Pete Townsend and the Rickenbacker

[lyle_from_minneapolis]

This guitar sure could cause a lot of confusion in these parts... http://www.thewho.net/whotabs/equip-grimshaw.htm

[suedehead71]

This guitar sure could cause a lot of confusion in these parts... http://www.thewho.net/whotabs/equip-grimshaw.htm

it totally DID for me for a few years wondering what the hell RIC model that was! haha...i guess it was the Original townshend model "Ric."

[jps]

I still like the headstock on that guitar with the Rick TRC on it, nice flow the the shapes.

[jingle_jangle]

Very similar to the Rick acoustic "Batwing", "Steers' Horn", "Fish Tail" acoustics. The Rick headstocks, though, are much more flamboyant in profile.

[lyle_from_minneapolis]

For some reason, an offset toaster bugs me...while an offset single coil is fine. Brains are weird things. Especially when they're in my head.

[johnallg]

That pic of Pete's guitar perfectly illustrates why RIC guards the TRCs the way they do.

[suedehead71]

For some reason, an offset toaster bugs me...while an offset single coil is fine. Brains are weird things. Especially when they're in my head.

you aren't alone with that opinion!

[electrofaro]

Just stumbled upon this picture... hadn't seen this one yet

67WhoHendrix-Who.jpg

I don't know who owns the rights, so can't credit

[Folkie]

Thanks, Werner! I've never seen that photo before. What year was it taken?

Robert

[electrofaro]

Robert, according to the picture it's from 67 - I checked my browsing history, and the picture's from here: http://www.thewho.info/index.htm

[JakeK]

October/November '66, Quick One sessions. Hendrix came in to find out what gear the band were using. Pete suggested to him Fender guitars (as we should know, Jimi chose a Strat), and Jimi saw the Marshall stacks Pete was using. A few weeks later, at the Bag O'Nails, the entire Who went to see Hendrix perform. Pete said Jimi had not only taken his suggestions, but his stage routine and smash-up routine, too. This is why in mid '67, Pete switched to Sound City amps, who later became Hiwatt, and made the switch from Strats to Gibson SGs.

[electrofaro]

Thanks for the background story to the picture, Jake

[lennon211]

October/November '66, Quick One sessions. Hendrix came in to find out what gear the band were using. Pete suggested to him Fender guitars (as we should know, Jimi chose a Strat), and Jimi saw the Marshall stacks Pete was using. A few weeks later, at the Bag O'Nails, the entire Who went to see Hendrix perform. Pete said Jimi had not only taken his suggestions, but his stage routine and smash-up routine, too. This is why in mid '67, Pete switched to Sound City amps, who later became Hiwatt, and made the switch from Strats to Gibson SGs.

I think that story may be stretching a little...check here for some info on Hendrix.

http://www.jimihendrix.dk/index.php?lang=en&page=gear

[whojamfan]

October/November '66, Quick One sessions. Hendrix came in to find out what gear the band were using. Pete suggested to him Fender guitars (as we should know, Jimi chose a Strat), and Jimi saw the Marshall stacks Pete was using. A few weeks later, at the Bag O'Nails, the entire Who went to see Hendrix perform. Pete said Jimi had not only taken his suggestions, but his stage routine and smash-up routine, too. This is why in mid '67, Pete switched to Sound City amps, who later became Hiwatt, and made the switch from Strats to Gibson SGs.

I think that story may be stretching a little...check here for some info on Hendrix.

http://www.jimihendrix.dk/index.php?lang=en&page=gear

Yeah, and Townshend owed Marshall a ton of money. I think that had more to do with it than anything else. Why would you not use the brand that you help put on the map due to your ideas? I don't think Pete switched to Gibsons on Jimis behalf, he's too arrogant to change his ways back then for anyone. I think it had more to do with how an SG with P90s sounds through a cranked Hiwatt more than anything else.

AFAIK, Hendrix was using or had used a Strat long before he ever went to England.

[lennon211]

The site that I linked above has info on Jimi's guitars and details his early use of Fenders (Duo-Sonics and Jazzmasters) before his purchasing his first Strat in the summer of '66 while still in NY.