+marc najjar Hey Marc, I have always wanted to see Vinum Sabbathi by Electric Wizard played on bass. I think it is a ridiculously heavy song that you have the all the toys to create. And if you are looking fgor more good fuzz pedals, I really like Boba Fuzz by DopeFx.
L-MAN Duderino I think Chris used a J Bass in Going For The One. I might be wrong though. I know he did in some song, I’m just not sure which. I think it’s that one though.
there are many things i love about you my beautiful golden baby Marc, but what i love the most is that you don't play some fucked up slaps and crazy bass jerking shit like every other bass or bass amp videos. you just play for the instrument making it the best showcase of the components you are using. making it the best bass demo in this galaxy. keep it up baby
IMO no bass sounds as good with overdrive and distortion as a Rickenbacker. P-basses sound great when driven, too, but as you crank the gain the Ric starts to win.
Nice video. It was my understanding that the S series was the entry level model and in England,mid 60's, was the only one available. If memory serves, there were only 5 shipped with Davies from the Kinks getting the first,Entwistle the second and Squire the third. Paul was given one at the Sullivan show with George and John, but it was right handed. He didn't get a lefty until Rubber Soul.
I think most people who doesn't have rick thinks thats the only sound it has...If i want mine can sound deep as pbass... But for straightforward good rock, we love that fuzz in its natural sound...
Awesome video, but your explanation of the vintage/modern push/pull is backwards. The Vintage mode doesn't put in a cap, and a cap can't add anything to an instrument's tone. The old 4001s had a cap to act as a high pass filter to cut low end so you could run the Ric-O-Sound through a guitar amp. Most folks bypassed or cut that cap out because it sounds better without it. The vintage mode is the sound with the cap, the modern bypasses it. It sounds brighter with the cap in the signal because its cutting low-end.
Bo Dan Petersen 4001s have frets with a higher brass content and wear more easily than the ones they started using on the 4003s, and the truss rod is adjusted unconventionally. Newer 4003s are definitely more road worthy and more serviceable with the updated trussrod system and stronger fretwire, the pickups are also beefier, they have adjustable polepieces now, and you have the option to cut the cap out of the circuit or put it back in with that push pull, so they're also more versatile. Finally, the older Ric basses have a taller bridge pickup mounting ring where the strings are, so sometimes, they can get in the way when you would want your action lower or they might choke your sustain if you pick too hard. Newer 4003s have the metal edges cut away so the strings can go lower and they are less in the way when you need to get your fingers under the strings. Mechanically and technically, there is no reason to bother getting a 4001 anymore, that's why they have been discontinued and remain that way. Even the reissues of the 4001 made recently have the new frets and truss rods with modern wound pickups, even the horseshoe/toaster combos they make. If you're a vintage collector, 4001s are cool to have if you can afford one.
I'm new to Rickenbackers, so forgive me for asking silly questions. I've heard that the stock Ric bridge is terrible & that I need to buy a Hipshot replacement bridge immediately if I don't want every bridge problem imaginable. Is this true? Or is it only the original vintage Ric basses that have bad bridges? I've heard people complain that the neck pickup isn't any good & never to use it, only use the bridge pickup. Is this true? Cuz if it is, I can always replace the stock neck pickup with a Nordstrand one. They have a direct replacement neck pu. I know Nordstrands sound good. I'm really surprised that Ric basses have a pickup selector toggle switch, instead of two volume controls or a blend control, so you can blend the pickups together, like on a Jazz bass. Why did Rickenbacker not go that route? Is there any real particular reason, or could I just Uninstall the toggle switch & wire in a blend control? I don't want to do something to ruin the classic Ric sound if the toggle switch is there for some important reason. Thanks!
Sound wise: stereo output on 4003. Optical: block inlays and binding on 4003 Other: Same wood, pickups atc 4003s is easier to play (personal opinion) and if you dont use stereo 4003s is the way to go.
Hey, I have recently come across your channel and I am really enjoying the content. Would you have a suggestion for a guitar for people who are new, I have had some experience with acoustic so I want to get into the electric guitar. I don't have a huge budget but I can spend a bit. Thanks for the help.
