A "first" in country?

[bassduke49]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCwLsXZnFl4

Anyone else know of a Rick bass being used in a modern country/western ("we have both kinds . . .") band?

I'm not counting James Kirkland with the Blue Boys as "modern."

[jps]

Erik uses a Rick in his country band.

[blueflamerick]

Yes, I do.

[rickenbottom]

Terri Clark. I saw one of her videos and her bass player not sure who he is. Playing 4003in Jetglo

[blueflamerick]

I also know a girl that switches between her Rickenbacker 4001 and an Engelhardt upright bass in the country band John Howie Jr and the Rosewood Bluff.

[jdogric12]

Yes, I do.

You do???

[coolingitdown]

Does the genre still exist? Most "country" bands I see these days are just pop rock bands with twangy vocals and occasionally a pedal steel or mandolin thrown in for good measure.

End of short, non-passionate rant.

[RickyBubba]

I've seen a few local groups here and there over the years have a Ric bass!

Good taste fits all types of music!

[wmthor]

I've been known to use my 360/12 CW on country tunes, including some of those written by Hank Sr.

[jimk]

Does the genre still exist? Most "country" bands I see these days are just pop rock bands with twangy vocals and occasionally a pedal steel or mandolin thrown in for good measure.

End of short, non-passionate rant.

Well yeah, it does. If you consider this lady country, that is

JimK

[cassius987]

I've played Rics on country gigs. The neck pickup tone is well-suited.

+1 to the notion of pop bands with folk instruments not being the same as country... at all.

[blueflamerick]

You do???

Sometimes... I'm playing my 4001FL during part of our barn dance gig this Saturday.


Here's a video of someone playing a Rick with the Possum:

[electrofaro]

Here's a video of someone playing a Rick with the Possum:

Looks more like a marionet from Thunderbirds playing a Ric

[qwezirider]

I use one all the time in Country bands...real Country, at that.

[cjj]

Well, not exactly modern, but, my band used to play the occasional country/western gig back in the early '80s, me on my 4001. We mostly played rock, but it was in Colorado, so with some venues, CW was pretty much required...