Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

Beside our illustrious cohorts on the RRF, can we think of anyone well known, as in famous celebrities, who own/play/have owned/have played/record with/have recorded with Rickenbacker acoustics? The factory's or P.W.'s?

But I would not feel so all alone....

Chris Squire on the live "unpluged" version on "Long distance runaround" from the mid 70s.......
Eden

Purely out of curiosity, I'd love to play one somewhere. I wonder what they feel like, sound like; Youtube videos notwithstanding.

JimK

Mary Chapin-Carpenter, I believe.

Ricky Nelson!

It seems the whole Ricky Nelson-Sam Cooke thing were factory photo ops, and the two artists never actually owned the guitars in question...I'd love to see some video of either playing a Rick acoustic.

Jerry--I just strung up your beaut, and it sounds BIG. See you at NAMM.

A friend (who handbuilds incredible custom bicycles) and I are going to have a gallery showing of bicycles and guitars later this year, here in the SF area, and I'm going to request that some of my acoustic customers lend their instruments for a month for the exhibition. Yours, being so unusual, is at the top of my list, Jerry...

jingle_jangle wrote: Yours, being so unusual, is at the top of my list, Jerry...

Where can I find a pic of this unusual Rick acoustic Paul or Jerry? Did I miss it being posted on the forum?

I'm keeping it under wraps, Brian, unil NAMM. Jerry should be the first to see it.

I'm also bringing one more newly-completed acoustic to NAMM.

I'll post pics of both later this week.

That's great Paul. I am looking forward to seeing pictures of it.

Rickenbacker + Unusual/Special = NAMM....... didn't you know that, Brian??

Then add the PW factor....................

Unusual Ric acoustics? Coooooool.....

I can't wait to see the pics!

jingle_jangle wrote:It seems the whole Ricky Nelson-Sam Cooke thing[s] were factory photo ops ...

I wonder if the same is true in the Blue Period video by The Smithereens ... Jim B. is playing some sort of RIC acoustic in it. If I can get a screen shot of it I'll post it.

doctorwho wrote:

jingle_jangle wrote:It seems the whole Ricky Nelson-Sam Cooke thing[s] were factory photo ops ...

I wonder if the same is true in the Blue Period video by The Smithereens ... Jim B. is playing some sort of RIC acoustic in it. If I can get a screen shot of it I'll post it.

Edit: Remind me to read these posts before actually responding to them!

Yes, the 390 from Blue Period is the Rick Nelson guitar.

Thanks, Kenny!

jingle_jangle wrote:A friend (who handbuilds incredible custom bicycles) and I are going to have a gallery showing of bicycles and guitars later this year, here in the SF area, and I'm going to request that some of my acoustic customers lend their instruments for a month for the exhibition. Yours, being so unusual, is at the top of my list, Jerry...

I hope it is in the Fall, as we are thinking of coming out to SF and Monterey, perhaps in October.