Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

This morning I'm thinking of several times I've been to a concert and been so blown away by the musicianship or performance or whatever that I go home wondering why I would even try! For me, this feeling always fades after a day or two, but I still think it's a curious phenomenon. Anyone else exper...

Around here nobody uses 'em. That's one of the reasons why I want one. Everybody of a certain age is gonna say "Oh yeah, I remember that sound. What kind of guitar did you say that was?" And the ones that are too young are going to say "Wow, that's definately [sic] different." Jim

OK--new kid question here. What's DCM stand for?

Jim

Aw c'mon, fellas. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Jim

Nah... I think Jason's right. It's a Fender with a lot of reverb.

Jim

So why do you pick one Ric over another? There are several reasons, most of which I guess all come down to the fact that I want an electric guitar that sounds different than what I hear all around me. And there's one more, too. I've been a folkie all my life, shunning anything that drank electricit...

Ugh, what a dreadful performance!

Yeah, it sounds like they didn't have a very good monitor mix, if any.

Good song, though. I wouldn't mind covering this. Anybody ever heard Roger McGuinn's cover of "If I Needed Someone?" I heard a preview. Really nice.

Jim

Man, I just can't wait. I'm saving up my pennies, and I'm really going to go for that jingle-jangle sound. I've heard some wonderful sounds coming from what I think is a 360 12 string run through a compressor. Ah....heaven!

P.S. Thanks for the welcome.

Jim

Personally, that "Rics only play clean" stuff suits me fine. I rather find that sound quite refreshing.
Jim