+KnightHawk One of my biggest recommendations is to go down to a local music store and play around for a bit, try and find something you like. That can at least give you an idea on what you might want to get.
McCartney, water and quaife all used flat wounds which are very bassy and give a thump sound rather than the roundwounds you hear on this video which are much trebly. There was only flat wounds back in the mid 60's.
+Robert Marron Other videos show people playing previous editions of the 4003s and reissues or the old 60's 4001, sounding bassier than here. However, in musiciansfriend.com there is a comment saying it doesn't have the Rick-O Sound and players need the string you are referring. Do I sound ala Chris Squire, Geddy Lee and Lemmy with Standard strings ? Didn't Squire rewired his bass to sound like he did?. Andy Warren (Adam And The Ants, Monochrome Set) played a '60s example in the '70s but he sounded like the former. However, Barry Adamson (who added a mudbucker in the neck) played one with Magazine and sounded very early Pink Floyd.
Franco Lastarria Chris Squire rewired his Ric to make it have a stereo output which it originally didn't have. He said he did that to be able to play with some certain effects in one pickup but not the other. A 4003 nowadays does have a stereo output so you shouldn't have to modify it. A 4003S however doesn't have the stereo output.
rickenbackers are great but fuck they require so much maintenance, unless you're using the specific strings rickenbacker suggests, you're gonna be adjusting that truss rod day after day, though with that said: I love mine and i will never sell it ever, its the most comfortable bass i have ever played.
Iggy Tubmen Rickenbackers dont need any maintenance unless you dont know how to take care of one. The only time you'll be changing the intonation or trusd rod is when getting a completely new brand or type of string
That last riff is so sludgy, so heavy, so bulldozer-like, it just makes you tie a piece of a rail to your leg, walk into the swamp and sink there (in a good musical sense)
It actually is. The 70s and 80s Ricks had a bigger body and headstock. Most noticable around the top cutaway where the strap button is. Not sure when, but they slimmed them down to what the shape was around the 60's and early 70's.
It really seems like the neck pickup, while it has a nice tone, is noticeably lower volume than the bridge pickup. It makes me think that it's there more to compliment the neck when both are on, rather than be used solo. Am I the only one that gets this feeling? I like Rickys and all, but it just seems odd to me.
Hey Doug, I've owned a Rickenbacker 4003 for about 4 years now and I even own a Rick 360 guitar that I love very much as well! Nevertheless, to answer your question: YES - the middle position is where I find myself sitting 95% of the time on this bass. Unless I'm specifically trying to replicate a Geddy Lee or similar tone, the middle is where it's at! You can dial it in to be punchy and bass-y all in one package. Lots of guitar players and bass friends compliment it's tone. I always tell them that "every jazz bass dreams about being able to sound like a Rickenbacker". Hope this helps.
Maybe it just needs a little adjustment. It shouldn't be too hard. Just tightening the screws a little bit to make it come closer to the strings. That should do it.
It is one of my LIFE GOALS to buy a rickenbacker...... someday...
are we just going to ignore the butterfly kisses thing
🥰
The tone out of that 'stache is so epic and vintage.
Sleep, Electric Wizard and a 4003S Love this !
Marc is the coolest nicest guy ever. And he plays bass like a genius. Thanks for being so awesome Marc
I've met Mark and had an awesome conversation with the guy.
So nice to see someone actually play fast and loud in one of these videos! So many players on this channel just barely tease the strings
I got creeped out when he said "butterfly kisses..."
+John Alden Davis we'll get through this together...
+marc najjar Hey Marc, I have always wanted to see Vinum Sabbathi by Electric Wizard played on bass. I think it is a ridiculously heavy song that you have the all the toys to create. And if you are looking fgor more good fuzz pedals, I really like Boba Fuzz by DopeFx.
+RudeDudeVooDoo we shall see...
man, you're looking like pablo escobar
+Nabucodonosor47 thanks?
He was auditioning for "Narcos"
+Leiria65 correction: i was turning down the role in 'Narcos'
+marc najjar total ownage bruh
Pedo Escobar
Yes would never have sounded so good without the Rickenbacker.
D Uder Clown I wonder what they would've sounded like with a Jazz bass.
L-MAN Duderino
I think Chris used a J Bass in Going For The One. I might be wrong though. I know he did in some song, I’m just not sure which. I think it’s that one though.
