Favorite Non Harrison/McGuinn 12 String Licks
Re: Favorite Non Harrison/McGuinn 12 String Licks
Check out "The Move". Most of their 1st album has 12 string electrics on it. Their 2nd album-"Shazam-is completely covered in 12 strings, great chords and solos. If Roy Wood had played a Rick instead of a Fender, he'd be a popular reference here. Oh, and they also sang backups for Jimi Hendrix!
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analogpackrat
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Re: Favorite Non Harrison/McGuinn 12 String Licks
Lots of great Petty/Campbell stuff already mentioned. +1 on the Plimsouls, Mr. Echo, etc. I'll add a few...
The Church--One Day (Seance), Dropping Names, Tristesse (Heyday), Disenchanted
The Mighty Lemon Drops (can't recall specific songs at the moment--Vox teardeop 12 with vibro!)
Let's Active--Sweepstakes Winner (chorus), Forty Years (solo) [Mitch Easter is a great player and a Rick nut]
REM--So Central Rain, Pretty Persuasion, Little America, Driver 8, Green Grow the Rushes, Fall on Me, Cuyahoga, Swan Swan H [Lots of 12 on pre 1987 stuff--I'll bet Mr. Easter got Pete hooked]
Radiohead--Black Star (one guitar in the chorus, though pretty dirty, sounds thick like a Rick 12 to me--definitely a 12 in the bridge and outro)
The Brian Jonestown Massacre--Satellite, Servo (sounds like 12, might be effected), Going to Hell, Dawn, Monkey Puzzle, That Girl Suicide (12?)
The Quarter After--She Revolves, Changes Near,
The Sails--See Myself (these guys are a great retro 60s outfit--super jangle!)
The Smithereens--Listen to Me Girl, Crazy Mixed-Up Kid, Deep Black, Elaine
Didn't The Cars have at least one song with a Vox 12 on it or am I mis-remembering?
The Church--One Day (Seance), Dropping Names, Tristesse (Heyday), Disenchanted
The Mighty Lemon Drops (can't recall specific songs at the moment--Vox teardeop 12 with vibro!)
Let's Active--Sweepstakes Winner (chorus), Forty Years (solo) [Mitch Easter is a great player and a Rick nut]
REM--So Central Rain, Pretty Persuasion, Little America, Driver 8, Green Grow the Rushes, Fall on Me, Cuyahoga, Swan Swan H [Lots of 12 on pre 1987 stuff--I'll bet Mr. Easter got Pete hooked]
Radiohead--Black Star (one guitar in the chorus, though pretty dirty, sounds thick like a Rick 12 to me--definitely a 12 in the bridge and outro)
The Brian Jonestown Massacre--Satellite, Servo (sounds like 12, might be effected), Going to Hell, Dawn, Monkey Puzzle, That Girl Suicide (12?)
The Quarter After--She Revolves, Changes Near,
The Sails--See Myself (these guys are a great retro 60s outfit--super jangle!)
The Smithereens--Listen to Me Girl, Crazy Mixed-Up Kid, Deep Black, Elaine
Didn't The Cars have at least one song with a Vox 12 on it or am I mis-remembering?
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Re: Favorite Non Harrison/McGuinn 12 String Licks
Mighty Lemon Drops with Rick 12-"Happy Head" live-not much in the way of a catchy riff on this one though:analogpackrat wrote:Lots of great Petty/Campbell stuff already mentioned. +1 on the Plimsouls, Mr. Echo, etc. I'll add a few...
The Church--One Day (Seance), Dropping Names, Tristesse (Heyday), Disenchanted
The Mighty Lemon Drops (can't recall specific songs at the moment--Vox teardeop 12 with vibro!)
a Vox 12 on it or ?
