RUSH IS A BAND

#2 - Posted 3/1/10 @1:42PM by limelighter [contact]

SWEET. GEDDY'Y AWESOME

#4 - Posted 3/1/10 @1:55PM by Kelly D [contact]

This is kind of awesome.

#6 - Posted 3/1/10 @2:12PM by RUSHGIRL [contact]

Niiice!!!!!!!!!

#8 - Posted 3/1/10 @2:52PM by A Symptom Of Life [contact]

How does it sound? Hehheheheee just kidding...

#10 - Posted 3/1/10 @3:23PM by timintey [contact]

Good one O~. Me, I'm waiting for the double-neck...

#12 - Posted 3/1/10 @3:40PM by broughttoyoubytheletterj [contact]

Nice...great details, that's one heck of a deal at $25 -It's nice to see, somebody not trying to nickel & dime me to death...
It looks like $50 worth of hand-made talent from the pic'.

#14 - Posted 3/1/10 @4:01PM by Lamb Saag [contact]

I usually don't buy any tchotchkes sight unseen, but I would love to have this iconic bass guitar to display in my man cave (so that when my friends with miniature hands come over, we can crank up the stereo and pretend we're Chris Squire and Geddy Lee...)

[note to self: order guitar. find friends with little hands]

#16 - Posted 3/1/10 @4:14PM by Rob

I don't think you could find the real thing for $25!

#18 - Posted 3/1/10 @4:35PM by broughttoyoubytheletterj [contact]

Ummmm.....#16 - coca-cola ? er....?

#20 - Posted 3/1/10 @5:10PM by gag2man [contact]

Just as long as the tour is not 1/4 sized.

#22 - Posted 3/1/10 @6:52PM by snowdog20 [contact]

I think mini replicas of all Neil's drumkits would be popular. I'd have to get them all. My fave is the white one with the double bass used on HYF.

#24 - Posted 3/1/10 @8:09PM by vauxio [contact]

I ordered the Fender replica before Christmas, but sadly they were out of stock. Jason from Axe Heaven graciously sent me the 4001 instead, before they were listed on the site, so I could still give it as a gift. This replica is really kickass! You can really appreciate the design that went into the Rickenbacker.

Thanks to Axe Heaven for their great customer service. =D

#26 - Posted 3/1/10 @10:41PM by brokenstoned [contact]

it's far from precise, nice try though

#28 - Posted 3/2/10 @7:30AM by PetieLee [contact]

I need a Geddy pic to go with this! *tee hee hee*

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Does this replica come with tour dates? Hmmmmmm...





Love da Geddy! Miss da Geddy - but not for very long!!!

#30 - Posted 3/2/10 @8:35AM by axe

If any of you are wondering about the quality, I have the miniature Geddy J-Bass on my desk at work (to go along with the real one at home!) and the detail is quite good, definitely worth the price. It even comes with a miniature guitar stand.

#32 - Posted 3/2/10 @9:08AM by rocinante5m [contact]

WOW!!!!......it's $25 people.....there are some hard people to please around here....feel bad for your companions

I think it's bad a$$....

#34 - Posted 3/2/10 @10:11AM by hermy [contact]

#32...I agree

For $25 I wouldn't expect much more then a do-it-yourself Pinewood Derby kit, but this appears to be a great little replica at steal of a price.

I'm still waiting for the Gump bobble head.............

#36 - Posted 3/2/10 @10:40AM by Kelly D [contact]

Petie, I have that picture framed in my dorm room! Absolutely beautiful!

#38 - Posted 3/2/10 @12:05PM by broughttoyoubytheletterj [contact]

#35...now theres a $5 stamped out peice o crapchkee.

#40 - Posted 3/2/10 @2:45PM by Hemisfears [contact]

Here are my Rickenbacker pins.

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#42 - Posted 3/2/10 @2:47PM by Hemisfears [contact]

For whatever reason, it's not linking to the photo on Photobucket. I tried.

#44 - Posted 3/2/10 @4:22PM by GedHed [contact]

#28: Rockin' pic as always.

