Roxette's Rickenbackers

Artists Who Use Rickenbackers

Moderators: rickenbrother, ajish4

Post Reply
User avatar
admin
Site Admin
Posts: 15135
Joined: Wed Jul 05, 2000 5:00 am
Contact:

Roxette's Rickenbackers

Post by admin »

There are some photos of Roxette's Per Gessle and Marie Fredriksson with some of their Rickenbackers on the Rickenbacker Registration Page.
Life, as with music, often requires one to let go of the melody and listen to the rhythm

Please join the Official RickResource Forum Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/groups/379271585440277
eddier
Veteran RRF member
Posts: 139
Joined: Fri Jan 11, 2002 10:20 am
Contact:

Post by eddier »

Peter,
Speaking of Scandinavian bands. The Cardigans' guitarist, Anders Peter Svensson can be seen playing a RIC on the "Lovefool" video.
Regards,
Eddie
He walked out to face his arch-enemies with his arch-supporters.
User avatar
jwilli
RRF Consultant
Posts: 4327
Joined: Sun Aug 06, 2000 8:45 pm

Post by jwilli »

I thought it was a RIC too. Turns out that it was not one. It was custom built by someone and had some Ric parts on it.
User avatar
jwilli
RRF Consultant
Posts: 4327
Joined: Sun Aug 06, 2000 8:45 pm

Post by jwilli »

Peter, I think that the pic of Per with a 360 Burgandy may actually be RUBY instead.
User avatar
electrofaro
Senior Member
Posts: 3611
Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2009 3:25 pm

Re: Roxette's Rickenbackers

Post by electrofaro »

admin wrote:There are some photos of Roxette's Per Gessle and Marie Fredriksson with some of their Rickenbackers on the Rickenbacker Registration Page.
Link is dead... saw "Dangerous" by Roxette on VH-1 Classic...

Pet toting a custom Jetglo 330 with just one, humbucking bridge pick-up, two controls, no scratchplates, black hardware.
As far as I know they both have a customised Rick - the white 325 custom with F-hole being shown in, a.o., "Joyride" video if I'm not mistaking.

Anyone know of good pictures of these?
'67 Fender Coronado II CAB * '17 1963 ES-335 PB * currently rickless
User avatar
scotty
Senior Member
Posts: 7097
Joined: Thu Nov 22, 2007 11:27 am

Re: Roxette's Rickenbackers

Post by scotty »

As werner said the links are deed!
User avatar
wim
Intermediate Member
Posts: 1486
Joined: Fri Oct 31, 2003 1:37 am

Re: Roxette's Rickenbackers

Post by wim »

the OP is almost ten years old, thats an eternity on internet.
User avatar
electrofaro
Senior Member
Posts: 3611
Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2009 3:25 pm

Re: Roxette's Rickenbackers

Post by electrofaro »

scotty wrote:As werner said the links are deed!
Yeah, very deed... don't you dig it as mole?
wim wrote:the OP is almost ten years old, thats an eternity on internet.
Isn't it great one can go into the ancient past of internet, 10 years, and still retrieve a forum posts but the links, pictures etc are all long expired? :D
'67 Fender Coronado II CAB * '17 1963 ES-335 PB * currently rickless
User avatar
admin
Site Admin
Posts: 15135
Joined: Wed Jul 05, 2000 5:00 am
Contact:

Re: Roxette's Rickenbackers

Post by admin »

Have another look Werner. :D
Life, as with music, often requires one to let go of the melody and listen to the rhythm

Please join the Official RickResource Forum Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/groups/379271585440277
User avatar
jingle_jangle
RRF Moderator
Posts: 22679
Joined: Wed Dec 22, 2004 6:00 am
Contact:

Re: Roxette's Rickenbackers

Post by jingle_jangle »

The internet is FOREVER.

Oh, gosh, did I sound like Captain Obvious?

Image
User avatar
electrofaro
Senior Member
Posts: 3611
Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2009 3:25 pm

Re: Roxette's Rickenbackers

Post by electrofaro »

admin wrote:Have another look Werner. :D
Ah, the links work again! Almost like voodoo's been at work - thanks, Peter!

I checked, btw and the Rick in the "Joyride" video is a white 360... not a 325 with F-hole.
So, is Marie's white Rick shown in a video or some photo? Per's can be seen in the video I mentioned above.
jingle_jangle wrote:The internet is FOREVER.

Oh, gosh, did I sound like Captain Obvious?

Image
So, that was you I overtook on the Superhighway? :lol:
'67 Fender Coronado II CAB * '17 1963 ES-335 PB * currently rickless
User avatar
rkbsound
Veteran RRF member
Posts: 1205
Joined: Fri Apr 19, 2002 3:48 pm
Contact:

Re: Roxette's Rickenbackers

Post by rkbsound »

Gosh...I remember when it was originally posted!!
fireglo67

Re:

Post by fireglo67 »

jwilli wrote:I thought it was a RIC too. Turns out that it was not one. It was custom built by someone and had some Ric parts on it.
Funny, just saw the "Lovefool" video on TV tonight and saw something that looked a bit like/and nothing like a Rickenbacker being played.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9zpnLBtwwg

So dug a little deeper. And here it is.
http://www.rickbeat.com/gallery/petersv ... nsson.html
User avatar
electrofaro
Senior Member
Posts: 3611
Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2009 3:25 pm

Re: Roxette's Rickenbackers

Post by electrofaro »

There's a commercial for Roxette's tour on german tv... a Ric can be seen for a second or so... just letting you know :lol:
'67 Fender Coronado II CAB * '17 1963 ES-335 PB * currently rickless
Post Reply

Return to “Rickenbacker Artists”