Hearing and seeing a Univox brings back my high school days when I worked in a music store in North Bend,Oregon that was a Univox dealer.I'd worked there from 1968 until 1970.Univox made a good copy of a Les Paul back in the early '70s.I was 17 back in 1968.I used to do my own electrical work on my guitars later on.
Hey Dave - got home just as the mailman was delivering my Dave's World t-shirt. All I can say is WOW. Nice job man - professional quality. Logo is super crisp. Love it. Thanks!
We, the Peoples Bass Liberation Front hereby announce that All Your Bass Are Belong To Us ! We require more Bass, so any Bass that is not being spanked hard will be assimilated but any Bass that is getting a proper spanking will produce the necessary vibration that we require ! Spank some Bass Davey boy !
Dave, your videos help remind me of the way my father talks about his customers. To be fair, I worked for him for 10 years, so I'm not exactly a young one, myself. Keep up the great work!
An experienced repair guy knows when to walk away because he already tried to solve those kind of problems before without success ! The time and work involved to untwist that neck outweighs the value of the guitar so unless it's your own and you have plenty of time and you really want to see how good you can make it then it's really not worth it. You could remove the fretboard then plane the neck flat, re-fit the truss rods and glue the fretboard back on etc but you are going to need to re-finish it too and where would that end ? For a luthier in training this could be a good project, it would certainly test their skills and give them some experience.
I know how much Dave LOOOVES RIC basses. I own a 2015 model, and I can attest that much of what as annoying about the vintage ones has been remedied in the current models.
I bought one of those Univox 4001 copies in the late 70's. I took the pickup cover off without destroying the system. I thought at the time, it was a great copy of the Rick. Ran the stereo cable to a 1-18 Peavey of some sort for the neck, and the bridge side to a Silver Fender Bassman 10. Very "Ricky" sound, or so I thought. Swapped it and $100 for a 66 Jazz Bass couple years later. Wonder who came out on that deal?
That is quite a twist in there. It was probably induced by unequal forces in the two truss rods as you mentioned and is certainly not easily or quickly fixed. Might be a wall hanger.
A somewhat older version of this same bass became my main bass for a while in the 80s I knew the Univox was older because it still had the Ric headstock that this one doesn't. I had a real 4003 and bought the Univox to be a backup for the Ric, Strangely in less than a month, the Univox had become my number one and the Ric was now the backup.
Had a Univox Les Paul copy....Played better than any Epi, I'd kill to have that thing again. Really solid guitar for what it was. They were produced in a few different styles and made by a few different manufacturers, AIMS comes to mind also...
Might be a long shot, but figured it's worth mentioning: Lace (yes, the pickup people) and a couple other manufacturers have designed basses with purposely twisted necks like that and it actually works quite well. You may still be able to get this in playable shape because of the way it's twisted. Obviously not something you'd want to spent loads of time on, but might be worth checking out just to see if it's somewhat reasonable. Google "Lace Helix bass" to pull up more info.
I had a 76 mapleglo Ric like that one & it suffered from bent truss rods because somebody didn't know how to adjust it properly.. lucky I was able to get it fixed & sell it.. at least the 4003's are adjusted the normal way
I do remmeeber your "stickininthe backer" story....My 4003 has a rounded edge on the back side... more comfortable & I like the neck way better than the older 4001's.. but I still love my Fenders
Hah, I have one of these and have enjoyed playing it for a few years. The guy I bought it from got fooled into thinking it was a real one, because someone replaced the truss rod cover and pick guard. It's a great bass either way.
As you were saying "i dont know if the camera can pick it up", i was saying "holy smokes!" there is a way to fix it, but it's a pain and probably not worth it. that way would be to make a new neck
Hey Dave, wondering if you've heard anything about the diy kits from www.solomusicgear.com/ i figure the electronics could be upgraded but wanted your opinion. Love your vids!
I've been able to help un-twist a neck with heat and clamping, but it is hit and miss. re that pedal, I always though the brand "NU-X" was pronounced like "nukes"
WTF I am a patreon and to get into the patreon part up until today all I had to do was tap the blue address and it went directly there.Now it wants me to sign into Facebook which I do no belong
I have old Greco (gneco logo) bass with same pickups. This pickups is in very bad condition and also theyre not really good quality. But they sound really naturally and clean. Bridge pickup winding are so sick, so it get out of isolation. And i replaced it by Semour duncan. But japanese copies are really good anyway.
NUX was established in the window of China's reform and opening up - the Shenzhen special economic zone in 2005. Our products are: metronome, music school, the beat - school audio converter, accordatura device, digital drums, effects, pickup, sustain pedal. Our trademarks: Cherub, Musedo, nuX.