#46 - Posted 3/2/10 @6:54PM by glortiz [contact]

#24 vauxio, Jason with Axe Heaven Rocks! I dealt with him several months ago and told him that if he did a Ric 4001 replica, I would get that and Alex's double neck. I have the Geddy Jazz and Alex ES-355, they are sweet!

So yes MMB, we have another toy to order, the collection must be complete!

#48 - Posted 3/2/10 @7:59PM by inturmoil [contact]

This is NOT a Geddy Lee Rickenbacker. Geddy's rics had Badass bridges. That's a standard POS rick bridge. I actually own a 1974 ric that is identical to Geddy's. Complete with Badass bridge. It may even have been one of his, who knows.
Jason

#50 - Posted 3/2/10 @8:13PM by Hemisfears [contact]

The neck woods aren't ebony, they should be rosewood. The inlays are wrong, the top horn is too thin and round, the bottom horn is pointed, the pickup in the neck position is too close to the neck, the pickguard is too big and looks like a V63 model, the bridge pickup should be a bigger chrome piece, the bridge itself is too small, and Geddy removed the stock Rickenbacker bridge and replaced it with a Badass I bridge, the headstock (in the full pic) is wayy wrong in terms of correct shape and from what I remember seeing eariler, did it even say Rickenbacker on it?

For those that think this is a "precise" recreation of Geddy's (or anyone's for that matter) Rickenbacker, you sure have no idea what attention to details is all about.
I wouldn't pay a cent for this.

#52 - Posted 3/2/10 @8:37PM by main monkey business [contact]

Gee Hemisfears....so what do you really think?

#54 - Posted 3/2/10 @8:54PM by TheHonestMan [contact]

#49 - I own Geddy's signature Fender Jazz and can tell you everything about that. But I have always wondered what the difference(s) between the 4001 and 4003 Rickenbackers is(are). I'm thinking about buying one within a year or two, and perhaps you could fill me in?


Yes, it is not exactly the same as Ged's bass. That's ok. Axeheaven wanted to created something that paid tribute to one of the greatest bass players ever, and I think they achieved that. Sure it may have a different neck and bridge, but it still means the same thing. No one is buying this because it's a smaller version of a bass that Geddy used to play. They are buying it because it represents our love of RUSH. I personally will not purchase this, but I still respect and appreciate the work that was required to create it.

#56 - Posted 3/2/10 @9:14PM by Rob

Doesn't Geddy own a 4003 also?....I thought I read somewhere he bought his 4001 right after the band signed with mercury...then around '78 he bought a 4003.


Where's all the Ric fans?? someone elaborate?

#58 - Posted 3/2/10 @9:23PM by TheHonestMan [contact]

#56 - Actually, his first 4001 was a white/cream color one. He plays it in the FBN and Anthem videos. The one he bought in '78 was the black 4001 that the model is replicating. I believe...lol

#60 - Posted 3/2/10 @9:29PM by Hemisfears [contact]

Sorry, should have said S&A tour, not S7A. My bad and the fact that there is no way to edit posts here. Ugggh!

#62 - Posted 3/2/10 @9:31PM by Hemisfears [contact]

Sorry I meant #58. I need a break from this computer.

#64 - Posted 3/2/10 @9:35PM by TheHonestMan [contact]

#59 - That sounds right to me, but I just remembered video of him playing a black Ric before '78. Here's a video from 1975 where he has a black Rickenbacker (and some dance moves too!):

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Here's a video where he plays his white Ric from '74:

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Who knows? LOL. I think I remember seeing a pic of him sitting in a chair with about 5-6 basses surrounding him.

#66 - Posted 3/2/10 @9:48PM by limelighter [contact]

strange but true. alex and geddy do live in rosedale. two blocks apart in fact.

#68 - Posted 3/2/10 @9:53PM by Hemisfears [contact]

#64, that's the first black Rickenbacker he got. He used it from 1974-1977. It's the one seen in the pics on ATWAS and AFTK. He recorded Cygnus X-1 with it.
The difference from that black Rick 4001 and the black Rick 4001 he got in 1978 and used through the Signals tour and later for Bangkok on the S&A tour is the neck pickup is closer to the neck, the headstock is slightly smaller and the pearl inlays are full length. It also had more treble to it's sound wheras the 78-83 Rick is a bit meatier. That bass (74-77) had the white plastic ring around the Badass I bridge and the other black Rick (78-83 & S&A tour Bangkok) has the black plastic ring around the Badass I bridge. In the video clip you posted of it, it still had the original Rickenbacker bridge in it at the time.