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Mighty Lemon Drops with Vox Teardrop 12 in tobacco sunburst with whammy-not much of a 12 string riff on this one though either-curiously, the videos with the most promising 12 string riffs do not show either 12 string
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Re: Favorite Non Harrison/McGuinn 12 String Licks
Paul,
Yeah, it's been a while since I listened to my MLD CDs. Seems like most of the 12 is rhythm. This one has a short and simple riff:
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Not a 12, but here's Mitch and Let's Active and he's playing a tulip!
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And here's a 12 on his 2007 solo tour playing an old Let's Active tune:
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Yeah, it's been a while since I listened to my MLD CDs. Seems like most of the 12 is rhythm. This one has a short and simple riff:
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Not a 12, but here's Mitch and Let's Active and he's playing a tulip!
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And here's a 12 on his 2007 solo tour playing an old Let's Active tune:
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analogpackrat
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Re: Favorite Non Harrison/McGuinn 12 String Licks
Classic REM with Pete on 330-12:
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Re: Favorite Non Harrison/McGuinn 12 String Licks
mike ,thanks for the reminder! ........"message from the country" by the move- exquisite!
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Re: Favorite Non Harrison/McGuinn 12 String Licks
The Hollies, 1966. Tony Hicks did play a Ric 360/12 during this era, but this is probably his Vox Phantom.
Re: Favorite Non Harrison/McGuinn 12 String Licks
Searchers-When You Walk In The Room
Petty-The Waiting
Diesel Park West-Men Of Blood
Petty-The Waiting
Diesel Park West-Men Of Blood
Re: Favorite Non Harrison/McGuinn 12 String Licks
Piling on late.......add me after longhouse, too. Keep on keepin' on.......G-foot.Scastles wrote:It's My Life, The Animals.
Play on, pick often, jam with any Rickenbacker, and prosper.
Re: Favorite Non Harrison/McGuinn 12 String Licks
I'm late to the party too, but there's some great stuff on this thread.
I love Mitch's Rickenbacker Tulip on the Every Dog/Let's Active video... especially how the video starts zoomed right in on the guitar. Can't think of any other video with a Tulip in it! (I've desperately been looking to buy a Tulip for years... if anyone has one in any condition (preferably cheaper/beat-up) please contact me!!)
Dig the ladies-as-mounted-deer-heads in the Animals video too, that is wacky. A classic 12-string riff there.
With the early REM videos & recordings, I think Pete Buck is actually usually playing a 6-string? It's hard to tell sometimes... I do know they recorded the same Rickenbacker guitar part 4 times on a lot of the early recordings, which is what gave them their distinctive super-jangly sound.
One thing about REM videos is they never seem to zoom in on Pete's guitar so you can see what he's playing... he's too modest. But here's a good one with a 12-string zoomed in --
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Kind of fun to watch these "how-to" videos... This one's not a Rick but it's even more impressive IMO, I thought this was a real demo video at first (and this was always my favorite REM guitar part overall) --
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And here's the actual band w/Rickenbacker ("I Believe" live), this song has the classic Pete arpeggios, and a great live vocal toward the end...
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I love Mitch's Rickenbacker Tulip on the Every Dog/Let's Active video... especially how the video starts zoomed right in on the guitar. Can't think of any other video with a Tulip in it! (I've desperately been looking to buy a Tulip for years... if anyone has one in any condition (preferably cheaper/beat-up) please contact me!!)
Dig the ladies-as-mounted-deer-heads in the Animals video too, that is wacky. A classic 12-string riff there.
With the early REM videos & recordings, I think Pete Buck is actually usually playing a 6-string? It's hard to tell sometimes... I do know they recorded the same Rickenbacker guitar part 4 times on a lot of the early recordings, which is what gave them their distinctive super-jangly sound.
One thing about REM videos is they never seem to zoom in on Pete's guitar so you can see what he's playing... he's too modest. But here's a good one with a 12-string zoomed in --
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Kind of fun to watch these "how-to" videos... This one's not a Rick but it's even more impressive IMO, I thought this was a real demo video at first (and this was always my favorite REM guitar part overall) --
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And here's the actual band w/Rickenbacker ("I Believe" live), this song has the classic Pete arpeggios, and a great live vocal toward the end...
