Double Neck Rick...

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Author Message olieoliver Senior Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 2288 Registered: 2-2006 Posted on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 8:26 am:    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 Senior Member Username: adriaan Post Number: 2178 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 8:32 am:    The picture of the pegheads on http://www.rickbeat.com/ shows enough room: bsee Senior Member Username: bsee Post Number: 2302 Registered: 3-2004 Posted on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 8:34 am:    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 Senior Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 2290 Registered: 2-2006 Posted on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 8:45 am:    HMM, this picture looks a lot different than that one. Shorter scale guitar maybe? (or longer bass or both even) bsee Senior Member Username: bsee Post Number: 2303 Registered: 3-2004 Posted on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 8:49 am:    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 Senior Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 2292 Registered: 2-2006 Posted on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 8:59 am:    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 Senior Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 2293 Registered: 2-2006 Posted on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 9:02 am:    Rear hieronymous Senior Member Username: hieronymous Post Number: 583 Registered: 1-2005 Posted on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 9:20 am:    I just found out myself from a Ric doubleneck owner that the two necks are angled differently. If you wanna see unplayable frets: olieoliver Senior Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 2297 Registered: 2-2006 Posted on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 10:37 am:    WOW Harry! That looks like someone insinuating a bass player doens't need to be playing solo's or lead fills. hieronymous Senior Member Username: hieronymous Post Number: 584 Registered: 1-2005 Posted on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 10:57 am:    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:    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 Member Username: fish Post Number: 75 Registered: 6-2006 Posted on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 2:40 pm:    Rick doubleneck...I hate those things.. : ) 57basstra Senior Member Username: 57basstra Post Number: 872 Registered: 4-2005 Posted on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 4:01 pm:    WoW! olieoliver Senior Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 2300 Registered: 2-2006 Posted on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 8:25 pm:    Double WoW!! jacko Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 2197 Registered: 10-2002 Posted on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 - 4:32 am:    trip.... never mind. You get the picture ;-) Graeme olieoliver Senior Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 2301 Registered: 2-2006 Posted on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 - 6:24 am:    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:    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:    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 Member Username: fish Post Number: 77 Registered: 6-2006 Posted on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 - 1:59 pm:    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 Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 3745 Registered: 7-2004 Posted on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 - 2:37 pm:    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 Member Username: llobsterbass Post Number: 51 Registered: 5-2004 Posted on Friday, April 24, 2009 - 1:08 pm:    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:    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???