Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

I have been remiss to respond to the above posts!! My Bad!! Steve,the Roland is an amp that I do respect. Just never played through one. Kidwad, I tried the Ric through my "64 Bassman(it's in a 2X10 combo cab) with a full band. It really cut through the mix!! And that was cool, but in a mellowe...

Just want to revisit this thread. I have found a nice match for my use. It's a Genz Benz Shenandoah Acoustic 85, 12" speaker and tweeter. Actually the combo is 60watts @8ohms. With an extension 8ohm cab it's 85watts. So far so good. But I'm thinkin' about putting a '67 Band Master in a 1X15 com...

Just wanted to get an opinion,from you folks. Do you folks think the 12 saddle replacement bridge is a good idea? I've got a 2012 360 12 string. Noticed some intonation imbalance on the lower strings. Might be using the guitar for some older Blues and Jazz pieces in a band. I know that doesn't follo...

Yeah Nathan, it's just that I get an idea of the possible sounds, when I know the circuits, speakers, and cabs(been an amp tech and player for a while). Pretty cool about Keith Richards!! I would have thought a Champ or an Ampeg Reverb-o-Rocket with a Les Paul. For sure, We equate Jimi Hendrix with ...

Very good info!!! Apparently, the Bassman is the 6G6B. Three gain stages, cathode follower for the 250pf & .25uf caps in the tone stack, and no local feedback loop in the bass channel's pre-amp. No 1500 ohm input grid resistors on the 5881 power tubes. Unlike the 6G6, this amp used a solid state...

Yeah for sure, every time i've seen the Byrds or McGuinn, it was a Twin Reverb( BF&SF). Very cool!!! Didn't know that George Harrison used the '63 or '64 Bassman!!! Art

Back to amps, a 12AU7 seems to work pretty well as a compressor, in circuits such as the Bassman. I'm not refering to the first input stage. But rather the second stage( or third gain leg). Not talking about gain, per se, but an actual signal compression. What are your feelings on using the amps tub...

Thanks for the reminder JD !!! I think that when I tried the Nashville tunung, I only changed the 3 lowest strings. But yeah, I understand the drill. Thanks again, Art

Yeah forget that idea, about pulling the octaves. Had an "Ah Ha" moment(for good or bad). Given my Blues influences, Blind Willie McTell and Lonnie Johnson(both 12 string players) can inform my efforts with the Ricky. Mark Knopfler is also a big influence for me. And that music translates ...

My bad!!! Yeah the octaves of the three lowest strings( E,A, and D). I'm a newbie with the 360-12, and my background is mostly Blues work. It was just an idea. Not sure the tension on the neck would be a good idea. Just wondering!! Yeah , I have used Nashville tuning on an acoustic. But it's been so...

Robert, my band saga began in 1964(14 yrs old), a long boring story! Acoustic Blues bands, '75-'89: electric "Salty Dawg Blues Band" '89-'05. More recently, two gospel groups(acoustic Bluegrass and an electric Bluesy-Rock kind of Gospel). The other Is a Blues-Rock type of band. That X-170 ...

Robert, There's no way I'd give short shrift to anyone's rig!!! Whatever works and sounds good to any musician, is cool with me. Witness BB King and the Lab Series(solid state) amp, Johnny Winters and the Musicman(solid state preamp) amp, and I believe Otis Rush sometimes used a Baldwin(solid state)...

Kevin, I can really dig the change to an eyelet or turret board(which ever you used). Bet that DR is super cool for any guitar!! Art

Hi Everyone ! I know this might seem sacrilegious. But do any of you folks pull unison strings on your guitars? I'm thinkin' maybe the low E, A and D strings. My direction would be, Country Blues, American and English(Scottish-Irish) folk type of music. Also slide work weighs in on my question. This...

Thanks Robert ! The Jangle Box seems to be the choice of you Ricky folks. So I respect your collective sonic preferences. Been a tube amp tech for some 30 years and player for many years, but the last 30 yrs in the Blues Chicago area. I'm new to the 360 12 string experience. Since I grew up in South...