A truly silly thread... What does a RIC sound like?

[fireglo67]

CCCHHHHRRRAAAAAAAANNNNNNG!

Oh yeah....the sound of The Chord, of course!

JimK

[kiramdear]

RIC still using that chord for their phone greeting?

[jps]

RIC still using that chord for their phone greeting?

Yes.

[jimk]

Lord, but that has to be the most famous chord in pop music history.

JimK

[JakeK]

There is the "G" chord riff of "My Generation" by The Who, which I consider famous, and yes, the original recording is a Ric tune.

[ram]

While I agree with all that has been said I must say that I think it sounds like a Ric.... it sounds like nothing else. There are others which try to emulate the sound but a Ric sounds like a Ric.

[vker]

vvzzvrrrriiiinggggg dvvvrrraaannngggg drrrruuuunnnneeee G-C-D on my 6-string --silly, but fun

[johnallg]

Ritchie Fleiger, in his "Amps!" book, describes a Rickenbacker 12-string played through a Vox Super Beatle as sounding like "a blizzard of nails."

Read this as Chimes of Freedom is playing - not sure which amp Roger used but definitely not like a blizzard of nails. Very chimey.

[grazioso]

if we are talking solidbody & toasters: 12 string sounds like nothing else. 6 string bit like very early esquire with added strat pickup in the neck position.

this is highly scientific thread so i would add my 100% objective observation
toasters : zing or cluck
high gains: ke-rrang
horseshoe- bzzzzuuum

[fireglo67]

if we are talking solidbody & toasters: 12 string sounds like nothing else. 6 string bit like very early esquire with added strat pickup in the neck position.

this is highly scientific thread so i would add my 100% objective observation
toasters : zing or cluck
high gains: ke-rrang
horseshoe- bzzzzuuum

horseshoe- bzzzzuuum?

I'd say it's more of a Drrrrzzzzzzzuuuuummm!

[scotty]

I apologize in advance for this one!



The best word I could come up with was "Brrraaaannng"... You have to roll the R's, like the Scottish do in order to get the sense of it...

My RIC's always had a distinctive "Brrrraaannng" sound...

Aye. Round the rugged rock, the ragged rascal ran.

[paologregorio]

Ricks make tons of different sounds; it's all how one flips the switches and twists the knobs, both on the amp and on the guitar!

I can get all the sounds I want out of my Ricks; everything from the raunchiest rock/punk sounds to rockabilly twang, atypical Rick jangle, and jazz.

[jimk]

Ritchie Fleiger, in his "Amps!" book, describes a Rickenbacker 12-string played through a Vox Super Beatle as sounding like "a blizzard of nails."

Read this as Chimes of Freedom is playing - not sure which amp Roger used but definitely not like a blizzard of nails. Very chimey.

If you want all the chime to be had on "Chimes of Freedom" get a load of Starry Eyed & Laughing's recording. I believe Tony Poole is playing a 330 12 string.

JimK

[scotty]

Ok..... heres the best i could do......Its a silly thread.......ive taken it too far......

[cjj]

Wow, there's definite Scottish accent to the sound of that Rick...