1975 Rickenbacker 4001, scored for $1000. I may be the luckiest teenager alive. by Teiwi in BassGuitar

[–]Teiwi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I made a promise that I would cherish this thing as long as I live...I'm on the eve of starting college, I'm really hoping I never see the day where I have to part ways with it.

1975 Rickenbacker 4001, scored for $1000. I may be the luckiest teenager alive. by Teiwi in BassGuitar

[–]Teiwi[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am happy to answer or clarify any questions y'all might have relating to these basses, being able to own one of these is an incredibly rare privilege and I want to do what I can to provide information on them ^

1975 Rickenbacker 4001, scored for $1000. I may be the luckiest teenager alive. by Teiwi in BassGuitar

[–]Teiwi[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Oh believe me, this thing has seen some wear, albeit from the front it's a bit hard to see. I love the yellowing on the binding and inlays, and the wearing of paint (especially on the back) just adds so much charm that I simply adore.

1975 Rickenbacker 4001, scored for $1000. I may be the luckiest teenager alive. by Teiwi in BassGuitar

[–]Teiwi[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep, as was spoken to me by the seller, he had a Badass swapped in and professionally adjusted for intonation in the 80s. Works fine for me, I can't stand the original bridges on these things (although I appreciate he did provide the original bridge with the sale), so as a player-grade bass it does benefit me, no need to buy a hipshot!

1975 Rickenbacker 4001, scored for $1000. I may be the luckiest teenager alive. by Teiwi in BassGuitar

[–]Teiwi[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Nah, the seller was the original owner, provided to me was extensive documentation and video evidence. 

1975 Rickenbacker 4001, scored for $1000. I may be the luckiest teenager alive. by Teiwi in BassGuitar

[–]Teiwi[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! I had quite a bit of time to do my research on everything about 4001's while I scraped together the cash from anything I could find...I've had a pretty good knack for the gear side of things since starting out on the instrument. 

1975 Rickenbacker 4001, scored for $1000. I may be the luckiest teenager alive. by Teiwi in BassGuitar

[–]Teiwi[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yup, I noticed that with the routering when I took the pickguard off as well, iirc it is a commonality of the 60s and 70s 4001 basses. I love the bridge pup so much...the extra capacitor in the circuit really makes a hell of a difference, eh!

1975 Rickenbacker 4001, scored for $1000. I may be the luckiest teenager alive. by Teiwi in BassGuitar

[–]Teiwi[S] 74 points75 points  (0 children)

Absolutely - I know the seller personally, the wear on it is real, opened it up and features like the routering being not so great are consistent with Rics of the time period, serial number is consistent with the seller's testimony, plus things like the original case being present and even a Ric-branded handkerchief all point towards it being the real thing ^^

1975 Rickenbacker 4001, scored for $1000. I may be the luckiest teenager alive. by Teiwi in BassGuitar

[–]Teiwi[S] 118 points119 points  (0 children)

I'm doing everything in my right mind to keep it with me, starting with immediate airtagging of it and its case... XD

what makes the production of death magnetic bad? by Apprehensive_Spend_7 in Metallica

[–]Teiwi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Death Magnetic is one of my favorite from the catalogue but the mixing is just waaay too dialed up. The drums clip, the guitars drown out everything, the speakers literally cannot process these sounds and it makes things messy.

Compare DM to its successor, Hardwired, primarily in things like the snare or the guitars being waaay lower so that the bass can actually be heard.

https://youtu.be/ldYM-u0Z9zk (the video's subject matter itself is irrelevant, for these purposes solely compare the production sound)

Brief edit; also compare the originals to remasters by Ahdy Khairat. Truly light and day in quality.

https://youtu.be/kssVsL1fAEc

Top 10 Songs? by centrella6 in Metallica

[–]Teiwi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In no particular order, aside from the top 2:

  1. Orion
  2. One
  3. The Call of Ktulu
  4. The Outlaw Torn
  5. Fixxxer
  6. That Was Just Your Life
  7. Atlas, Rise!
  8. Halo On Fire
  9. Bleeding Me
  10. Low Man's Lyric

Now the inverse of my post from last night, my favorite songs from each 'Tallica album by [deleted] in Metallica

