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I'm with you Ken, you can almost play a 650 acoustically it rings out so well.ken_j wrote:A Rick 650 with its neck-through constrution and hardtail bridge has more sustain than their other models IMO.
"... You can't roller skate in a buffalo herd ..." - Roger Williamsjingle_jangle wrote:Hmmm...you can't play bass on a mandolin...doctorwho wrote:+1!Spike- wrote:Anyone who says "You can't play ___ with a ___" dosen't know what they're talking about.
Sure you can, you just need really heavy strings.jingle_jangle wrote: Hmmm...you can't play bass on a mandolin...
Ummmm......no, Doc. It's Roger Miller. BTW, you can't pick peaches from a watermelon vine, either.doctorwho wrote:
Hmmm...you can't play bass on a mandolin...
"... You can't roller skate in a buffalo herd ..." - Roger Williams
Amen, brother, Amen! I used to use my Gretsch 6120 (Nashville) for surf rock leads. The Surf Police didn't ticket me because I wasn't playing a Jazzmaster or Mosrite Mk I. Same for a Rick. You can make great music with any type of guitar you want as long as it pleases YOU (and if they're paying you, your audienceSpike- wrote:Anyone who says "You can't play ___ with a ___" dosen't know what they're talking about.
!)Try a set of D'addario 11-49 with wound 3rd G string, or one of the TI sets, either 10's or 11's in the flat nickel wrap. I think you'll find that the tension is not that much more from a playing-feel perspective, and with greater mass, it will add to both tone and sustain. I also get better results through my POD 2.0 on the blackface deluxe setting with (7:00 is zero compression) the compression at @ 9 to 10:00 knob position.blue330 wrote:I had to figure out how to play Rickenbackers! They forced me to be deliberate and really dig in. Eventually it all added up for me but, yeah, they really aren't all that sustainey. It's not like they have no sustain, but they have distinctive attack and decay characteristics which are unlike other guitars. I have no idea why!
Agreed. I do similar with a 12K in the bridge and a Ric HB in the neck position, then blend them to my liking. I also use GHS Boomers 10's and a Rat Distortion. Granted it's still not like my LP, but it takes a backseat to my Rics as its the TONE and the overtones of the Rics I love. From that perspective, there are things I do on a Ric that an LP doesn't do for me.paologregorio wrote:If you're playing with 7.4K toasters you're not going to get as much sustain either. All of my Ricks have either 12K toasters or overwound 14K toaster p/ups in the bridge positions for better sustain.
What if its a Mandobass?jingle_jangle wrote:Hmmm...you can't play bass on a mandolin...doctorwho wrote:+1!Spike- wrote:Anyone who says "You can't play ___ with a ___" dosen't know what they're talking about.
That's not a mandobass!weemac wrote:What if its a Mandobass?
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