Top Rickenbacker Songs

[Kingbreaker]

What we seem to be missing are young, "modern" bands. I already have some ideas of my own but again, how about some suggestions?

If you want "quintessential Rick" and "modern," you can't get better than
The Primrose League . I hope the fact that it's just one guy recording stuff on his mac - for free download - does not detract folks from recognizing his genius.

[scotty]

Radiohead recorded a few with a Rick. Lucky from OK computer would be one these.Also john i cant believe for a minute that in the city was a Tele definitely a 330 Weller that early on didnt have a tele in his arsenal none that i have seen it was around 81 that he played a butterscotchTele in a swedish TV performance.

[Kingbreaker]

One of the problems here - it's very difficult to know what guitar someone used in the studio. Not as much of a problem for a 12-string, but finding modern recordings that are definitively Rick-6 is very challenging.

[sloop_john_b]

Also john i cant believe for a minute that in the city was a Tele definitely a 330 Weller that early on didnt have a tele in his arsenal none that i have seen it was around 81 that he played a butterscotchTele in a swedish TV performance.

Scotty - there is one on a stand behind him in the "In The City" video. Looks like a sunburst w/ black pickguard.

[scotty]

Also john i cant believe for a minute that in the city was a Tele definitely a 330 Weller that early on didnt have a tele in his arsenal none that i have seen it was around 81 that he played a butterscotchTele in a swedish TV performance.

Scotty - there is one on a stand behind him in the "In The City" video. Looks like a sunburst w/ black pickguard.

Doh! Yeah theres a 450 also i couldnt see past the 21 fret BG

[Rickissippi]

No Rickenbackers in Help or American Girl.

Re: Help, well, I'm certainly capable of being wrong, but I have seen this fwiw:

>>>February 1964-February 1965 – The Electric 12-String and the Birth of The Byrds

>>>Early in 1964 George the Rickenbacker guitar manufacturing company presented George with the second Rickenbacker Electric 12-String guitar ever made. It obviously made an impression on him as the instrument immediately became a staple of Beatles records throughout 1964 and early 1965. Its shimmering tone can be heard on virtually all of the A Hard Day’s Night album and parts of the Beatles for Sale and Help! albums.
From: http://ofbuckleyandbeatles.wordpress.co ... -harrison/

Re: American Girl, I'm not sure, but dang, it sure sounds Rick-ish to me. Plus, they're well known Rick users.

R.E.M. - Radio Free Europe
The Jam - In the City

Both Telecasters I believe (Radio Free Europe is a Tele for sure). Not 100% sure on the basses but they're probably Ricks?

Can't comment as well on The Jam, but I always picture them with the Ruby 4003 and Ruby 330 in their matching suits. May be guilty of operating on an assumption on this one. However, I believe RFE has at least one Rick track (among the 20 guitar overdubs) - Buck has said he's used it on every REM record.

There's no doubt these songs have been performed on Ricks, though - probably more times than on non-Ricks.
AG: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2pzRgGueNM
RFE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KA57Pafq_NU
ITC: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ipGhzrIi3s
Help (where to begin): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=652KWRNCaik
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1H9bOLgez38
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZWJ3tkujPo

[deaconblues]

No Rickenbackers in Help or American Girl.

Re: Help, well, I'm certainly capable of being wrong, but I have seen this fwiw:

>>>February 1964-February 1965 – The Electric 12-String and the Birth of The Byrds

>>>Early in 1964 George the Rickenbacker guitar manufacturing company presented George with the second Rickenbacker Electric 12-String guitar ever made. It obviously made an impression on him as the instrument immediately became a staple of Beatles records throughout 1964 and early 1965. Its shimmering tone can be heard on virtually all of the A Hard Day’s Night album and parts of the Beatles for Sale and Help! albums.
From: http://ofbuckleyandbeatles.wordpress.co ... -harrison/

Re: American Girl, I'm not sure, but dang, it sure sounds Rick-ish to me. Plus, they're well known Rick users.

Help the album has Rickenbackers on it. Help the song has Lennon on the J-160e and Harrison on his Gretsch Tennessean.

American Girl is a Strat and a Broadcaster:

http://www.wildbluegator.com/mike/maknoise.htm

[jps]

Modern bands? Snow Patrol and Muse come to mind, not sure what songs Chris Wolstenholme may have recorded with a Rick bass, though. On several Snow Patrol videos a 4003 is used, but again, not certain it was used for recording.

[Danotron]

Yeah, Muse is a favorite of mine too.

Here's a link to the live version of Knights of Cydonia and we've got some great Rick Bass going on. I just wish they would show more of it in the video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTFVF6Yis6g

[Kingbreaker]

R.E.M. - Radio Free Europe

Whatever the original recording was. . . REM has released live versions that
a) sound better, and
b) probably had the 360. The Murmur deluxe live version of RFE is phenomenal. I wonder if it could be considered for this radio show. . .

[cassius987]

Anyone mentioned Primal Scream? (The guy plays a 3000 bass very consistently.)

I already put my two bits in about Tool over on the RIC forum.

[Rickissippi]

R.E.M. - Radio Free Europe

Whatever the original recording was. . . REM has released live versions that
a) sound better, and
b) probably had the 360. The Murmur deluxe live version of RFE is phenomenal. I wonder if it could be considered for this radio show. . .

Yeah, plus they actually had two studio versions of it early on. There is the Murmur one, and then the earlier Hib-tone one or whatever that later reappeared on Eponymous. I don't know if he even had the Rick at the time of the earlier one, but I'm pretty sure he did by the time they recorded Murmur.

[johnhall]

OK, they've already nailed down the playlist. Apparently they have to pre-load everything into the computer pretty far in advance so that the DJ can basically point and click his way through the show. Sure has changed since I did some radio engineering in the 60's!

I know what the selections are but I'll let you be surprised. There WILL be Hautewerk content. Also, your on-air requests and messages via the station's online request line at http://www.kx935.com/request will be considered or so they say. (Keep requesting Hautewerk anytime you feel like it!)

[rickenbrother]

(Keep requesting Hautewerk anytime you feel like it!)

The set would not be complete without a song by Hautewerk!

Yeah, Muse is a favorite of mine too.
Here's a link to the live version of Knights of Cydonia and we've got some great Rick Bass going on. I just wish they would show more of it in the video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTFVF6Yis6g

I can't say for sure but it sure sounds like a 4003 that Chris Wolstenholme is using on the song, "Liquid State" or "Big Freeze" on the latest Muse album, The 2nd Law.

[electrofaro]

"The Bells Of Rhymney" - Robyn Hitchcock (Hitchcock out-Rickenbackers The Byrds with his version)

+1 seen him do that live with Peter Buck, featuring one 370/12 JG and a 370RM/12 MG - it's hard to beat so much jangle (I won't mention the Ric bass they used as that would make it over the top, you know )