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Who are your favorite contemporary Ric bassists
Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 4:58 pm
by ch willie
My musical tastes range widely, and I'm listening to a lot of contemporary British alternative / mainstream. I hear Rics often, but I don't often catch the bands' names.
So who are your favorite contemporary Ric players? I don't mean folks like McCartney who used to play a Ric predominantly. I mean folks who are using Rics now.
Re: Who are your favorite contemporary Ric bassists
Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 5:01 pm
by bassduke49
Chris Squire, coming up on the 50th anniversary of his Rick!
Re: Who are your favorite contemporary Ric bassists
Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 6:17 pm
by Benjamin
So many, but the question is how contemporary? Current players, I vote Lou Barlow - Sebadoh. Right now that is.
In recent contemporariness: Brett O'Riley (Ricaine), Sergio Vega (Quicksand), Paul D'Amour (TOOL)... there will be more.
Re: Who are your favorite contemporary Ric bassists
Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 7:51 pm
by chromium
Re: Who are your favorite contemporary Ric bassists
Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 9:08 pm
by HydrasBreath
Nice! I'm a huge fan of OM and Sleep.
My favorite contemporary Ric Artist would have to be Evan Linger from Skeletonwitch. He gets a pretty mean tone out of his Ric for metal.
Re: Who are your favorite contemporary Ric bassists
Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 9:15 pm
by rickenbrother
Rex Brown recently got himself a Jetglo 4003.
Re: Who are your favorite contemporary Ric bassists
Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 11:15 pm
by Benjamin
rickenbrother wrote:Rex Brown recently got himself a Jetglo 4003.
GTFO!
Re: Who are your favorite contemporary Ric bassists
Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2013 12:03 am
by jps
rickenbrother wrote:Rex Brown recently got himself a Jetglo 4003.
Yeah, ditch Spector!
Re: Who are your favorite contemporary Ric bassists
Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2013 12:31 am
by bigbajo60
A couple pop into my head right off the bat:
Chris Baio of Vampire Weekend
Russell Leetch of The Editors
Re: Who are your favorite contemporary Ric bassists
Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2013 7:36 am
by ch willie
Excellent. Last summer I watched a stream of some indie festival. Again, I didn't get band names, but there were Ric 4001/4003s all over those stages.
Re: Who are your favorite contemporary Ric bassists
Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2013 10:37 am
by Colonel Sanders
Lou Barlow (Sebadoh/Folk Implosion/Dinosaur Jr)
Jason Lowenstein (Sebadoh/Fiery Furnace/Circle of Buzzards)
Re: Who are your favorite contemporary Ric bassists
Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2013 10:47 am
by heinpete
Re: Who are your favorite contemporary Ric bassists
Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2013 1:00 pm
by Chris P
I interviewed Russel Leetch and he switched to Precisions
Re: Who are your favorite contemporary Ric bassists
Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2013 1:42 pm
by woodyng
I see a lot of people using them,but as far as standing out with what they're getting out of them, The bassists for Vampire weekend,and Muse (both named Chris,huh.....
) are great. Like a certain namesake of theirs,they play intricate,melodic bass lines that become a prime part of the songs....
The chaps in franz ferdinand,and Paul Weller's bands are also way good.....
Re: Who are your favorite contemporary Ric bassists
Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2013 3:11 pm
by geofio
I play Rickenbacker and nothing but Rickenbacker Basses, if you fancy a listen here is a link to my Soundcloud page. cheers George
https://soundcloud.com/george-lynch
