| Author | Message | ||
     David Chase Lopes (360dave660) Advanced Member Username: 360dave660 Post Number: 97 Registered: 04-2002 Posted From: 194.119.125.25 |
I got my first ric for my 30th birthday present six and a-half years ago and I have consistantly added since. | ||
| paul wilczynski (Jingle_jangle) Senior Member Username: Jingle_jangle Post Number: 170 Registered: 12-2004 Posted From: 24.5.100.79 |
Tony, 1.) did you keep both / one / the other? 2.) did the quality match the beauty on both / one / the other? | ||
| Spencer Wilson (Spencer) Senior Member Username: Spencer Post Number: 249 Registered: 06-2003 Posted From: 67.78.46.169 |
Nope - I'm 32 and I've had three. | ||
| John McKelvy (Wormdiet) Senior Member Username: Wormdiet Post Number: 503 Registered: 01-2003 Posted From: 152.22.12.56 |
I've wanted one since age 13 or so but only acquired a 330 last year. (I'm 29 years old + a year or two  ) But I think the overall trend is true - you don't get a lot of teenagers buying Ricks like you would a mid-line Fender, Ibanez, or Shecter. That being said, there was an interesting thread on harmony central about (Well, pictures of) female guitarists. Quite a few had ricks, and most of them weren't probably over 30. | ||
| Ronn Roberts (Iamthebassman) Senior Member Username: Iamthebassman Post Number: 479 Registered: 05-2002 Posted From: 207.193.146.64 |
Bought my first Ric in 1978 when I was in a punk band. I'm now 46 and since '78 I have never not had at least one Ric. | ||
| Anthony Carey (Tony_carey) Senior Member Username: Tony_carey Post Number: 180 Registered: 10-2004 Posted From: 81.157.123.19 |
Paul, unfortunately, I no longer have my j/glo 4001 (I have a f/glo 4003 as well as several Ric gtrs), but fortunately I do still have my wife. We had a gig on our honeymoon, so the band picked me up from the hotel....she knew what she was in for right at the beginning! & yes, the quality & beauty were equally shared & still is! | ||
| Brian Crisman (Incubus2432) Senior Member Username: Incubus2432 Post Number: 227 Registered: 07-2004 Posted From: 65.43.212.177 |
I am now 36 and got my first Ric ('73 checkerboard 4001) in '92 when I was 23-ish. Lemmy and Cliff Burton were what 1st attracted me to a Ric.....but when a friend of mine got a Burgundy 4001 and I tried it out I knew I had to have one....well, at least one | ||
| John Wratten (Wrattej) New member Username: Wrattej Post Number: 17 Registered: 01-2004 Posted From: 217.43.142.215 |
Just dug out a photo (taken 1980) of my first Ric experience aged 15 ! So Rics aren't just for oldies ,although I'm an oldie now !!  | ||
| Ethan Jones (Beefandbones) Senior Member Username: Beefandbones Post Number: 162 Registered: 02-2004 Posted From: 206.63.252.74 |
Let me guess... You like The Jam? | ||
| John Wratten (Wrattej) New member Username: Wrattej Post Number: 18 Registered: 01-2004 Posted From: 217.43.142.215 |
Yeah - great band. I think Weller introduced alot of people in the UK to Rickenbackers (those who were too young to be buying records in the sixties). Just listen to "In the City" - just a 330 cranked through an AC30 - pure tone ! |
