What Artist Led You To Rickenbacker?

admin · Post by **admin** » Wed Mar 23, 2005 5:10 am

Brian: Just in from Jeff Thomas who posted

"I just saw him at HOB in Chicago last weekend. I saw the LK backstage. It looks like he prefers his late 70's mapleglo 4001. He played it for the whole show. He gave the 4001 to the guitar tech for a minute(to tune I presume), was offered the LK but he waited for the 4001."

I will be interested to see if the bass folks see this thread and how many respond about the Lemmy Signature Model.

beatlefan · Post by **beatlefan** » Wed Mar 23, 2005 5:24 am

He'll go to his grave thinking them "1's" is better'n them "3's"......

incubus2432 · Post by **incubus2432** » Wed Mar 23, 2005 6:43 am

Yeah I saw that post also.....could just be a better feel to the 4001 for the moment. The last several times I have seen Motorhead it has been the LK for the whole show. As long as it is a Ric Lemmy can't go wrong

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Wed Mar 23, 2005 7:04 am

I'm curious about the Lemmy. Is it carved "on the line" or is it farmed out to a talented subcontractor? What is the price premium for this model over other 4000 series basses? It's hard to draw a comparison, I know.

beatlefan · Post by **beatlefan** » Wed Mar 23, 2005 7:17 am

I think the original "carver" left RIC last year for another company.....

incubus2432 · Post by **incubus2432** » Wed Mar 23, 2005 7:34 am

According to JH the original carver was replaced with a "new and improved" version. It is my understanding that it is carved in house.
$1795 is the list price of the 4004LK.

wayang · Post by **wayang** » Wed Mar 23, 2005 7:38 am

Back to the original question in this thread (although the Lemmy stuff is fascinating...he probably deserves his own Topic listing)...:

Bill Bruford....if it wasn't for his drumming I wouldn't have paid so much attention to Chris Squire's bass playing...

teeder · Post by **teeder** » Wed Mar 23, 2005 8:38 am

Robert and Noel,

Thanks for the heads-up. I'm a little suprised that I can't place the "Smiths". Especially since they were out when I was in highschool (grad in 1985).
Though I love the Beatles and their jangle, I'm more of a Les Paul through a little Marshall combo kind of guy for guitar tones.

Ronn,

I started listening to SRV in about 1983 and saw him twice. Once in 1987 opening for Robert Plant, and also in 1989 sharing the top bill with Jeff Beck. The show in 1987 stunk. It was obvious that he was smashed. The show with Beck was great. He was full of life and energy.

admin · Post by **admin** » Wed Mar 23, 2005 8:58 am

Dane: You are right. I have created a new Lemmy bass topic under Rickenbacker Basses.

wmthor · Post by **wmthor** » Wed Mar 23, 2005 4:02 pm

The sound, feel and workmanship influenced my first purchase of a Rickenbacker, rather than any artist.

ratso · Post by **ratso** » Wed Mar 23, 2005 8:37 pm

Toots (Indirectly, by way of John)!

dean712 · Post by **dean712** » Wed Mar 23, 2005 9:33 pm

A very (very) secondary artist:

Derek Smalls (Spinal Tap) - check out the Flower People video! Mapleglo power!

wayang · Post by **wayang** » Thu Mar 24, 2005 7:18 am

Secondary!?! SMALLS RULES!

...and so say all of us: "Tap into America!"

harley · Post by **harley** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 2:13 pm

This is my first post and, while I'm a great fan of The Beatles and consider them my biggest influence in almost all things musical, the picture of Tom Petty holding a 620/12 on the cover of Damn The Torpedoes helped convince me to go for a Rickenbacker. That and the fact that the 620 may be the coolest, most under-rated guitar out there.

admin · Post by **admin** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 3:21 pm

Welcome Harley. The photo to which you refer is a great one.