A.L. Marc he used a Jazz on the song Parallels
That Fuzz sounds fucking huuuuuge
He looks like such a bass player.
thats racist
kellen menkveld thats sexist
@@ITTAPUPU12 thats homophobic
I ordered a 4003S that's on the way, and I'm going to look at a V-4B tomorrow. I have to buy that damn amp now after watching this.
Finally a proper video of the 4003S, it's been out for a while now but apparently nobody can make a showcase of one.
Love me some Rush
That stoner tone was godly. It would be awesome if you guys did a full demo for the Wren and Cuff Pickle Pie "B" Hella Bass Fuzztortion.
Instant Sleep!
Mark does the best video demos, I love his approach and personality
UGHH this sounds so good. That fretboard looks amazing.
Ron Jeremy plays bass?!
+Killian Whitelock it's DON Jeremy...
there are many things i love about you my beautiful golden baby Marc, but what i love the most is that you don't play some fucked up slaps and crazy bass jerking shit like every other bass or bass amp videos. you just play for the instrument making it the best showcase of the components you are using. making it the best bass demo in this galaxy. keep it up baby
Holy Mother of Doom, the fuzz is so huuuuuuuuge!
It'd be cool if you guys did some demo on the ric-o-sound. Not a whole lot really solid demos on UA-cam featuring it.
the1trueporkchop This bass doesn't have that feature I believe.
@@PANICBLADE it doesn’t, only the regular 4003 does
Nice work. Been waiting ages to hear the reissued 4003s😋
IMO no bass sounds as good with overdrive and distortion as a Rickenbacker. P-basses sound great when driven, too, but as you crank the gain the Ric starts to win.
My Ibanez atk300 sounds amazing with drive.
marc does the best demo's on youtube
+meathdetal thanks!
Too short, unfortunately
The fact that you opened this with Rush...
Perfection
This bass throw a compressor and a drive on their with that amp? You’re golden baby
Haha..... I didn't recognise you without the beard..... HA... He's back!
+Frans van den Berge i'm back, baby!
Jesus this thing sounds like a beast with that fuzz! Almost tempted to make a trade with one of my basses for one of these
great review,make one with a pbass and the same set up
Rickenbacker ! Make more basses I've been trying to get a 4003 jetglow gloss for 3 years now.
1:55 Yes - Long distance ?
thats the bass of my dreams
the riff in the end is by electric wizard, right ?
yep :-)
***** Oh yeah... guess I was blazed when I looked through the description.
Nice video. It was my understanding that the S series was the entry level model and in England,mid 60's, was the only one available. If memory serves, there were only 5 shipped with Davies from the Kinks getting the first,Entwistle the second and Squire the third. Paul was given one at the Sullivan show with George and John, but it was right handed. He didn't get a lefty until Rubber Soul.
I think you mean Pete Quaife of The Kinks?
I think most people who doesn't have rick thinks thats the only sound it has...If i want mine can sound deep as pbass... But for straightforward good rock, we love that fuzz in its natural sound...
Awesome video, but your explanation of the vintage/modern push/pull is backwards. The Vintage mode doesn't put in a cap, and a cap can't add anything to an instrument's tone.
The old 4001s had a cap to act as a high pass filter to cut low end so you could run the Ric-O-Sound through a guitar amp. Most folks bypassed or cut that cap out because it sounds better without it. The vintage mode is the sound with the cap, the modern bypasses it. It sounds brighter with the cap in the signal because its cutting low-end.
Dream rig!
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they make the best bass guitars in the world, better than fender in my opinion.........
Love the arashikage tattoo
I love this demo so much
I don't really like the sound of the Ricken, too treble-y for me, but it sounds great, and it's SO PRETTY.
ant eater “I don’t really like the sound...it sounds great...”
Why was this so short? I was really digging the tones.
lovely tone
Miss my Ric. Dig the Snake Eyes/Storm Shadow tat
DOPETHRONE !!!!!
Please demo the 5 string 4003S
i dig it with the dots
funniest thing is Tom Sawyer wasn’t even recorded with a Rick.