Development History: January 1997 The world’s first patent for the Vertical Beat Display invention came out. April 1999 The world’s first Vertical Beat Display Microcomputer Metronome WSM-200 came into the world. July 1999 Cherub was awarded the title “Private Scientific and Technological Enterprises” by Shenzhen Science and Technology Bureau.
***** I understand. I saved up every coin I ever had for 15 years to get my Ric. And I would say it was worth every penny, but I still have a lot of money to spend on it to get it where I want it.
***** yah, John is kind of a twat. XD my dream bass is from a show called FLCL, and it's a left handed Azureglo Ric 4003, (there were like 5 made before John discontinued the color) but unlike the good Sir Paul McCartney (the reason why the character has that bass in the show) I am a righty.
Remember:
Stuff is junk you keep.
Junk is stuff you throw away.
Hearing and seeing a Univox brings back my high school days when I worked in a music store in North Bend,Oregon that was a Univox dealer.I'd worked there from 1968 until 1970.Univox made a good copy of a Les Paul back in the early '70s.I was 17 back in 1968.I used to do my own electrical work on my guitars later on.
You must be like a vet. At first it seems like a cool job, until you realize you're mostly seeing nothing but problems and bad news...
Hey Dave - got home just as the mailman was delivering my Dave's World t-shirt. All I can say is WOW. Nice job man - professional quality. Logo is super crisp. Love it. Thanks!
We, the Peoples Bass Liberation Front hereby announce that All Your Bass Are Belong To Us !
We require more Bass, so any Bass that is not being spanked hard will be assimilated but any Bass that is getting a proper spanking will produce the necessary vibration that we require !
Spank some Bass Davey boy !
Dave, your videos help remind me of the way my father talks about his customers. To be fair, I worked for him for 10 years, so I'm not exactly a young one, myself. Keep up the great work!
An experienced repair guy knows when to walk away because he already tried to solve those kind of problems before without success ! The time and work involved to untwist that neck outweighs the value of the guitar so unless it's your own and you have plenty of time and you really want to see how good you can make it then it's really not worth it.
You could remove the fretboard then plane the neck flat, re-fit the truss rods and glue the fretboard back on etc but you are going to need to re-finish it too and where would that end ? For a luthier in training this could be a good project, it would certainly test their skills and give them some experience.
I know how much Dave LOOOVES RIC basses. I own a 2015 model, and I can attest that much of what as annoying about the vintage ones has been remedied in the current models.
Dave, you're a most hilariously informative guy
I bought one of those Univox 4001 copies in the late 70's. I took the pickup cover off without destroying the system. I thought at the time, it was a great copy of the Rick. Ran the stereo cable to a 1-18 Peavey of some sort for the neck, and the bridge side to a Silver Fender Bassman 10. Very "Ricky" sound, or so I thought. Swapped it and $100 for a 66 Jazz Bass couple years later. Wonder who came out on that deal?
Dang, nice. Hope you held on to that Jazz bass!
That is quite a twist in there. It was probably induced by unequal forces in the two truss rods as you mentioned and is certainly not easily or quickly fixed. Might be a wall hanger.
A somewhat older version of this same bass became my main bass for a while in the 80s I knew the Univox was older because it still had the Ric headstock that this one doesn't. I had a real 4003 and bought the Univox to be a backup for the Ric, Strangely in less than a month, the Univox had become my number one and the Ric was now the backup.
"Sumpin bad happened here..."........I laughed and laughed.
my indelible fix of dave
Had a Univox Les Paul copy....Played better than any Epi, I'd kill to have that thing again. Really solid guitar for what it was. They were produced in a few different styles and made by a few different manufacturers, AIMS comes to mind also...
Looked like there was a piece of tape on the first case that said Warmoth?
I had a little NUX 15watt modelling amp. It actually sounded pretty good... took a beating too.
Dave I received my T Shirt today (i'm in the Netherlands) thanks mate !
Might be a long shot, but figured it's worth mentioning: Lace (yes, the pickup people) and a couple other manufacturers have designed basses with purposely twisted necks like that and it actually works quite well. You may still be able to get this in playable shape because of the way it's twisted. Obviously not something you'd want to spent loads of time on, but might be worth checking out just to see if it's somewhat reasonable. Google "Lace Helix bass" to pull up more info.
That snakeskin case is the bomb!
That is one hurt-baggin' nut the uni-ricky arrived with.
Dave, have you ever managed to fix a twisted neck? I renovated and old guitar which I had lying around in the attic, and ran into this problem.
