! I think it was a nice touch, and you described the crossover tone perfectly!
You said your'e part of a band? You should show us some of your stuff or tell me where to find it. ;)
I mostly play at church these days. My old band when I was in college was called D.S.M (Do Something Meaningful) "In the midst of chaos" was our most popular album, it's available to demo on iTunes. the latest recording I played a couple of tunes on my churches worship album Heights Worship Vol. 2, I play some okay bass lines on the song "Alive." also available to listen to on iTunes.
Guns and Guitars thanks, I'll be sure to look up your band
A thin layer of rubber cement also works great on the small areas that the tape won’t cover well.
I think I’ve seen a Hofner kit on the eBay- that’s peaked my interests.
Both pickups sounded WAY better AFTER. Also, this finish made it a sexy bass. Awesome.
Thanks!
I’d rock that “rick”
the1trueporkchop I'm pickle Rick
Ninja Sandwich pickles are gross.
the1trueporkchop Not if you put Szechuan sauce on them.
For a more even stain of the same type, take some 0000 steel wool, put in a jar, cover with ammonia and screw the lid on for a week. Strain and brush on. Wipe off when the shade suits you.
Great tip! I like my guitars to look ugly so I don’t bother doing extra treatment like pre-stain and stuff like that. Blotchy is cool with me.
Do a video about how to scrape binding!
My two favorite pickups are the neck before and the neck after. Especially the neck after.
yeah that bartolini really sings.
You should try building a Music Man Stingray :o
not a bad idea!
doooo eeettt
Wow! The difference in the sound is crazy! I like that bass a lot. Personally I don’t like the shape of the body but the sound one me over. I need to learn how to install pickups now lol!
I'd love to see you do an RD bass kit. I know pitbull do one at a fraction of the cost of the original 70s gibson basses.
great idea!
Love that you’re being a good dad while making these videos... 😉
you must be referring to the baby monitor in the background of my workshop haha
You should try out the violin base and see the kind of cherry/desert burst ala McCartney. No gloss though, only give it more tung!
I'm all about tung
I love how honest these videos seems to be, also there is not a single build that I do not love. great, great job man
Man ... you've got a big time problem with these videos. The White Falcon? Now a 4001? ... Please ... you've got to get it together! ... And that means ... GET A DONATE BUTTON! ... THESE are OUTSTANDING! ... both the video and your excellent aesthetics on those instruments. (How about a fretless short scale bass ... now that's some major fun.)
haha thanks for the compliments. I'm looking at starting a patreon for donors, but haven't decided what the incentive is yet.
The incentive is skill building. You're making homemade, superior quality, instruments accessible.
Guns and Guitars the incentive is, are you getting fucked over by TH-cam?
Do you build guitars for others from kits? (or parts?) I'd like to have this - rosewood stain the inside, bigsby, etc. A replica of the GHarrison but thinline and bigsby. (laminate rosewood top, rosewood neck, Warmouth) goo.gl/EWvLge
I had a Ric 4003 for a few years (which I changed for a Jag Bass). The changes/set-up you made were always the things that I thought were bit 'lacking' on the Ric: the massive/weirdly-square block/cover for the bridge pickup, and having the pickups sound a bit too 'undefined'/flabby...those pickups sound great! ...also looks amazing. If you haven't done already, you should upload videos on how you did the wiring. Great job, man!
I'll be doing a tutorial on the dan-o-sound feature for sure
Please do.
Hello Dan... I love the tone of your bass....Can u do a tutorial on how u wired ur bass for the crossover and spliting the pickups in stereo ...
I'll probably do a tutorial on my dan o sound mod, but the crossover I'm looking at getting patented before I show everyone how to make it. I'm pretty pleased with that circuit, it was the result of a lot of R&D
I'm intrigued. Although this means you should probably hold onto this bass until your patent application is approved.
Once again you killed it with this build. Are you planning a future video showing us how you wired everything? Really love the carbon pick guard and finish.
I'll do a dan-o-sound tutorial, but I want to get my crossover circuit patented before I show everyone how to make it.
Wow! It's a very cool bass! Did you use pure tung oil (because that stuff can take weeks to cure) or did you use a so called "Tung Oil Finish" ?
+Fabian's Tiny Workshop formby’s tung oil finish. Only 12hrs between coats, I do 3-4 coats. So it still takes time, but not weeks
Dan, I'd love to see what you could come up with for the 5 string kit or the fretless 5 J kit. You never cease to amaze me with the little extras you add into these builds.
Thanks! I’d love to do a fretless, hopefully soon!
I think I'll let you have the fretless; I've got my Ibanez SRF705 for that. I'm thinking of doing the 5 string kit with a Hipshot A, EMG PX soapbar for the neck, JX-CS soap for the bridge, the BQC and Graphtek nut.
WHOOHOO A DISCOUNT!
