What are Rickenbacker for?

[sloop_john_b]

Ah, that beer is cheap over here, but the Ricks aren't.
I see opportunities here.
How many Rickenbackers will you send me if I stood in line a whole day at Westvleteren abbey to get you a crate of the best beer in the world?

excellent vid btw, how come your pickups are white?

Make it Duvel and we'll talk.

The neck pickup is a white-topped GFS NYII.

[wim]

Ah, that beer is cheap over here, but the Ricks aren't.
I see opportunities here.
How many Rickenbackers will you send me if I stood in line a whole day at Westvleteren abbey to get you a crate of the best beer in the world?

excellent vid btw, how come your pickups are white?

Make it Duvel and we'll talk.

The neck pickup is a white-topped GFS NYII.

You are making it easier on me You can get Duvel everywhere here, in fact, the brewery is located only 10 km from here in Breendonk.
In the pub it will cost about 3 euros for a 33cc.

[wittyair]

Nice work, John....it just shows to go you.....you can play pretty much anything you want on anything you want.
It's the player.....not the playee.

[Grey]

Adding to the madness... this was done quickly and I wasen't watching the output, so YouTube didn't like the audio container I used and murdered the video sync. Oh well.

[Casiraghi22]

It's a Rickvolution!! nailed it Gary!

[psychomatthias]

Rick Against the Machine:

[jps]

P.P.S., I may regret this tomorrow.

Do you say this to all the, uh, never mind!

[Casiraghi22]

Bump.

[Colonel Blues]

I'm old to guitar but really fresh to Rickies… yes it is !
Let me just tell you that I've always played many rock/blues standards and some of our famous french rock bands tunes… and Beatles, of course !!!
…and I still do with my Rickenbacker !!!
These axes are totally able to play anything you want, just dig in their controls/selectors, add some stomp boxes if needed… and go !

[s4001]

I dunno. I play Rush, Deep Purple, Yes, EW&F, No Doubt, etc. with my Ric.


...oh. wait... this is the guitar forum....

[drumbob]

Rickenbackers, perhaps more than any other guitar, represent mid-60's rock to many of us. The sound of The Byrds, The Beatles, The Who and others, is ingrained into our consciousness. What sealed the deal for me years ago, was seeing the Rick 360-6 Jerry McGeorge was playing on the back of The Shadow of Knight's second album. It had a beautful flamed maple top with a FireGlo finish, unlike any other I have ever seen on a Rick. I would love to have that guitar today.

Being such a big Roger McGuinn/Byrds fan, It was absolutely necessary for me to own a Rick 12. I always take it with me on gigs, and it hardly ever fails to get compliments, partially because Ricks are just never seen on bar band gigs around here.

People like Tom Petty, Mike Campbell, Johnny Marr and Peter Buck have brought Rickenbackers into the present day. You aren't going to shred extreme metal licks on a Rick, but They are more versatile than you might expect, and they are just some of the coolest looking guitars ever made, IMO.

[timberic]

I've only been the proud owner of a 365/6 for a few weeks now, but I'm using her for just about everything I play. We are primarily a '60s act, doing Zombies, Byrds, early R&B; but also some Cream and more garage-based material. Works well with it all - even with my fuzzes and wah.

[parker_knoll]

i love a lot of classic and psychedelic rock. I also love electronic music and run a record label specialising in ultra modern stuff. I've also owned a fair few guitars of different types. I've owned my 330MG since maybe 2001 and it's my main guitar. I think i bought it cause it looked cool, i was curious and it was cheap due to having worn out frets mainly. I got it refretted and it's been great ever since.

I play stuff like the Mermen, John Martyn, Nels Cline or Kurt Vile, kind of surf meets experimental, elements of noise, elements of country. I really like the basic sound off the Ric, i like its feedback potential and its size, and the fact that it's different looking. It's also easy to mod, and buying a fairly beat up one made me unafraid to do that. You can do a lot with a Ric beyond the standard, and i think they're quite cheap guitars to buy used.

I'm actually in the market for a 430 or a 230 as well now, i think.

I would like a wider Fretboard and a better vibrato unit though. might do something about the latter soon.

[Folkie]

People like Tom Petty, Mike Campbell, Johnny Marr and Peter Buck have brought Rickenbackers into the present day. You aren't going to shred extreme metal licks on a Rick, but They are more versatile than you might expect, and they are just some of the coolest looking guitars ever made, IMO.

As all of the responses here attest, Rickenbackers are good for anything and everything. Case in point: At our recent Guitar Center "King of the Blues" competition, one of the contestants played blues licks on a 330/6. And a brief trawl through the Artists section will reveal how Ric guitars and basses are used for a whole gamut of styles. Like other fine instruments, Rickenbackers are perfect tools for many different kinds of musical expression. And they look pretty cool, too!

[The Mod Lang]

People like Tom Petty, Mike Campbell, Johnny Marr and Peter Buck have brought Rickenbackers into the present day. You aren't going to shred extreme metal licks on a Rick, but They are more versatile than you might expect, and they are just some of the coolest looking guitars ever made, IMO.

As all of the responses here attest, Rickenbackers are good for anything and everything. Case in point: At our recent Guitar Center "King of the Blues" competition, one of the contestants played blues licks on a 330/6. And a brief trawl through the Artists section will reveal how Ric guitars and basses are used for a whole gamut of styles. Like other fine instruments, Rickenbackers are perfect tools for many different kinds of musical expression. And they look pretty cool, too!

+1
Best of all, they add a very distinct sound to whatever style of music you play.