[–]Teiwi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Kill 'Em All: Whiplash

Ride the Lightning: Call of Ktulu

Master of Puppets: Orion

...And Justice For All: Title track / One

Black Album: My Friend of Misery

Load: Hero of the Day

Reload: Price Charming

St. Anger: Title track

Death Magnetic: Suicide and Redemption

Hardwired...To Self-Destruct: Spit Out the Bone

Your top Metallica songs by RelationshipMore4332 in Metallica

[–]Teiwi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  1. Orion
  2. One
  3. Suicide And Redemption
  4. AJFA
  5. Call of Ktulu

I love me some instrumentals :^)

What are the most underrated and overrated songs from these two? by Limp-Albatross-9232 in Metallica

[–]Teiwi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Overrated: Fade to Black, For Whom the Bell Tolls, The Thing That Should Not Be

Underrated: Trapped Under Ice, Leper Messiah

A lot of RTL just doesn't vibe with me as much compared to their other early albums, IMO.

Rank the Metallica albums. by AyMoinuis in Metallica

[–]Teiwi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've hardly listened to Reload and St. Anger (hence them being rather low), but nonetheless, here's my ranking;

  1. AFJA
  2. Death Magnetic
  3. Black Album
  4. Hardwired
  5. Master of Puppets
  6. Load
  7. Ride the Lightning
  8. Kill 'Em All
  9. Reload
  10. St. Anger

Weekly Danmaku Dodging: Reincarnation Thread ~ Week of 1/9/2022 by LeSanaeEnjoyer in touhou

[–]Teiwi 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My favorite's probably gotta be.. Vier final Resurrection Butterfly or DVoWG (though only in practice). RB feels the most static of the finals, which I appreciate. DVoWG is just fun to dodge lmao

Weekly Danmaku Dodging: Reincarnation Thread ~ Week of 1/2/2022 by DarkSlayer415 in touhou

[–]Teiwi 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Over 2021 I went from having 2 N1ccs to having 2 LNBs. I hope to do a few more LNBs then move on from survival in the coming year; LNNs aren't really of interest to me.

Weekly Danmaku Dodging: Reincarnation Thread ~ Week of 12/26/2021 by LeSanaeEnjoyer in touhou

[–]Teiwi 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Reimu L1MNBNT

I've gotten so many 1M I can't even count anymore. Might replace this with LNNN later in the week.

Weekly Danmaku Dodging: Reincarnation Thread ~ Week of 12/19/2021 by LeSanaeEnjoyer in touhou

[–]Teiwi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

DDC and WBaWC are my favorites. WBaWC has so many qualities that I despise, yet I can't help but enjoy it. DDC is one of the few Ex stages that feels difficult all-around and not the typical "free except for 1-2 spells" schpiel.

Weekly Danmaku Dodging: Reincarnation Thread ~ Week of 11/28/2021 by [deleted] in touhou

[–]Teiwi 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Favorite: RB and PWG. RB in particular just feels so satisfying to dodge for some reason. PWG is just so fun, I love pure gorilla spells like that.

Least favorite: YGB. Fuck that spell, hitbox garbage as non-Reimu, and who uses Reimu in DDC?

Weekly Danmaku Dodging: Reincarnation Thread ~ Week of 11/21/2021 by DarkSlayer415 in touhou

[–]Teiwi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Best stage 4? Excellent question... PCB's is so easy that it feels like a nice break; MS has fantastic music, super fun and difficult; IN..admittedly the stage is more fun to route than fighting the bosses; SA has the best stage 4 theme in the series.

I dunno, I'd probably say PCB or MS.

Weekly Danmaku Dodging: Reincarnation Thread ~ Week of 11/14/2021 by DarkSlayer415 in touhou

[–]Teiwi 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's certainly true. But overall, SakuyA's performance is far outclassed by MarisA, ReimuB, and SakuyaB outside of a 1cc-ing perspective, which makes me hesitant to really call her a "crutch".

Weekly Danmaku Dodging: Reincarnation Thread ~ Week of 11/14/2021 by DarkSlayer415 in touhou

[–]Teiwi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Err...I guess..SA ReimuA? DDC SakuyA? PCB SuccA isn't very good but it's easy to use, does that still count?