So I just snagged the Bass Kit you showed this weekend on Amazon, And this video just gave me a bunch of ideas for my sons Bass kit I'm going to build him for graduation. He loves Cliff & Lemmy, So I'm going to try and make a sweet Mix of pick-ups between both sounds they were known for (Hopefully) and make a killer Rock N' Roll / Metal Bass Guitar.
This just broke my heart. Any recommendations for a Rick kit currently being sold?
They are all gone. Maybe alibaba?
Thanks for the vid. I bought this kit after your previous video about it (wired incorrectly...) It's going to be a gift for my 13yo son. I've been sweating doing the finish, this is great.
+Frank De Mascio don’t sweat it man! Relax and enjoy it. There’s nothing you can do to it that sand paper can’t fix.
*Sees a Rickenbucker*
Names that come to my mind:
Lemmy Kilmister
Cliff Burton
Chris Squire
Paul McCartney
Paul DeAmour from Tool.
Geddy Lee
Wow wow WOW that difference in tone and volume is incredible!! It's beautiful and it sounds good. Nice!
RickenBacker: wait, that’s illegal !!!
Could you do a video all about the stereo output? My only thoughts on why it's less common would be cost, and reliability. Simply having two out puts, with the ability to sum to mono mean's less to go wrong, and more standard parts should you need to replace them. Great video man!
+AttitudeCastle yeah...a standard rickenbacker 4003 with Rick o sound is a way more complex circuit with way more that can go wrong...but you could still be right about other manufacturers not doing it. I’ll for sure be posting a tutorial for this later
Loving it! If you want more ideas for kits you could try a diy hofnor bass and a diy rickenbacker 325!
yeah the ric 325 would be awesome!
Guns and Guitars deffinetly! I love the 325, obviously from John Lennons sound in the beatles
I had a 1973 Rick 4001 for 35 years, but it was always a little too big for me. But it was so cool- and I was young and adjusted. Enter arthritis, and I just couldn’t play it for more than 20 min without pain. I sold it and am looking for a decent short-scale.
Build a Hollow Body bass.
+Pedro Alexánder Rodríguez Chacón how about a semi hollow 335? I think that’ll be soon
Dude you are one heck of a bassist didn't expect that level of mastery to be honest
I started playing rics beacuse of Paul D'Amour from TOOL dude played a ric bass like electric guitar chords and all the other tricks we use
Interesting idea.I like the shape and feel of the ric,and I have one,but having another that plays like a ric but has other sounds available is a cool idea.
The flying v bass on bargain musician looks cool. You outta give that a try.
I'll look into it
The Murdoc Nicals signature?
Guns and Guitars I really liked that p style bass you did with the one humbucker, but it's no longer in their site. So, the flying v bass is really the only one they have that interests me. I just haven't 9ulled the trigger yet.
I have a Rickenbacker 4001 from the mid ‘70s and love it. I viewed the Rickenbacker copy build and like it. The sound has good bass, its smooth and rich even though it lacks that raw Ric sound. That said, back in the '70's I modified my stock Ric to allow for a little more versatility and to get a more smoother sound sort of a combo between the J&K Lado and the highly coveted B.C. Rich basses, and managed to keep that raw Ric sound I love. I installed a series parallel switch and capacitor in and out switch for the treble pickup. Hahaha they do now on the 4003 to warm the treble pickup up and down. I also additionally wrapped the stock t-pick up. You puritans are gonna shit your pants but check this out. I added DiMarzio pre-bass pick ups, middle position. They work very well along side of the hot Ric treble p/up. The sound is insane and because of the series/capacitor switches I could have a ton of sound.
I thought your treble pick up was a little close to the bridge for playing purposes, but you can remove the guard and ditch it. Sounds good…!!
As someone who's held and played a Ric that wasn't set up, but has no guitar building experience, I have 3 questions:
1. What is the best way to wire this kit?
2. Did you change out the strings that came with the kit to better ones?
3. Do you think the stock pickups are as good as another brand like Seymour Duncan?
the stock pickups are not as good as duncans. not even close. wiring is a matter of personal preference, I prefer a blend knob or separate volumes for blending pickups instead of the selector switch, but again, that's personal preference. Usually I do change out the strings, but I realized when I was done with the bass that I didn't have another set on hand, so I actually used the kits strings again. but it would've sounded better with some name brand strings for sure.
Thanks for the response, I honestly wonder how this kit would sound with a set of hot Seymour Duncan pickups in it, I'm looking at those for the kit I plan to get, as well as light gauge strings, honestly glad I found these, because $4,000 on a real ric is too much for my blood, and making a custom one for 10 times less, is honestly way more rewarding
I really wish a company made a kit for a rickenbacker 480/481 pretty much the same look of the bass but in a smaller 6 string guitar version. I'd buy one in a heartbeat.
