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They always sound a bit out of tune to me the same as some Gretsch guitars not sure why.
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i've played a couple rics. the necks feel like plastic to me.
9:03 – 9:20 is what Rickenbackers are made for! Before Britpop, there was a resurgence in the early to mid 80s in both the US and UK among certain types of indie, alternative, and of course jangle-pop bands. I know, if you're under 50 it must be pretty difficult to imagine a time when R.E.M. and The Smiths (at least in the US) were fairly obscure indie bands rather than genre- and era-defining juggernauts, but that was the case in 1983/1984 when I started playing.
It can be pretty difficult at their price point to justify buying a Rickenbacker unless you simply must have THAT sound. And even then, I think it's fair to say that it is more of an emotional rather than practical need. They are not particularly versatile, they are not good lead guitars, they sound best either completely clean with a compressor or with just the slightest bit of Vox or Fender edge-of-breakup sparkle. But if you've got the cash, already have a Fender and a Gibson style guitar to cover all your practical needs, and you feel the pull of the Rickenbacker, nothing else can scratch that itch.
For a guitar not suited to lead playing, that was some lovely soloing on the intro! I think I play a Rick once many years ago and also had the impression it was not a good guitar for lead playing; in particular, I think I found it very hard to bend the strings. I watched you pretty carefully on the intro, and I don't think you did any bends!
John, you should start recording some of your own songs professionally and get on Spotify so people can get some of your music! I love to listen to your guitar music instrumentals and would definitely download your songs! I play guitar and look forward to your videos on YouTube.
You can thank the likes of Johnny Marr, Peter Buck, Guy Picciotto, Ed O'Brien and Dave Gregory for creating interesting guitar parts with Rickenbackers. From my experience I like how this guitar has an anti virtuoso vibe as in you can't do any traditional blues or classic rock leads/riffs. I get that same feeling when I play a Jazzmaster/Jaguar.
7:40 Having played hundreds of guitars I’ve noticed a general rule that the smaller the nut width, the better the guitar sounds when strummed. I wonder if that’s partly why the Rick is such a good strummer.
I one saw a 330 cartwheeling along the front of the stage at Reading, Wellar had had enough of the partisan crowd, shame because they were ace. The new ones won't have the lacquer on neck, they are using the excuse of emissions.
A friend lent me his Ric 360 for a few weeks / months in the early 80s. A joy to play rhythm on. Did you know Ric had a slanted fret option on some of their models to make barre chords more comfortable and barre changes faster? Even in late 60s / early 70s.
That sounds so good.
As a Rick player, this is a very fair assessment of the guitar.
Always wanted a Ric bass, but $$$
Its the ceramic pickups that make them so different compared to most guitars…..but they are far too overpriced
I've always wanted one, hopefully one day I'll be able to get one.
I have the exact same guitar. It’s truly unique and has great tones especially when using the blend function. I don’t take it to band as it won’t fit in my gigbag.
From the Byrds and the Beatles to Tom Petty and REM…so iconic
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Try playing lead on a 12 string like Steve Howe or Roger mcguinn lol.
https://youtu.be/HaTrjZBzuKE?si=uzMatKVt2Soa5dNk
Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys uses several Rickenbacker's.
Muddy buddy. When you dial that bass down some it reminds me of an acoustic plugged in sound.
It sounded so… normal. It's your normal every day tone, just a tiny bit warmer. No "Beatles shimmy magic". Perhaps that was their AC30's?
I've been in love with the sound and idea of Ricks for half a century, but can never afford them. However when I picked one up in a guitar shop ten years ago I just didn't like the feel of it. The neck was too uncomfortably sticky glossy.
The cynics are gathering, the hate is building. My advice: don’t watch. Nobody forces you to. Really, in the nicest possible way, go and watch something you like, like is very short.
I recently went to check out a Custom Shop SG. They actually had 2. While I was taking a break to decide which one to purchase I found my Rickenbacker 350 V Liverpool. I heard all the stories about the nut width and lacquer on the fretboard. Neither is an issue for me. And I do play a good mix of chords and lead. It reminds me of maple with the laquer. Mine isn't sticky and it's new. I'm extremely happy with my decision! And it sounds like nothing else. My .02
I used to draw rickenbackers in my school books and dream about them as a teenager- loving the Jam and early who and the Beatles (obvz)
When I finally got one in my late 20s I thought it was real pig to play and couldn’t really understand how it could be anyone’s main guitar ( i have one like you have here and a Pete Townshend signature one that has 3 pickups and an F hole)… they are beautiful though – I recently dragged one out again and tried really hard to get on with it but I think how I play now just doesn’t suit them at all.
It’s amazing that someone like Guy from Fugazi plays one too- seems the most mismatched guitar in history but he does great stuff on his one and is cool AF
what did you connect it to?
I’ve played several, some were very uncomfortable and some nice to play
Dude the leads on that thing sound sweeter than the rhythm, i never even gave these a second thought but this guitar sounds killer!
What IS that lovely chord progression at 9:03 ?! Do you mind if I pinch it?! 🙂
I had a Rc 6 string a long time ago. It was cool as hell but I didn't like playing lead on it either. I've had several Rics though the years, but I eventually just settled on a 12 string and a bass. Love'em both.