#70 - Posted 3/2/10 @10:02PM by TheHonestMan [contact]

#68 - Oooo, I got you now. I didn't know he bought two Rickenbackers (one white and one black) in 1974.

I stumbled across this equipment list. I'm not sure how accurate it is, but the Rick info mirrors what you said so I'm guessing it's right:

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I had no idea he had so many Wals. I'm guessing that his 5-string Wal was the one used for Lock and Key (even though you can play it on a 4-string tuned down a half step like he did on ASOH link ).

Wow, I could talk about basses forever. To those who don't play bass, I'm very sorry :)

#72 - Posted 3/2/10 @10:20PM by Hemisfears [contact]

#70, here's that list:
Rickenbacker 4002
Rickenbacker 4001 (2)
Rickenbacker 3001
Rickenbacker double-neck guitar-bass (4001/standard 12-string Rick with humbucking pickups)
Rickenbacker double-neck guitar-bass (4001/6-string)

Fender Precision (/w Treble pickup, wired in stereo) (tear drop shape)
Fender Jazz Bass (1 is circa '72, 4 others are circa '96)
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(all of those above bases have BadAss bridges)

Yes, all have Badass bridges, but they are the Badass I's except for the 4080 (bass/six string) it has a Badass II bridge, just like the one on his Fender Jazz (black one 1972) The 3001 was rarely used as the old Fender P-Bass (teardrop)

I'll talk (Rickenbacker/Geddy) bass all day. (when I'm home) PM me if you want to.

#74 - Posted 3/2/10 @11:04PM by Ricbass4003 [contact]

#54- The 4001 was discontinued in the early 80's and replaced with the 4003, which is suppose to be an improved version of the 4001. The 4001 has a thinner neck and was designed to take flatwound strings although plenty of players use the roundwounds on them. The truss rod design is different on 4001 vs. 4003. 4003 model has mono and stereo output (use to be called ric-o-sound). 4001 had stereo as an option at one point, before that mono. You might like the feel of the 4001 if you like a slim neck on the 4003 it is thicker. I've played 4001 and liked that the neck was thinner.
I use the Fender Jazz bass (Ged model) for gigs. though I feel that the neck is faster on the ric. I had the tuners on the GL model, I need to change them out. I think on the newer models of geds bass they did do that.

#76 - Posted 3/3/10 @9:10AM by Rob

Only a Rush site would have in-depth conversations about gear!

I like it...and I don't even play!

#78 - Posted 3/3/10 @4:30PM by Ricbass4003 [contact]

#77- John Hall the CEO of Rickenbacker said one time that the 4001 was designed with what string was available at the time which were the flats. The rounds do put much more stress on the trusses but he also pointed out that so many were doing just that when the "new" technology of the rounds came out without any problems. Ric's are built to last. Truss rod system and unibody. Total agreement about the Rick, I baby mine and only gig with the Fender. It will pass from my cold dead hands in my will. If I could afford a Ric tuxedo bass as an investment, I'd do it. I like the look of them. They are very rare.

#75 - I was looking at those and also at hipshot. If you are having good luck with the schallers, I think I might go with them. I haven't heard any first hand feedback regarding the hipshots. I had to buy special strap lock bolts from Ric to be able to use the schaller strap lock system with it. Worth it though. These are now standard on basses from 1995 on up. At least I could use the ones that came with the schaller system with the GL bass so it's uniform.
I had heard that Chris Squire is credited as being the first person to stereo wire his bass. After it worked, Ric came out with the Rick-O-Sound option. The 4001 model he brought in the 60's was mono. He stereo wired it and it had stereo out. So if you are ever on Jeopardy and they ask you that for 1000 you will know the answer. LOL.

#80 - Posted 3/3/10 @9:29PM by Bulldog81 [contact]

Love Geddy's signature bass!!