Pronunciation issue

[kennyhowes]

BACK always sounded kind of redneck to me for some reason. "lookey at that thur RickenBACK'ur"

Other way around for me. Being a southerner, I think "hick" when I hear it said "bock."

[iamthebassman]

I guess I don't get the point of/need for the original post/thread.

...and I guess I'm with you, Ronn...I'm not overly passionate one way or other about this, although sometimes 'Americanization' drives me nuts. We've been at war with a country for years now, the name of which most of us (including the Prez) refuse to pronounce correctly: yet another flashback to the '60's. I'm just relieved that we seem to have reached a certain level of sophistication at this point that prevents us from pronouncing the Democratic candidate's name as though it ryhmed with 'Alabama'...

By the way, Ronn, I've been meaning to ask for a long time: do you pronounce the second 'n' in your name, or is it 'silent'?

On the first point, I realize we're here to discuss Rics and all things associated but I do get tired of threads which in my opinion serve no purpose or are just silly. At what point does someone say "I gotta post a thread about this!" This one just seems to be about a guy correcting another guy who mispronounced the word Rickenbacker, or am I missing something? I also like the threads(not so much on this forum but often on others) like "What color pickguard should I get?" or "Should I buy another bass?" Whatever...

Ronn is my way of shortening Ronnie my given name. Just wanted to be different I guess.

[wayang]

Just wanted to be different I guess.

Don't worry, Ronn...you've succeeded! (...and not just because of that 'silent n'...)

[jingle_jangle]

BACK always sounded kind of redneck to me for some reason. "lookey at that thur RickenBACK'ur"

Other way around for me. Being a southerner, I think "hick" when I hear it said "bock."

Kenny's a "Hickencracker".

[scotty]

BACK always sounded kind of redneck to me for some reason. "lookey at that thur RickenBACK'ur"

Other way around for me. Being a southerner, I think "hick" when I hear it said "bock."

Kenny's a "Hickencracker".

Your last post just made you Jokencracker.
This could go on and on and.........

[collin]

I just shorten it and call them all "RICS"

They would actually be "Ricks". RIC is the acronym for the the Company name, and is short for Rickenbacker International Corporation.

See, as shortened name, either is technically "right," but I have always referred to them as "Rics" largely because of the company abbreviation. The "K" at the end always seemed silly to me, I don't know why...

[whojamfan]

You callin' Pete Townshend a redneck?

"Now I'm a farmer, and I'm diggin diggin diggin diggin..............................................."

[placebo62]

R-eye-Kin-batch-ah

[gregga41]

Greg, I was wondering why Trotty pronounced your name as "RALLY" That clears it up!

It's also quite usefull when i get a phone call right on dinner-time. If the caller asks for Mr. Raa-HILLY, i immediately know it's a cold-call....so i just hang up!

[JakeK]

You callin' Pete Townshend a redneck?

"Now I'm a farmer, and I'm diggin diggin diggin diggin..............................................."

"It's alarming how charming it is to be a-farming
How calming and balming the effect of the air"

Since Pete calls them BACKers, it makes me wonder what Macca, Harrison and Lennon called them. I also wonder what Entwistle called them...

[weemac]

Since Pete calls them BACKers, it makes me wonder what Macca, Harrison and Lennon called them. I also wonder what Entwistle called them...

Probably somthing like: "That's me f**kin' guitar!"

Eden.

[ajish4]

I just call 'em RIC's.

As a person who has experienced limitless mutilation regarding the pronunciation of my last name and origin....well, you can only imagine.....

[kiramdear]

About half of America pronounces my first name as if it's a large Egyptian city. I was hoping the emergence of "Deep Space Nine" would have seen a general enlightening of the populus about that, but, alas. Every time I hear "KAIRA" (or alternately, KERRA or KERRY (?!), I get a little flash of "Dueling Banjos" in the back of my mind. That's OK, Bubba, just call me honey.
Europeans get it 100%.

[kennyhowes]

About half of America pronounces my first name as if it's a large Egyptian city.

Isn't it "KEE-ra?"

[kennyhowes]

Since Pete calls them BACKers, it makes me wonder what Macca, Harrison and Lennon called them. I also wonder what Entwistle called them...

There are Beatle interviews around (including Harrison on our hold music, if you time it right; and Lennon, from a '70s radio interview) where they say "Backer." Like I said, I've never heard a Brit say it wrong.