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Connecting => Swap Shop and Wish Lists => Seen on craigslist, eBay, and elsewhere => Topic started by: olieoliver on April 21, 2009, 08:26:29 AM

Title: Double Neck Rick...
Post by: olieoliver on April 21, 2009, 08:26:29 AM: Found this killing some time at work. (http://cgi.ebay.com/1978-Rickenbacker-4080-Double-Neck-Bass-Guitar-WHITE_W0QQitemZ300308862364QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item300308862364&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A0%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50)
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)
Title: Double Neck Rick...
Post by: adriaan on April 21, 2009, 08:32:55 AM: The picture of the pegheads on http://www.rickbeat.com/ (http://www.rickbeat.com/) shows enough room:

(http://alembic.com/club/messages/395/64108.jpg)
Title: Double Neck Rick...
Post by: bsee on April 21, 2009, 08:34:07 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
Title: Double Neck Rick...
Post by: olieoliver on April 21, 2009, 08:45:04 AM: HMM, this picture looks a lot different than that one. Shorter scale guitar maybe? (or longer bass or both even)
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/395/64114.jpg)
Title: Double Neck Rick...
Post by: bsee on April 21, 2009, 08:49:21 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.
Title: Double Neck Rick...
Post by: olieoliver on April 21, 2009, 08:59:31 AM: I do believe you are right Bob.
Odd how camera angle changes ones perspective on it. These two pix are a fine example.

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/395/64120.jpg)

(Message edited by olieoliver on April 21, 2009)
Title: Double Neck Rick...
Post by: olieoliver on April 21, 2009, 09:02:15 AM: Rear
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/395/64123.jpg)
Title: Double Neck Rick...
Post by: hieronymous on April 21, 2009, 09:20:20 AM: I just found out myself from a Ric doubleneck owner that the two necks are angled differently.

If you wanna see unplayable frets:

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/395/64126.jpg)
Title: Double Neck Rick...
Post by: olieoliver on April 21, 2009, 10:37:56 AM: WOW Harry! That looks like someone insinuating a bass player doens't need to be playing solo's or lead fills.
Title: Double Neck Rick...
Post by: hieronymous on April 21, 2009, 10:57:10 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...
Title: Double Neck Rick...
Post by: olieoliver on April 21, 2009, 11:08:20 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
Title: Double Neck Rick...
Post by: fish on April 21, 2009, 02:40:04 PM: Rick doubleneck...I hate those things.. : )

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/395/64133.jpg)
Title: Double Neck Rick...
Post by: 57basstra on April 21, 2009, 04:01:07 PM: WoW!
Title: Double Neck Rick...
Post by: olieoliver on April 21, 2009, 08:25:41 PM: Double WoW!!
Title: Double Neck Rick...
Post by: jacko on April 22, 2009, 04:32:26 AM: trip.... never mind. You get the picture ;-)

Graeme
Title: Double Neck Rick...
Post by: olieoliver on April 22, 2009, 06:24:30 AM: Dave, are those all your basses/guitars? If so very impressive collection

OO
Title: Double Neck Rick...
Post by: fish on April 22, 2009, 10:37:05 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.
Title: Double Neck Rick...
Post by: lbpesq on April 22, 2009, 11:11:09 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
Title: Double Neck Rick...
Post by: fish on April 22, 2009, 01:59:16 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. : (
Title: Double Neck Rick...
Post by: lbpesq on April 22, 2009, 02:37:30 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
Title: Double Neck Rick...
Post by: llobsterbass on April 24, 2009, 01:08:42 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?
Title: Double Neck Rick...
Post by: eligilam on April 24, 2009, 01:44:45 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???