Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

Going to see RM on this Sat night @8PM at the L2 Theatre in Denver.
Saw him in the fall of '08 in Golden, convinced Camilla to get a signed
p/g for my 330/12. Never enough of RM for me.

Congratulations on gettng an autograph. She politely refused my 370/12 pickguard at a show in 2008.

His show is so good musically as is the way he weaves his own story as a musician into the set list. And he has been doing it this way for many years and it doesn't get old.

Hi Mark,
Yes, she initially politely refused as well, but I offered $100 donation to a charity of
their choice. She again said no, explaining, RM stopped because of the time and
seeing them on ebay for resale. I politely said I understood, and I guess she had
a change of heart. She's a very good lady, fan friendly. I also told her I enjoyed
her/their blog, which I do, and we discussed her photos and travel briefly. They
both are very classy celebrities, RM has his priorities proper, and he does nothing
but benefit from her support, work. They've seen it all in the business and still
give back to musicians and folk music, and is what, I believe, celebrity can be.
Bob

Well, the show was excellent. Very predictable but it does'nt matter,
because his voice is crystal clear, guitar work as good or better than
ever. This guy just does not disappoint. Not much Ric work, I think
he's tiring of it. He definitely prefers acoustic work on the Martin 7
string. Camilla was as radiant as ever. I took my 17 year old son,
who is a metal head and shreader, and he was very impressed. Roger
is accomplishing what he has obviously tried to do; pass on the
traditional folk music to the crowds he plays for. The Byrds oldies
are now there to attract the crowds, but he still enjoys doing them
for us.
What a guy!!
Bob

Bob,

I saw Roger at Cain Park here in Cleveland about two years ago. He played maybe four or five songs on his 370/12 and the rest on his acoustics. It was one of the most incredible shows I've ever seen. He strolled out onto the stage with hat, goatee and glasses, while the opening arpeggios of "My Back Pages" chimed from his Rickenbacker. Most of the rest of the set was devoted to his Martin 7-string and 12-string acoustics, and he did acoustic readings of a lot of classic Byrds songs, some of them familiar to me only in their earlier electric versions. The high points of the show were a lovely acoustic version of "Bells of Rhymney" and a very inventive 7-string reading of "Eight Miles High" which began with an echo of Spanish guitar classic "Asturias." I would have liked to hear more Rickenbacker 12-string work, but, as many of us have noted on another thread, Roger is really returning to his folk music roots and giving us all an education. His oral history of the Byrds in between songs was most welcome. I just hope I get the chance to see him again soon.

Robert

I walk to Cain Park when I go to shows there. Great venue.

Robert,
I started my self taught guitar listening to the Kingston Trio, Brothers Four, McGuire and the Minstrels, P P and M and
the rest of the late 50's early 60's stuff. I can appreciate what he is doing, and even though I go to see his playing and
singing/story telling, I still cannot believe what he can do with the Ric. The flat picking plus the banjo rolling combined
is truly made for the 12 string Ric. I can only hope to master it some day and be a fraction as good as him. One of those
things that scratch my musical itch. Meanwhile, I do alot of staring at my 330/12 and get out the polish and admire it.
Cheers,
Bob

jps wrote:I walk to Cain Park when I go to shows there. Great venue.

Let's all chip in on a moped for Jeff

Yeah, but then I 'd have to worry about it getting stolen!

Bob,

Like you, I own a 330/12, which I got used from a local mom and pop store way back in 1997, and I absolutely love the way it sounds and plays, especially with my Janglebox JB2. Yes, McGuinn is the maestro. I'm still working hard on those banjo rolls on the solo to "Turn! Turn! Turn!" What seem to be simple open chord voicings turn out to have complex fingerstyle patterns that are actually quite a challenge even to those of us with advanced chops (myself not included). I'm pleased with McGuinn's return to his folk music roots, but sometimes I just have a hankering for that jingle jangle electric Rickenbacker sound. His DVD "The 12-String Guitar of Roger McGuinn" has been very helpful to me. Are you familiar with that DVD?

Robert

Robert,
PM sent to you.
Bob