1968 Rickenbacker 4001!

[@kevingriffin5774]

Wow, fantastic in all positions

[@digitalsketchguy7844]

It's a work of art.

[@peterg.bassist]

I used to own an identical Ric Fireglo 4001 from 1968, serial number HH ... it had the horseshoe pickup, so I think you're bass there has a replacement bridge pickup which is okay.

[@bassjaymi]

I have actually seen both so neither are surprising! :)

[@jakeblake9861]

Sounds awesome brother... love the classic Rick tone. ✌😎

[@bassjaymi]

There's another one coming....

[@psychorock83]

best sounding rick ever

[@opel48]

Was about to comment it sounded like utter shite and then you said ' Lets turn the doug pedal off' .... and it sounded gorgeous

[@bassjaymi]

🤣🤣🤣To each his own mate!

[@MyVideos-fm7ug]

You think that drive pedal sounded like shit? Drive is what makes a Rickenbacker sound like a Rickenbacker. Those who like to just plug straight in cranking up the bass and setting the treble and midrange to almost zero… might as well save a few thousand dollars and get a pawn shop el cheapo for 100 dollars

[@opel48]

@@MyVideos-fm7ug yeh I did and still do … some drive pedals I like but this one leaves me cold ! Glad you like it though :) take care and thanks for letting me know how you feel

[@eckie4679]

I think it sounds great “on its own”. I find you can coax a lot of character out of Rics just by an aggressive right hand technique - a bit like Geddy 😊

[@bassjaymi]

definitely!

[@rickyman2307]

Really good thanks

[@BaconTomatoCheese]

Pretty sweet bass! I have a ‘71 caramel colored Rick, with the stereo output, triangle fret markers, and the high-output pick ups. Pretty sure the whole thing is original… Including (get this) tuners that TURN BACKWARDS!🤪

[@bassjaymi]

Those would be original! they should be flat tipped Grovers....should be smooth and sweet sounding...

[@glennhynes5263]

Beautiful. I guess the lower output does escentuate the topend. Nice

[@bassjaymi]

More of that traditional Ric tone

[@thechuckster6838]

Never saw a 1968 without the horseshoe. I guess there's a first time for everything. I did own a 1969 that had no horseshoe.

[@ianr02]

Stunning bass - you'r right - they don't come that cheap. Amazing treble, but what is a Doug (?) pedal? That boosts the treble to sound just like Chris Squire? Thanks.

[@bassjaymi]

The dUg pedal is by Tech21NYC. It is the signature pedal of dUg Pinnick from King's X....has a LOT of tones in it!

[@ianr02]

@@bassjaymi Thank you! Will look it up but as I live in Australia it's probably not going to be cheap... I assume as the tone controls have been bypassed, the tone is basically flat?

[@ianr02]

It's $559 at Manny's...

[@bassjaymi]

@@ianr02 ouch

[@User-jk8wq]

Great video (and beard) as always man! Love the sound of this bass but if I could make one suggestion I’d say back the treble and high kids off the pedal a bit. Sounds a bit harsh around 2-3kHz

[@bassjaymi]

Noted! Thanks for the kind words!

[@User-jk8wq]

@@bassjaymi No worries! Side note: the tones you got with that Grabber in your latest video were absolutely mind blowing!

[@bassjaymi]

@@User-jk8wq That one may be for sale or trade VERY soon! Again, you are most kind!

[@bassmanluke]

Did this have the capacitor still on the bridge pickup in this video?

[@bassjaymi]

No, the pots are all bypassed on this bass-so what you heard is ALL pickups....

[@bassmanluke]

@@bassjaymi wow that’s bridge pickup does scream then, I though it sounded very thin from the cap but no!

[@bassjaymi]

@@bassmanluke it shreds on its own!

[@mullhollandmace7271]

Are 1968's stereo? BTW I bought your book....cool.

[@bassjaymi]

Not to my knowledge, they are mono....thanks and hope you enjoy it!

[@jmasno5]

Is the pickup cover still plastic or metal in 1968? And yes, I played a 60's Rick and like the neck better than what they have now. Thanks.

[@bassjaymi]

@@jmasno5 metal

[@jmasno5]

@@bassjaymi Thanks.

[@1bingbadabing]

question....buying a faux Rick and changing the pickups with the REAL Rick pickups....would that work for the Rick sound?

[@Sheehy223]

Depends on how close the construction is to a real one. There are some very close vintage Japanese copies that would probably be indistinguishable with real Rick electronics, all the more recent Chinese/Other cheap knockoffs are firewood as far as coming anywhere close to a real Rick is concerned. It has to be the correct 33 - 1/4" Scale with full Maple construction and the pickups have to be positioned correctly. Beyond that, there's a huge amount of variety between real Ricks, so there are almost certainly some copies out there that are better than some subpar examples of the real thing.

[@johnianni8938]

what advantage is it to bypass the tone and volume pots.. very odd to me..

[@bassjaymi]

Live players do this sometimes as it keeps it on full throttle at all times

[@nolantaylor656]

I’ve been a “live player” for 30 years playing Rickenbackers. It takes minimal effort to turn your knobs all the way up, and they’ll stay that way.

[@bassjaymi]

@@nolantaylor656 every player is different and the owner of the bass made that decision years ago....

[@nolantaylor656]

@@bassjaymi I get it, but even in really expensive headphones that 4001 sounds unusually thin. With the knobs bypassed, the capacitors are also bypassed, , especially the one that’s meant to balance out bridge and neck pickup. It’s little things.

[@bassjaymi]

@@nolantaylor656 for sure! If it was mine, i would realign it all, but at this point it will be the discretion of its new owner

[@warwickdennis4114]

Ric’s sound to mechanical.

[@bassjaymi]

I think that is why people like them...and you can do some cool sounds with mechanical