Hey guys I know there are several of you on here that are Ric owners, so I wanted to recommend this treble bezel that's available. Just installed mine and it has a recessed thumbrest (the 'Cove' model it's called). It's a hard ABS plastic piece with a sort of rubberized feel to the surface. Really comfortable and conforms to the pickup surround in a way that makes it as inconspicuous as can be.
I just really dig it because I tend to anchor my thumb on the bridge pickup of any bass that has 2 pickups. This is something I couldn't do comfortably over the years with Rics and has been my only gripe about these basses, being primarily a fingerstyle player.
There are 3 versions. A plain one with no recess or thumbrest (Addison has one of these and may wanna chime in), the 'Cove' (which I have), and another that has a small protruding thumbrest.
Here's info on the different models:
http://www.tubeampology.com/2501.html
I got mine at Pick Of The Ricks, $36 USD
So here it is.
And no, I'm not giving my '78 Jazz the ol' thumbs-down
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