What Artist Put Rickenbacker On The Map?

4003SeaGreen · Post by **4003SeaGreen** » Fri Jun 29, 2001 7:17 pm

How about Pete Townshend? For me, as a big Who fan, the first time I saw a Rick was the famous "Maximum R&B" poster with Pete doing the windmill strum on his Rick.

rob · Post by **rob** » Sat Jun 30, 2001 8:48 am

Don't forget Cliff Burton. The first time I ever saw a Ric was on a Metallica video tape, and Cliff was doing a bass solo on a Burgundyglo 4001.

NickD · Post by **NickD** » Sat Jun 30, 2001 1:13 pm

This thing about Toots Thielmans always got on my nerves. Because John always said, throughout his life, how much he hated jazz, and what sh*t music he thought it was. So I can't really imagine Toots Thielmans being an idol of his, ever.

I suppose he might have seen a PICTURE of Thielmans playing a 325 (there's one on the cover of one of Thielman's albums) and thought "That's a cool guitar." And then when he saw one in person, he remembered it, liked it, and bought it. But I can't imagine that the influence of Thielmans was anything more than that.

admin · Post by **admin** » Sat Jun 30, 2001 2:59 pm

I agree Nick. I think it was a chance to get a cool American guitar that was not available in Liverpool at the time.

rick_j. · Post by **rick_j.** » Sun Jul 01, 2001 4:26 am

and what about ed gagliardi of foreigner ? he played a 4001 bass on all of those early foreigner albums,and no one ever really mentions him. he gets several quite different sounds out of his 4001, and the sound he uses really drives foreigner's songs. he wasnt one of the earliest ric players ,but he definitely made a rick bass part of foreigner's sound in their early years.

anonymous · Post by **anonymous** » Wed Jul 25, 2001 5:45 pm

Lets not Forget Petty. He Kept the fire burning thru 70's on.

anonymous · Post by **anonymous** » Thu Aug 16, 2001 10:17 am

In the US, and for guitars, McGuinn, Petty, and Peter Buck share the credit-in the UK it would be The Jam and the everlasting image of Townshend with various Ricks circa 1965/66.
Ok, to choose ONE guitarist, it would be McGuinn. (I think it's his superb instructional video that's 90% Rickenbacker that puts him ahead I.M.H.O.)

anonymous · Post by **anonymous** » Mon Oct 15, 2001 4:17 am

Wasn't the Capri originally marketed as a Country-Western guitar? The Beatles early guitar icons (beside Chuck Berry) were Duane Eddy and Chet Atkins. Has anyone seen photos of 1950's country stars playing Rics?

anonymous · Post by **anonymous** » Mon Oct 15, 2001 4:26 am

Jimmy Bryant played Ricks in the 50s, though I'm not sure he's pure country, but he did play with steel wizard Speedy West[ever heard any of their stuff?Wow!]

anonymous · Post by **anonymous** » Mon Oct 15, 2001 5:17 am

Was Ricky Nelson the first artist that had 'idol' status to use Rickenbacker? I have heard that a lot of the artists pictured with Ricks from the '50's were just photo ops rather than true endorsements. Nelson's use certainly helped the 'modern' company early on.....I wonder how many of the pics from the late '50's were actually artists who played Rickenbackers religiously.......

anonymous · Post by **anonymous** » Mon Oct 15, 2001 8:15 am

Vasco de Gamo played Rick's ...did n't he ?

anonymous · Post by **anonymous** » Mon Oct 15, 2001 12:58 pm

Perhaps that's why they called them "Spanish Guitars" in the old days, eh?

(OK, OK... I know de Gamo was Portuguese. Close enough.)

anonymous · Post by **anonymous** » Mon Oct 15, 2001 1:25 pm

So thats where all that Brazilian rosewood came from

rogiercreemers · Post by **rogiercreemers** » Wed Aug 20, 2003 8:58 pm

I can't believe nobody mentioned Peter Buck, he may not be the most flash guitarist in the history of man, but he can rock with his Rick...
Him, and Paul Weller, of course.

aladams · Post by **aladams** » Thu Aug 21, 2003 5:47 am

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