What Artist Led You To Rickenbacker?

phlemmy · Post by **phlemmy** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 12:48 pm

Easy...

ted_williams · Post by **ted_williams** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 1:16 pm

Pete Townshend, Paul Weller, Dave Gregory, Marty Willson-Piper, Peter Buck, in roughly that order.

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 1:16 pm

Starr Stowe.

jps · Post by **jps** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 1:42 pm

That figures!

jps · Post by **jps** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 1:46 pm

Let's see, first it was:

And very shortly after him was:

phlemmy · Post by **phlemmy** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 1:53 pm

Jeff, who is the 2nd guy? Looks vaguely familiar.

alanz · Post by **alanz** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 2:20 pm

That's Mike Rutherford

phlemmy · Post by **phlemmy** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 2:24 pm

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. thanks!

86kubicki · Post by **86kubicki** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 4:15 pm

Geddy was the big one for me. Of course growing up in the Toronto area meant that everyone and their dog listened to Rush, so it was kind of hard to avoid.
It's also great to see so many people who have listed Dave Gregory. Great player. English Settlement is a 12-string smorgasboard!

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 5:37 pm

Cliff Burton and Paul McCartney for the bass.

The Beatles, REM, The Jam, Pete Townshend for guitar.

jamesvwaal · Post by **jamesvwaal** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 6:07 pm

Mary-Chapin Carpenter and Gurf Morlix (guitarist for Lucinda Williams in her early days). The sound of Morlix's 330 through some tube amp is what did it for me.

beatleboy · Post by **beatleboy** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 6:37 pm

Ummmm, the Fabs (of course), Rutles, Chris Squire and Geddy Lee.

Kenny: Once, while I was playing my 325v63 Jetglo, a fellow asked me if he could strum it. He had never seen a Rick in real life. Six months later, he shows me his new 360/12 Fireglo

fireglo · Post by **fireglo** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 7:15 pm

Paul McCartney! At the time I bought my 4003, the C series didn't exist. If it had, I would have bought the C64S. I've thought of selling my 4003, but I hate the thought of doing that. So, I'll probably end up with two Rick basses!

jsm610 · Post by **jsm610** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 8:01 pm

For me it was Eddie Van Halen.

bigbajo60 · Post by **bigbajo60** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 8:17 pm

Although I was very aware of the Beatles as a youngster/early teen... the combination of my having a musical interest and my Beatles fanaticism finally solidified around late 76/early 77 when I saw a poster of McCartney holding that 4001 of his. Like Fireglo/Timothy said... if a C64S had existed back then, I'd've bought one of those instead of the '77 MG4001 I did buy.

But man, I'll tell you... I was one happy Rickenbacker owner the day I picked up (touched/felt/smelled) that bass.