Post of picture of YOU playing your RIC

admin · Post by **admin** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 7:35 am

From Steve Lee

With my first Ricky a '66 330-12 maple bought in 1974 from the
original owner in Half Moon Bay, CA for $350 that came with his
black face '66 Deluxe reverb. My mom lent me the money...bless her.
I was just a kid then. The picture is with The Sorentinos performing at the Half Moon Putney in London a couple years ago on a UK tour. So it was a bit of serendipity.

This guitar is my number one by which all 12 strings are judged and
sounds like no other. She is gentle and warm like a summer's day
picnic. It is a unique and major part of my sound without mimicking
other Ricky 12 string players of note. D'Addarios strings through a
Matchless. Before I knew about Rickenbacker reverse stringing, I
used to string as a normal 12 string with octave before. This also
sounds cool. I reverted to Rickenbacker stringing in the 80s.

jerrymac51 · Post by **jerrymac51** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 8:29 am

brammy · Post by **brammy** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 4:04 pm

ok... I know I SHOULD know this, but what is "Rickenbacker stringing"? (I'm guessing it has to do with the relative position of the strings in each 12-string pair).... how is it different from non-ric stringing?

(thanks in advance for enlightening me)

jerrymac51 · Post by **jerrymac51** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 6:27 pm

Hi Kent,

Most inferior 12-strings place the octive string above the main string (Eo-E Ao-A etc). Ric has the main string on top octive sting below (E-Eo A-Ao). Doesn't seem like much of a difference, but I find you get a more balanced attack the Ric way because you're not hitting the octive string with the full force of your pick as you would if the octive string was on top. Yes sir, better balance.

Jerry

brammy · Post by **brammy** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 9:43 am

I just wanted to keep this thread going

tony_carey · Post by **tony_carey** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 11:07 am

So do I....

oreca · Post by **oreca** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 1:20 pm

Playing at home for a friend... Not a great shot but a picture non the less!

admin · Post by **admin** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 4:41 am

Ok, here I am in January 2005. My first gig was in 1965 and I don't know if I have learned anything since then.

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 5:39 am

She Loves you, Yeah Yeah Yeah!

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 10:43 am

Did the bass guy play a Rickenbacker as well, Peter? 11 out of 10 if he did!!

randyz · Post by **randyz** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 10:58 am

Peter, I'm surprised to see the guitar doesn't have the jack on the pickguard. It looks like you've got a jack along the bottom edge. I've never seen a 450-series guitar like that before. My '66 450/12 FG has the jack on the pickguard.

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 11:02 am

Is that a 420 like Harrisons Peter? (bass player question)

admin · Post by **admin** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 11:24 am

Randy said

"My '66 450/12 FG has the jack on the pickguard."

That is the way it is supposed to be Randy. Mine has been modified with a fifth knob put in place of the input jack. A new jack has been put where they usually are.

admin · Post by **admin** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 11:26 am

Bob: It is a model 450/12. Harrison's 420 had a single pickup at first and a second added later.

eggman · Post by **eggman** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 7:50 pm

Peter,

Pretty little 450 there in the pic. You've even got a "Meet the Beatles" style hair-do; you GO fella!