George Gruhn needs a lesson!

[jps]

I am reading an interview with George in the March '09 issue of Vintage Guitar magazine at the moment. There is a part where he talks about the characteristics of various guitars where he says: "Rickenbackers are fine for effects, but you certainly wouldn't do well playing blues on it."

Hmm........

[jimk]

Oh really?!? Well now....there's a challenge I gladly accept. And I'll raise him one...blues on a 360/12 string. Boy howdy...let him wait til I git mah Rick. I'll show 'im!

JimK

[collin]

Maybe he needs to see some video of Gatemouth playing a Capri?

[Clint]

That old "Conventional Wisdom" rears its ugly head.

[paologregorio]

Once again, those videos from So Cal `07 featuring soloist Darren Trott playing some SRV blues on a Rickenbacker

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And...oh wait, bloody "G" string dropping out of tune-new strings-I'd just gotten the guitar back from the luthier the day before-some more!
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[kiramdear]

We need to invite George to come visit our Blues and our Artists' sections, which are full of good examples to educate him.

[jingle_jangle]

George is no dummy, and visits the RIC booth at NAMM every year once or twice. He says what he thinks his customers want to hear, that's all.

[cheyenne]

I've met George. He's a different kind of guy.

[jps]

I've met George. He's a different kind of guy.

In fact, he looks an awful lot like Paul does currently in his avatar.

[rick_ovic]

I've met George. He's a different kind of guy.

Yeah, that's what I thought, too. He certainly loves his snakes.

[woodyng]

yeah i was reading a review in bass player magazine about the latest (roland?) supergear modeller,and the review refers to a a rick bass setting as getting that "prog-rock snarl"......of course the machine may be set up for just that one sound labelled as rickbass......

[jps]

He certainly loves his snakes.

You can read all about that, too, in the VG interview.

[cassius987]

He needs to see some of the vids on YT of people playing blues on 300-series guitars. Good stuff.

I hope I'll see some of this image problem killed some day... I wrote a letter to Bass Player because I kept noticing they always associate Rickenbacker references with prog. Drives me nuts!