True but the video shows him playing the 4001 and that fuels the confusion.
was that electric wizard with the fuzz
it sure was
how do you record your basses? i know its mic'up, but do you plug it in any kind of pre-amp, compressor or something?
Tune that thing.
Buy a new 4003 or a used 4001?
Bo Dan Petersen 4001s have frets with a higher brass content and wear more easily than the ones they started using on the 4003s, and the truss rod is adjusted unconventionally. Newer 4003s are definitely more road worthy and more serviceable with the updated trussrod system and stronger fretwire, the pickups are also beefier, they have adjustable polepieces now, and you have the option to cut the cap out of the circuit or put it back in with that push pull, so they're also more versatile. Finally, the older Ric basses have a taller bridge pickup mounting ring where the strings are, so sometimes, they can get in the way when you would want your action lower or they might choke your sustain if you pick too hard. Newer 4003s have the metal edges cut away so the strings can go lower and they are less in the way when you need to get your fingers under the strings. Mechanically and technically, there is no reason to bother getting a 4001 anymore, that's why they have been discontinued and remain that way. Even the reissues of the 4001 made recently have the new frets and truss rods with modern wound pickups, even the horseshoe/toaster combos they make. If you're a vintage collector, 4001s are cool to have if you can afford one.
whats giong on my litte butterfly
kisses
What's the setup of your last effect chain? The fuzzy distorted kyuss one.
DOPETHRONE
Marc is is easier to handle a Rick or a Marc
very nice bass thanks
"Butterfly Kisses" ???
The bass is a long scale right ? Because on the video it looks like a short scale !
Yep -- 33.25" scale. I'm just a big fella :-)
+marc najjar Thank you ! :D
I'm new to Rickenbackers, so forgive me for asking silly questions.
I've heard that the stock Ric bridge is terrible & that I need to buy a Hipshot replacement bridge immediately if I don't want every bridge problem imaginable. Is this true? Or is it only the original vintage Ric basses that have bad bridges?
I've heard people complain that the neck pickup isn't any good & never to use it, only use the bridge pickup. Is this true? Cuz if it is, I can always replace the stock neck pickup with a Nordstrand one. They have a direct replacement neck pu. I know Nordstrands sound good.
I'm really surprised that Ric basses have a pickup selector toggle switch, instead of two volume controls or a blend control, so you can blend the pickups together, like on a Jazz bass. Why did Rickenbacker not go that route? Is there any real particular reason, or could I just Uninstall the toggle switch & wire in a blend control? I don't want to do something to ruin the classic Ric sound if the toggle switch is there for some important reason.
Thanks!
dat vintage sound XD
Do you know that a SM7B isn't a good instr. mic ?
Are u using rounds or flats please?
waiting for the day you play dragonaut on a rick
Pablo Escobar playing bass!!!
Somebody needs to make a gif and clip of 0:17
After buying, gotta spend $350 more to change the pickups (because they are noisy AF) and install a treble bezel.
to high end for me I like a nice thumpy cut through low end bass sound
It can do that too!
yeah, but if you want a compromise between those sweet 4003 highs, as well as that nice low end, you should try a 4004
What’s the difference between the 4003 and the 4003s?
Sound wise: stereo output on 4003. Optical: block inlays and binding on 4003
Other: Same wood, pickups atc
4003s is easier to play (personal opinion) and if you dont use stereo 4003s is the way to go.
The best thing I've found on the net was plans from Avasva .
I didn't think McCartney started using Rickenbacker until 1966 or 1967?
Beefheart1 I think he got one in 1965
Faul started using it after Paul died, probably because Faul is 4" taller than Paul which would've made the Hofner look suspiciously small..
65. Rubber Soul.
Hey, I have recently come across your channel and I am really enjoying the content. Would you have a suggestion for a guitar for people who are new, I have had some experience with acoustic so I want to get into the electric guitar. I don't have a huge budget but I can spend a bit. Thanks for the help.
+KnightHawk What music are you into? What's your budget?
Agreed -- what style of music are you into?
+KnightHawk One of my biggest recommendations is to go down to a local music store and play around for a bit, try and find something you like. That can at least give you an idea on what you might want to get.
+Chrismayo1981 More into metal and rock, so and around £120 maybe a little more.
