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Finish this sentence: One should own a Rickenbacker because...
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They have a very distinctive tone… look extra cool and both John Lennon and Tom Petty played one….
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They have a wonderful sound that is unique to Ricks. I have been playing/owning Ricks since 1973, guitars and basses. To me, they are home.
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They sound unique on slide...
...and even more interesting with an "h" in their name. Bob
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I missed the boat here, never owned one,
never even wanted to own one. I'll show myself out..
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Their FireGlow finishes, split level pick guards, the coolest checkerboard purfling and of course the historic chime of Petty, Byrds and Beatles!
I’ve always wanted a 360 model.
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Because you can afford one and you want one and because, who are you kidding, no one will probably convince you otherwise anyway.
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Finish this sentence: One should own a Rickenbacker because...
...to my hands the 1-5/8" neck, skinny frets, and ultra-low action give it a playability second to none; the dual truss rods have kept the neck on my 360/6 dead straight with flatwound 13's (mine's strictly a rhythm box) for the last 35 years; it's light on the strap; the cool looks have already been mentioned - and although it only sees limited use it's not going anywhere...
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Quote:
Ricks add a different sound to the mix. |
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I always wanted a Rickenbacker 360-12 in fireglow, so I did finally buy one quite a while ago. Something like this...
https://youtu.be/UfVBqZnh534 - Glenn
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Most of what attracts Steve DeRosa to them are likely deal breakers to me, and then of course they aren't that common in the price range I look for when buying an electric guitar.
That said, I've always been a big Roger McGuinn fan so of course I wanted to cop that Rick electric 12-string sound. I ended up with a turn of the century DeArmond solidbody electric with Dynasonics and a neck I love, so I'm set there. I don't know if the 12 strings have as narrow a neck (relative, most 12s are wider to accomidate the extra strings) as the 6 strings are said to have. I tolerate narrower necks on electric than acoustics, but there such a thing as too tight string spacing that I can't abide. Ditto small frets (or at least that's what my old finger joints tell me.) Now on bass, oddly, I don't care for wider Precision style necks and the Rick bass sound is also its own thing. Still probably out of my price range.
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The nut width on my Rick 360-12 is about 1 5/8" -- very narrow. It's one of the disadvantages of these guitars, although I have seen custom versions with wider nut widths.
- Glenn
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Thanks for the comments guys!
With the 1 5/8" nut and small frets I think I'll wait until I can play one in person before buying. Sadly Ricks are as rare as hen's teeth here so that may never happen. |
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It has to be said - it's the only way to channel your inner Roger McGuinn -
He was still "Jim McGuinn" in this video. David Crosby does the introduction and sounds remarkably nervous or shy (there's a first and last time for everything).
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Someone mentioned John, so let's not forget the quiet Beatle
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