1975 Rickenbacker 4001 Bass

1975 Rickenbacker 4001 Bass - Does It Funk?!

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Rickenbacker 4001 Bass

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@phlattgetit Жыл бұрын

Rick James having a picture of himself wearing one carved on his gravestone is all the proof you need.

@vincentmorelli1013 11 ай бұрын

Doesn't mean he actually played it. Oscar Alston played on all the recordings and he used a Stingray.

@mr_bassman6685 9 ай бұрын

@@vincentmorelli1013the isolated bass track for Super Freak is on KZfaq - definitely not a Stingray. Likely a Precision bass, MAYBE the bridge pickup of a Ric.

@jtsotherone 4 ай бұрын

@@vincentmorelli1013 Rick James played plenty of bass.

@pillbug1657 8 күн бұрын

Rick James pretended to play bass, and would add color notes live. He played many instruments as a Jack of all trades and was able to compose his music with starter directives as a prompt for the individual players. Watch him live. On Love Gun (which is more a video on KZfaq) he is basically using the bass as a prop. Maybe he got erections while performing and needed to hold something over his groin.

@drabgothita2884 Жыл бұрын

people love to say how "gimmicky" basses like the ric or the thunderbird don't have a good tonal range, but you just have to work with your instrument to get the sound you want form it. And not everything and everyone needs to sound like a jazz bass, it' fun exploring the sounds of beautiful instruments like these.

@BugCatcher89 2 ай бұрын

Completely agree. Love a good p or jazz bass, but i’ll live and die by the Ricky

@markdaniels7174 2 ай бұрын

Ricks are associated with that grungy treble sound of Chris Squire and Geddy Lee, but now that I own one, I can say with certainty that it’s just as versatile as any other behs when it comes to tone.

@freddiesoverbite6162 Жыл бұрын

I have a 74’ 4001 that looks exactly like that one. It was my go to for many years. Then I discovered a German made Warwick corvette. Never really looked back after that.

@alejandrohualdez5550 Күн бұрын

I can’t put my 97 4003 down. Playability, tone….Love it!!!

@irontailrolo4264 Жыл бұрын

You're one of those that make most anything sound great. Nice job!

@saltyfellow 7 ай бұрын

the great Leon Sylvers III played all time a rick with a lot of funk in it!! thanks for your video!!!

@jibicusmaximus4827 Жыл бұрын

great feel and playing..

@TomiSimatupang 6 ай бұрын

A really nice 70's funk tone of the Rickenbacker is actually the neck pickup with the mute on, tone halfway down. Often sits in the mix much better than a P for a tubby vintage tone because of its mid scoop. That neck PU is underrated.

@paulsmith.6677 2 ай бұрын

That's so freakin' good.

@AllanGildea Жыл бұрын

It does!

@Silverbear1967 Жыл бұрын

It funks

@rradiosilencee 11 ай бұрын

nice tone… hope to see more of these

@seraph511 2 ай бұрын

This sounds so gooood! Good feelings, can't help but nod your head to it 😊

@void0094 11 ай бұрын

In your short in which you play a Beatles bass line the sound is close to the bass sound on Murmur from R.E.M. I'd like to see you play one of the riffs from that album since I'm sure you could get close to the sound

@guitarstringman7403 4 ай бұрын

Cool Jam, Nice guitar!

@antmerritt 25 күн бұрын

Yes

@Mick_Ts_Chick Жыл бұрын

Hey Danny. I don't play but I love those old 70s Rickenbackers. My favorite bass player Steve Priest used one. Love your accent. Are you by chance from Yorkshire? Cheers from the US!🍺

@allanwalli2935 2 ай бұрын

Tried out a 1980 4001 recently. Was amazed by the amount of punch from very light touch on the strings. Kind of expected it to feel like a Music Man. Nope

@mullhollandmace7271 Ай бұрын

It does what you train it to do.

@Panufo Ай бұрын

They look so cool. They sound so cool. They're so uncomfortable to play (esp. the ones with binding.) To me it would be worth the pain (if I could afford one.)

@bobbyggare8364 3 ай бұрын

it does

@BigBri550 3 ай бұрын

I don't know about 1975, but my '77 Mapleglo 4001 remains the best behs for slappin' that I have ever tried.

@Panufo Ай бұрын

I never could slap on a 4001 like I can on a Fender. Seems the body is too far from the strings.

@BigBri550 Ай бұрын

@@Panufo I slapped a P bass, and it was great, too. But my 4001 had a peculiar knock to it kinda like it was semi-hollow. That gave it a drum-like quality when I slapped on it. Sounded so good.

@Panufo Ай бұрын

@@BigBri550 like I say, they sound so fantastic. I just need my right hand to collide with more wood and plastic.

@allrequiredfields Жыл бұрын

Honestly, I hate my 4001 for anything genuinely funky. I almost sold it before discovering that they sound best when you either hammer them with a pick or a super light touch for fingers - a la McCartney To me they're easily one of the best basses to slap with, but I pretty much loathe slap bass.