+TheOkayestGamer Thanks mate, I will definitely try this out. Hopefully I can kind a good one which suits me.
Lemme get a mustache ride.
Hey Mark, how tall are you?
Tom Sawyer was played on a Jazz Bass.
Ged played a jazz bass on Tom Sawyer
lol, plays Tom Sawyer on the Rick, but alas Geddy recorded Tom S on the J bass.
where is that guy with the beard?
It is him. He shaved it
El Famoso Pablo
It sounds a bit trebly.
Doesn't it sound like a mid-60s model (like Paul McCartney, Roger Waters or Pete Quaife's)?
McCartney, water and quaife all used flat wounds which are very bassy and give a thump sound rather than the roundwounds you hear on this video which are much trebly. There was only flat wounds back in the mid 60's.
+Robert Marron Other videos show people playing previous editions of the 4003s and reissues or the old 60's 4001, sounding bassier than here. However, in musiciansfriend.com there is a comment saying it doesn't have the Rick-O Sound and players need the string you are referring.
Do I sound ala Chris Squire, Geddy Lee and Lemmy with Standard strings ? Didn't Squire rewired his bass to sound like he did?. Andy Warren (Adam And The Ants, Monochrome Set) played a '60s example in the '70s but he sounded like the former. However, Barry Adamson (who added a mudbucker in the neck) played one with Magazine and sounded very early Pink Floyd.
Franco Lastarria
Chris Squire rewired his Ric to make it have a stereo output which it originally didn't have. He said he did that to be able to play with some certain effects in one pickup but not the other.
A 4003 nowadays does have a stereo output so you shouldn't have to modify it. A 4003S however doesn't have the stereo output.
Long distance runaround....
rickenbackers are great but fuck they require so much maintenance, unless you're using the specific strings rickenbacker suggests, you're gonna be adjusting that truss rod day after day, though with that said: I love mine and i will never sell it ever, its the most comfortable bass i have ever played.
Iggy Tubmen Rickenbackers dont need any maintenance unless you dont know how to take care of one. The only time you'll be changing the intonation or trusd rod is when getting a completely new brand or type of string
Great idea to wear all black when you're demo-ing a black guitar.
OMG, you're CUTE!!!
RickenBACKer, not RickenBAWKer.
. . . dammit!
Who knew that Pablo Escobar absolutely rips on bass!
I did know Pablo Escobar was such a bass enthusiast!!
Tom sawyer was played on a Jazz.
That last riff is so sludgy, so heavy, so bulldozer-like, it just makes you tie a piece of a rail to your leg, walk into the swamp and sink there (in a good musical sense)
Electric wizard - dopethrone
Tom Sawyer is played on a fender jazz.
it looks smaller
Vancouver Stockholm
It's not. Marc is just a giant!
It actually is. The 70s and 80s Ricks had a bigger body and headstock. Most noticable around the top cutaway where the strap button is. Not sure when, but they slimmed them down to what the shape was around the 60's and early 70's.
Que bien que toca el bajo Pablo Escobar.
pretty sure rick fbgrd is paduak
It really seems like the neck pickup, while it has a nice tone, is noticeably lower volume than the bridge pickup. It makes me think that it's there more to compliment the neck when both are on, rather than be used solo. Am I the only one that gets this feeling?
I like Rickys and all, but it just seems odd to me.
Hey Doug, I've owned a Rickenbacker 4003 for about 4 years now and I even own a Rick 360 guitar that I love very much as well! Nevertheless, to answer your question: YES - the middle position is where I find myself sitting 95% of the time on this bass. Unless I'm specifically trying to replicate a Geddy Lee or similar tone, the middle is where it's at! You can dial it in to be punchy and bass-y all in one package. Lots of guitar players and bass friends compliment it's tone. I always tell them that "every jazz bass dreams about being able to sound like a Rickenbacker". Hope this helps.
Maybe it just needs a little adjustment. It shouldn't be too hard. Just tightening the screws a little bit to make it come closer to the strings. That should do it.
That's not Marc! WTF?
+Brian Torres it's me, baby. a little change'll do ya good :-)
sm7 is a pretty bad mic for bass usage...
Wtf!! The video wasn’t long enough!!
McCartney S
nooooo only 3 minutes...