I had a 76 mapleglo Ric like that one & it suffered from bent truss rods because somebody didn't know how to adjust it properly.. lucky I was able to get it fixed & sell it.. at least the 4003's are adjusted the normal way
I do remmeeber your "stickininthe backer" story....My 4003 has a rounded edge on the back side... more comfortable & I like the neck way better than the older 4001's.. but I still love my Fenders
Thanks Dave... I ordered a XXX Fat boy shirt. Holy Crap, look at that truss rod cover.
Please pass on my thanks to the lady that donated the pedal. I use it all the time!
Lol dave has some mad paper folding skills
Warm colours on that camera Dave?
Am I losing my mind. I thought I saw you do a video on this pedal the other day. Wow. I scared
Did you travel back in time?
Hah, I have one of these and have enjoyed playing it for a few years. The guy I bought it from got fooled into thinking it was a real one, because someone replaced the truss rod cover and pick guard. It's a great bass either way.
Dave, if the truss rods were replaced would that sort the neck out, or is this a situation where the neck is too far gone?
I have one of these, but of way of finding any info on it
Are those NS10s in the background?
no more woofer cone material available since 1999ish.
As you were saying "i dont know if the camera can pick it up", i was saying "holy smokes!"
there is a way to fix it, but it's a pain and probably not worth it. that way would be to make a new neck
Hey Dave, wondering if you've heard anything about the diy kits from www.solomusicgear.com/
i figure the electronics could be upgraded but wanted your opinion. Love your vids!
George Harrison used the Rickenbacker 12 string guitar earlier than Paul's bass, was or are there any faults with the 12 string?
how does the uni sound sompare to the ricky don't loose that number?
I've been able to help un-twist a neck with heat and clamping, but it is hit and miss.
re that pedal, I always though the brand "NU-X" was pronounced like "nukes"
gooched to the point of no return!
If a neck is twisted, is there no way to fix it? What about adjusting the trust rod slowly and waiting a bit, like you usually do?
Dave's World of Fun Stuff I see, keep up the videos!
Where did you buy it?
didn't you show this peddle already?
Right
Yes
Temecula, Ca
That city in CAL. is pronounced TA-MECH-YOU-LA IT's in B.F.E. WAY-east of Los Angeles.
Cheers
That's a nice gooch
I heard that the Rickenbacker basses are crap. Is that true?
Dave had one and smashed it, so what's that tell ya?
Oh yeah, I forgot about that story.
thelongslowgoodbye It was a good story.
Use a go pro cam and set up a monitor.
Hello
Have a nice day
WTF I am a patreon and to get into the patreon part up until today all I had to do was tap the blue address and it went directly there.Now it wants me to sign into Facebook which I do no belong
I have old Greco (gneco logo) bass with same pickups. This pickups is in very bad condition and also theyre not really good quality. But they sound really naturally and clean. Bridge pickup winding are so sick, so it get out of isolation. And i replaced it by Semour duncan. But japanese copies are really good anyway.
NUX was established in the window of China's reform and opening up - the Shenzhen special economic zone in 2005. Our products are: metronome, music school, the beat - school audio converter, accordatura device, digital drums, effects, pickup, sustain pedal.
Our trademarks: Cherub, Musedo, nuX.
Development History:
January 1997 The world’s first patent for the Vertical Beat Display invention came out.
April 1999 The world’s first Vertical Beat Display Microcomputer Metronome WSM-200 came into the world.
July 1999 Cherub was awarded the title “Private Scientific and Technological Enterprises” by Shenzhen Science and Technology Bureau.
>changes playback speed to 1.5x< ah, that's better...
Gooch bass
Ouch!
TUH-MEH-CUE-LAH (fyi don't go there unless you really like getting traffic tickets)
Temecula, Ca. ......................... JRW
Tah-MECK-you- Lah
Hey Dave check out the new Metallica song called dream no more, it's epic, lol, just thought you should know haha
I always take my strap off before I put it away
Shame because it was a nice looking Bass.
Ric copies hurt my heart.
***** to each their own.
***** I understand. I saved up every coin I ever had for 15 years to get my Ric. And I would say it was worth every penny, but I still have a lot of money to spend on it to get it where I want it.
***** I getcha. Dave specifically told me not to, but I'm gonna get my mapleglo 2014 4003 repainted in Azureglo (a color they discontinued in the 80s)
***** yah, John is kind of a twat. XD my dream bass is from a show called FLCL, and it's a left handed Azureglo Ric 4003, (there were like 5 made before John discontinued the color) but unlike the good Sir Paul McCartney (the reason why the character has that bass in the show) I am a righty.
Harubro Haruhara not me
If you dont give me that pedal I will quit your channel...
Tuh Meh' Cue La
I cringed when I saw the neck :/
Why machine that stupid edge around it How silly., It defines it as a pile of shit Where were the designers in the bar lol
Annoying amateur I wouldn't let him within 100 yards of any of my guitars