Rickenbacker Forum, Amplifier, Bass and Guitar Register
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There's a man who knows how to stir an ant hilljingle_jangle wrote:Jeez...this thread got a lot of posts really quickly...why is that, do you think?
I think Lemmy has a unique style and a great tone, actually I'd much rather listen to him than either of those two guys who although great are also very predictable and too clinical for me.ben_brown wrote:Let's be realistic shall we... Lemmy hasn't a clue....Never did! Geddy is damn good but no one that I know of has been playin' a Rick bass as long and as well as CS!phlemmy wrote:Lemmy has stuck with Ric much longer than CS and GL.
Oh yeah....We Rick bass players have the largest horns too.
I don't know Ed, there are quite a few Fender bass players too.edski wrote:I think that it's just that when folks mention "Rickenbacker" they will think first of "bass". The traffic on this site perpetuates that...Truthfully, I think the versatility of the Rick bass is the key. While it's hard to compare my fretless J to my 4004 and 4001, I have no problem playing any style with the Ricks. I guess that could be said about a J or P bass too...
But my favorite 6 string is by far my 66 Fender Mustang. I try to love my Dakota, but it really isn't as good an intrument. I would guess a Fender forum might have reversed traffic due to the success of the Stratocaster.
No doubt, but I think in proportion there are more Fender guitarists than Rick guitarists. OK, so maybe a Fender forum would be split 50/50, but I think that Rick has made it's reputation with basses.rictified wrote:I don't know Ed, there are quite a few Fender bass players too.edski wrote:I think that it's just that when folks mention "Rickenbacker" they will think first of "bass". The traffic on this site perpetuates that...Truthfully, I think the versatility of the Rick bass is the key. While it's hard to compare my fretless J to my 4004 and 4001, I have no problem playing any style with the Ricks. I guess that could be said about a J or P bass too...
But my favorite 6 string is by far my 66 Fender Mustang. I try to love my Dakota, but it really isn't as good an intrument. I would guess a Fender forum might have reversed traffic due to the success of the Stratocaster.
Rickenbacker meant "guitar" to me and a whole (admittedly older) generation of players, long before it meant bass. Those of us who were active back to the mid-sixties think "guitar", whereas the Rick bass gained its peak of visibility for a lot of slightly younger players and fans, beginning in the '70s.rictified wrote:edski wrote:I think that it's just that when folks mention "Rickenbacker" they will think first of "bass". The traffic on this site perpetuates that...
