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olieoliver
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Username: olieoliver

Post Number: 2288
Registered: 2-2006
Posted on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 8:26 am:   Edit Post

Found this killing some time at work.
Is it me or do the first two frets on the bass neck look unplayable? Unless of course you have Spaghetti for fingers.

OO
Hmmmm, post number a coincidence?

(Message edited by olieoliver on April 21, 2009)
adriaan
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Username: adriaan

Post Number: 2178
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 8:32 am:   Edit Post

The picture of the pegheads on http://www.rickbeat.com/ shows enough room:
Rick doubleneck pegheads
bsee
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Username: bsee

Post Number: 2302
Registered: 3-2004
Posted on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 8:34 am:   Edit Post

Actually, it looks like the bass neck is straight and the guitar neck is tilted back. Even though it looks like there's no space from the front, I think there's room for the hand. Of course, this probably makes for a case nightmare.

-bob
olieoliver
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Username: olieoliver

Post Number: 2290
Registered: 2-2006
Posted on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 8:45 am:   Edit Post

HMM, this picture looks a lot different than that one. Shorter scale guitar maybe? (or longer bass or both even)
bsee
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Username: bsee

Post Number: 2303
Registered: 3-2004
Posted on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 8:49 am:   Edit Post

I think it is perspective, Olie. If the guitar neck does angle back, then the straight on view won't look like the pic from an angle. Look at the pic in the listing that is straight on from behind.
olieoliver
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Username: olieoliver

Post Number: 2292
Registered: 2-2006
Posted on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 8:59 am:   Edit Post

I do believe you are right Bob.
Odd how camera angle changes ones perspective on it. These two pix are a fine example.



(Message edited by olieoliver on April 21, 2009)
olieoliver
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Username: olieoliver

Post Number: 2293
Registered: 2-2006
Posted on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 9:02 am:   Edit Post

Rear
hieronymous
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Username: hieronymous

Post Number: 583
Registered: 1-2005
Posted on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 9:20 am:   Edit Post

I just found out myself from a Ric doubleneck owner that the two necks are angled differently.

If you wanna see unplayable frets:

gibson les paul bass
olieoliver
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Username: olieoliver

Post Number: 2297
Registered: 2-2006
Posted on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 10:37 am:   Edit Post

WOW Harry! That looks like someone insinuating a bass player doens't need to be playing solo's or lead fills.
hieronymous
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Username: hieronymous

Post Number: 584
Registered: 1-2005
Posted on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 10:57 am:   Edit Post

I don't know, if that were the case, then they probably wouldn't have put the frets on to begin with! Instead, I enjoy considering the irony of using upright bass thumb position technique on a short scale instrument...
olieoliver
Senior Member
Username: olieoliver

Post Number: 2299
Registered: 2-2006
Posted on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 11:08 am:   Edit Post

It'd be a trick for me. I have trouble enough with my upright. Compound that with horizontal position...
Fortunately for me Alembics are easy-access up there. I play quite a bit in the upper register.

OO
fish
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Username: fish

Post Number: 75
Registered: 6-2006
Posted on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 2:40 pm:   Edit Post

Rick doubleneck...I hate those things.. : )

57basstra
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Username: 57basstra

Post Number: 872
Registered: 4-2005
Posted on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 4:01 pm:   Edit Post

WoW!
olieoliver
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Username: olieoliver

Post Number: 2300
Registered: 2-2006
Posted on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 8:25 pm:   Edit Post

Double WoW!!
jacko
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Username: jacko

Post Number: 2197
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 - 4:32 am:   Edit Post

trip.... never mind. You get the picture ;-)

Graeme
olieoliver
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Username: olieoliver

Post Number: 2301
Registered: 2-2006
Posted on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 - 6:24 am:   Edit Post

Dave, are those all your basses/guitars? If so very impressive collection

OO
fish
Member
Username: fish

Post Number: 76
Registered: 6-2006
Posted on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 - 10:37 am:   Edit Post

Yes Sir.. They were.

The Ric section of my collection is always rotating. Some of them are now gone, other 4080’s now (not pictured) added.
lbpesq
Senior Member
Username: lbpesq

Post Number: 3742
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 - 11:11 am:   Edit Post

Dave:

Wow! Very impressive! Are you married and, if so, how do you get senior management to let you acquire and keep your toys? And oh yea, do you by any chance have twins in your family! lol

Bill, tgo
fish
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Username: fish

Post Number: 77
Registered: 6-2006
Posted on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 - 1:59 pm:   Edit Post

Bill, the wife actually encourages me to buy vintage guitars.

She knows that I enjoy them.

Also, I don’t want to get into how they “out performed” my stock portfolio. : (
lbpesq
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Username: lbpesq

Post Number: 3745
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 - 2:37 pm:   Edit Post

Dave:

My better half still celebrates every time I decrease the collection (and gives me "the look" every time UPS drops off one of those big boxes). As I keep telling her, the guitars are my stock portfolio.

Bill, tgo
llobsterbass
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Username: llobsterbass

Post Number: 51
Registered: 5-2004
Posted on Friday, April 24, 2009 - 1:08 pm:   Edit Post

I can't believe it's not Photoshop! ;)

How long did it take you to acquire that many Rick double-necks? And how many were even made? I'm not sure I've ever seen one for sale, let alone...how many do you have?
eligilam
Intermediate Member
Username: eligilam

Post Number: 169
Registered: 2-2006
Posted on Friday, April 24, 2009 - 1:44 pm:   Edit Post

Hey Fish, I'm going to convert that pic to a full-size poster and hang it in my studio over my puny two-Ric collection.

I remember a post of yours from several months ago on another thread that showed like 15 4001's of all different colors that you had...I was flabberghasted then, but I'm just plain stimied now. What's the full story, here, man???

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