1. What five Rickenbacker models (excluding the Doubleneck) did
Mike Rutherford play with Genesis from 1971 to 1993. Include the finish of each. (10 points)
[Rutherford played a 360/12 FG. The only other reference I could find
to his other Ricks is
quoted below. Based on this incomplete information, I am going to assume
he played two other
12-string models. Maybe I'll get half a point for this!]
MIKE RUTHERFORD admits to being "not too fussy. Any guitar I pick up
I'll play for three
or four weeks, and that's my favorite guitar. I've got a roadie who
deals in guitars. I'm a lost
cause to him, really." As such, the material plays a greater role than
personal taste in
determining how many he takes on the road. "We may do 'The Musical Box'
in the medley, and that calls for an incredibly weird tuning, which I'll
be playing for three minutes. Then there's a song where I play a
different guitar which has got a different funny tuning. You've got a
guitar
for each bit, which is a drag." What he's dragging along, then, are four
Fender Strat Plusses
("Old ones don't do much for me"), three Rickenbacker 12-strings and a
Guitar Factory
electro/acoustic....
From: "GENESIS: THREE FOR THE ROAD: Visiting Rehearsals for a Stadium
Tour,"
Musician Magazine, June 1992, Issue No. 164 by J.D. Considine
Score 2 points. Additional correct responses would have been: 4001 Fireglo;
330/12 Fireglo; 1993 Fireglo; 450/12 Fireglo; and 360/12V64 Fireglo; 360/12 Mapleglo (New Style)
2. This Canadian group performed at the White House. (5 points)
a. Name the guitarist for the group that used a Rickenbacker on a
previous recording.
[Randy Bachman]
b. What was the finish and model of Rickenbacker that this artist
played?
[375 JG]
c. What was their hit that the First Lady requested be dropped from the
set list?
["American Woman"]
d. What year and where was the band formed?
[1964, Winnipeg]
e. For what President did they perform.
[Richard Nixon]
Score 5 points.
3. What Hollywood Star and Rickenbacker manufactured nameplate share the
same last
name? (1 point)
[(Winona) Ryder: "Ryder 425, 1963, based on the Rick 425 with style 8
body shape but with Ryder logo on the headstock.]
Score 1 point. Additonal correct answer would have been Charles BRONSON
4. A unique shape solid body manufactured by Rickenbacker had offset dot
markers and a
single pickup. (2 points)
a. Name the Model. [Astro AS-51]
b. During what years was it produced? [1963-64]
Score 2 points.
5. One particular group, of which one member played a Rickenbacker, had
two top forty hits
before any of the members reached their 15th birthday. (2 points)
a. What was the group?
[Dino, Desi & Billy]
b. What model and finish was the Rickenbacker?
[Billy Hinsche played a 360/12 FG]
Score 2 points. Guess you had to be there!
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