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Wow, no reserve!

My new Pet Peeve is when a right handed bass player takes a left handed bass and puts a button or strap lock on the bass. They have so many choices and yet they take a left handed bass. GGGGRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrr

bobjones2260 wrote:My new Pet Peeve is when a right handed bass player takes a left handed bass and puts a button or strap lock on the bass. They have so many choices and yet they take a left handed bass. GGGGRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrr

Especially a Ric. With all the knobs and the switch right in the way and the tiny bottom horn. Almost he worst bass you could ever pick to play upside down.

There was a fella on TB who claimed to own about 25 Rics and had 3 lefties in his collection that he played flipped. It’s like WHY???? Play the other 22 righties and let some lefties enjoy those Rics.

Anyway this is a good rare opportunity. Don’t see vintage Rics on NR very often.

It should be a criminal offense.
Also when you see a bass and say “I hope they do a lefty model”, and someone chimes in with a “just flip it, Jimi style!”...

Murzenquest wrote:It should be a criminal offense.
Also when you see a bass and say “I hope they do a lefty model”, and someone chimes in with a “just flip it, Jimi style!”...

Ha ha. I've heard that so many times. I wish I had a lefty copy of the right handed Telecaster bass I played in the 70s. The upper cutaway, now at the bottom, made it impossible to play past the 10th fret (if I remember correctly). In any case, the most uncomfortable thing to play when flipped.

30 seconds on one and poor little righties would never again tell us to "just flip it."

ch willie wrote:

Murzenquest wrote:It should be a criminal offense.
Also when you see a bass and say “I hope they do a lefty model”, and someone chimes in with a “just flip it, Jimi style!”...

Ha ha. I've heard that so many times. I wish I had a lefty copy of the right handed Telecaster bass I played in the 70s. The upper cutaway, now at the bottom, made it impossible to play past the 10th fret (if I remember correctly). In any case, the most uncomfortable thing to play when flipped.

30 seconds on one and poor little righties would never again tell us to "just flip it."

I have a Warwick Thumb NT 5 with a screw hole in that tiny lower horn from some righty that couldn't be bothered to choose from the sea of right handed basses. Can you imagine trying to play a thumb NT5 upside down?

leftybassatl wrote:Can you imagine trying to play a thumb NT5 upside down?

I could hardly play the thing right side up!

Wow, someone got a great deal! Sold yesterday for $1,375 hopefully someone here got it!

I was not interested in purchasing but it was fun to watch!

I was watching too and man that’s an amazing deal if it all checks out!

Ha ha, my only 4001 I played for years as my main bass was a righty with an extra strap button - locking type essential. I still have it and I've never got around to buying a left-handed one. To be honest, back then I never thought it was possible to get a long-scale bass that was self-balancing so just got on with using it.