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Re: Favorite Non Harrison/McGuinn 12 String Licks
How about "Awaken" by Yes?
Steve played some real sideways Rickenbacker 12 string in the first half of the song including a torrential solo...
The live versions with the steinberger 12 sound clearer but not as half as exciting...
Eden.
Steve played some real sideways Rickenbacker 12 string in the first half of the song including a torrential solo...
The live versions with the steinberger 12 sound clearer but not as half as exciting...
Eden.
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Alright, just thought of a few more for this thread...
- The Smiths "This Charming Man" - A great 12-string riff, although it's not really the classic Rickenbacker jangle or chime at all, it's more of a "highlife" sound. Johnny Marr's finest moment. And the Peel Sessions/Hatful of Hollow version is a million times better than the single/eponymous album version, nice and bouncy.
- Flamin' Groovies "All I Wanted" - From the album after Shake Some Action, this track has some of the jangliest guitars ever recorded. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001AD ... u_dp_trk12 I know Pete Buck mentioned them as an influence too. (Hm, I was fairly certain they played Rickenbackers but now I'm not positive...)
- The Soft Boys "Queen of Eyes" - Also super-jangly, although I'm not sure if this is a 12-string or 6-string. Robyn Hitchcock has always been a big Rickenbacker guy, he should be on this thread.
One more guitar lesson... this guy has way too many Rickenbackers:
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Live version. Great guitar, great lyrics, fun stage presence w/flowers flying, and the usual off-key vocals. 3 out of 4 ain't bad...
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- The Smiths "This Charming Man" - A great 12-string riff, although it's not really the classic Rickenbacker jangle or chime at all, it's more of a "highlife" sound. Johnny Marr's finest moment. And the Peel Sessions/Hatful of Hollow version is a million times better than the single/eponymous album version, nice and bouncy.
- Flamin' Groovies "All I Wanted" - From the album after Shake Some Action, this track has some of the jangliest guitars ever recorded. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001AD ... u_dp_trk12 I know Pete Buck mentioned them as an influence too. (Hm, I was fairly certain they played Rickenbackers but now I'm not positive...)
- The Soft Boys "Queen of Eyes" - Also super-jangly, although I'm not sure if this is a 12-string or 6-string. Robyn Hitchcock has always been a big Rickenbacker guy, he should be on this thread.
One more guitar lesson... this guy has way too many Rickenbackers:
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Live version. Great guitar, great lyrics, fun stage presence w/flowers flying, and the usual off-key vocals. 3 out of 4 ain't bad...
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Re: Favorite Non Harrison/McGuinn 12 String Licks
I heard a local Omaha group called The Rumbles play Bus Stop using a RIC 360/12 for the intro. That was stellar.
It was about 1964 or 65, however. I know they still exist. I don't know if they do that song still.
Best,
Manta
It was about 1964 or 65, however. I know they still exist. I don't know if they do that song still.
Best,
Manta
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Regarding the Tulip, I did see that a Tulip just showed up on ebay for $3000. (search on 1956 rickenbacker and you'll find it) It looks fantastic, and given the condition it's probably worth close to that, but I'm not willing to spend 3 G's on a guitar at this point.I love Mitch's Rickenbacker Tulip on the Every Dog/Let's Active video... especially how the video starts zoomed right in on the guitar. Can't think of any other video with a Tulip in it! (I've desperately been looking to buy a Tulip for years... if anyone has one in any condition (preferably cheaper/beat-up) please contact me!!)
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Can't believe I forgot this one:
Don't know if it's a lick or not, but the driving, bright and jangly Rickenbacker 12-string from Pete Townshend on "I Can't Explain" will just send chills down your spine. It's one of my favorite 12-string songs.
Don't know if it's a lick or not, but the driving, bright and jangly Rickenbacker 12-string from Pete Townshend on "I Can't Explain" will just send chills down your spine. It's one of my favorite 12-string songs.