Considering getting one of these and modding it without going into bankruptcy or feeling guilty butchering a real Ric. I think I prefer the HB body style to the original, I like the symmetry.
I bought the same exact one you got and I received it yesterday in the mail. I have a question. Will Rickenbacker pick ups fit? Because I'm planning modding it with Rickenbacker Pickups.
Might be, just write an mail to T customer service or give them a call. For me it looks like standard single coile size in bridge and mini humbucker on neck. My recommendation, first play a while with the stock pickups before changing to Rickenbacker and try to not think about branding :) Just think they are as close as possible... often the big difference is just in our mind.
The style is just for the look, think more important is to play with distortion then clean for the tone :-). Rickenbacker fretboard inlays looking fantastic, no question.
Considering getting one of these and modding it without going into bankruptcy or feeling guilty butchering a real Ric. I think I prefer the HB body style to the original, I like the symmetry.
good choise
Looks and sounds fantastic! I was planning on buying the red one but you've hit me with a dilemma now cos the black looks incredible!
For me it was the opposite, I was thinking the sunburst would look better for stoner rock playing :-)
Sounds great for this sort of tone. I played one with flats and I think I prefer it to an actual Ric. Sacrilegious, but true.
True, not looking too much to the brand, what matters is the manufactured quality, playability, sound and feel :-)
For £200 that is pretty close to a Rick without having to shelve out Rick bucks!
Exactly :-)
I bought the same exact one you got and I received it yesterday in the mail. I have a question. Will Rickenbacker pick ups fit? Because I'm planning modding it with Rickenbacker Pickups.
Might be, just write an mail to T customer service or give them a call. For me it looks like standard single coile size in bridge and mini humbucker on neck. My recommendation, first play a while with the stock pickups before changing to Rickenbacker and try to not think about branding :) Just think they are as close as possible... often the big difference is just in our mind.
The bridge will fit, the neck will need work. There's a video on UA-cam with a guy replacing the pups with Ric pups
Lemmy used Thunderbird pickups in several of his basses.
Lemme Motorhead sounds sans the Rickenbacker overhead. Might try one.
The style is just for the look, think more important is to play with distortion then clean for the tone :-). Rickenbacker fretboard inlays looking fantastic, no question.
Rickenbacker is much more expensive than a Harley Benton. Lol
What amp/effects are you using?
Blackstar Fly Mini in the gain channel mode / no effects
Lemmy vibs you need microfon stand and stand like him to just kidding rock on
:-) thx
you need more practice, if you're gonna do lemmy's style, he did much more than what you're doing, give "You better Run" a play on this thing
you´re right, I can´t be like him, cause he was Lemmy, the one and only and there will be only Lemmy and no one else :-)
@@fritzsguitars It would be helpful if you played up and down the neck a bit, though. Just a thought for future demos. Good stuff, though.