I love Ric basses and always wanted to build a clone. Shitty you can’t buy the kit anymore
A builder who gets it! I just subbed. That is brilliant, having more control over the range of freq's is the stuff that production dreams are made of when creating new unique sounds for a song or band in general without having to rely on post production effects. I just love your approach and don't know what else to say. I am all in here. Thx!
I prefered the brightness of the stock bridge pickup
i did too, but he got the new pickup to stand out in a band mix
HoshiHearts RetroGaming depends on the mix, for metal, it might be a bad choice
soloed I agree the kit pickup sounded great. but even in metal, the brightness above 2-3k will compete too much with the guitars and cymbals and will get lost. 1-2k is the sweet spot.
Doug Payne all i'm saying is : I would have preferred a brighter bridge pickup, and I'm talking only about the bridge pickup, of course out of phase pickups sounds lame
Sounds like all the before clips were done with tone halfway down with it opened for the after clips. Amazing what some new electronics can do. I remember hating the tone knob on an old guitar until I replaced it with a slightly different value cap.
Dan, I really enjoy your videos. Can I ask where you hail from? I don't hear a hint of accent, so I wonder if you share my California one. I really love this "Cheap kit" then "Trick out the kit" videos, they are very interesting and educational, and also happen to be exactly how I approach guitars. How about a tele kit? How about a DIY pedal or amp kit like BYOC or something?
you are correct sir, born and raised in OC california. I now live in AZ, where are the california gun lovers eventually move to...haha
I am really glad I found your channel you are becoming my favorite channel!!
Thanks! I'm glad you found it too!
I would like to see you do a double neck strat kit. I did one and its cool but you could do better. My wife got the kit from amazon. $259.00
thanks for the suggestion!
Guns and Guitars - I changed the pickups for guitar Fetish pickups. Better quality. I changed the bottom one into a baritone guitar.
Guns and Guitars - .....and I love the tung oil finish.
Long time follower. This is the best build yet! Ricks usually leave me cold, but I´m definitely fan of this one. Great showcase too.
thank you!
AUTO WAH REVIEW PLEASE
thanks for the suggestion, I'll look into it!
You don’t see your kind of setup in other basses because neither bass players or companies put that much thought into consumer level basses. You have to go custom or high-end basses or a custom built one and guys like me just can’t do that.
I bought my Rickenbacker 4001 in’83 for $650. Had I of kept it it would worth a lot more. Gear in the 80’s was so cheap. I want to build or get a bass just like what you built. I’m so big on recording in unique ways that your version of Rick-O-Sound on one input jack would be awesome! Glad I found your channel! I love both guns and guitars!
Mind blown ... All the wiring mods .. where can I learn more
I'll be doing a tutorial on the dan o sound mod, but the crossover circuit I'm looking to get patented before I show everyone how to make it.
Dan, that is a very good answer, albeit unfortunate for the rest of us! (Adam, you beat me to asking!) It's a great idea and you deserve the credit and compensation for figuring it out. Although I wish that you'd just give it away, I'm glad to see that you aren't just giving away your great ideas! To the worker goes the wage. Now get that patent and sell it so I can buy one.
My Ampeg SVT 4 PRO had onboard bi-amp with a crossover frequency control. Awesome. I miss that amp!
That thing is nice I wouldn't sell it
the struggle is real
New subscriber, not enough kit guitar builders out there. I am a keen leaner, and your videos are making me excited to build myself one!
Awesome! Glad I could inspire
Guns and Guitars will show you how it’s done down under
Discontinued. Thanks, Rickenbacker. :/
@Brendan Mather Seriously why can't Rickenbacker start a bloody budget series! Squire, Sterling and Epiphone are laughing their asses off at them!
That quarter pound pickup sounds AWESOME, I might be picking up a set for my 71 fender since one of the originals is busted
+cyko phor I think it’s a great tone. Really thick in the right places
How much for that one?
haven't nailed down a price yet, usually it's the cost of parts, hard case and shipping, plus $200 for my labor. But my wife and I both really love this one, so that adds value. my guess is that it'll be in the $800 range...we'll see
Those pickups really made a difference. Nice build!
For the bridge pick up I used a JBE J-STYLE pick up. It has two long curved bars that run parallel to each other instead of coils so there is nothing to line up and it looks sweet. For the neck pick up i went with a Lace Alumitone Razor pick up. These are some amazing and incredible sounding pick ups.
This channel is quickly becoming one of my favorites! great job man
Thanks!
the hipshot bridge is a great upgrade to any rickenbacker and i like the pick ups your running too just a good job all around
Thanks!
I want that bass. Looks and sounds badass
The pickup change made a startling difference in the sound
I love this Bass guitar video as I want to build one soon. You make the selection of my next kit easy.
Wow that after tone is just crazy good!
I actually think this looks better than quite a few genuine Rics, great job man
I like what you did there with that Rick kit. Nice.
You nailed the finish!