| Author | Message | ||
     Howard Bishop (Ozover50) Senior Member Username: Ozover50 Post Number: 663 Registered: 01-2005 Posted From: 220.240.241.114 |
Like many thinks in life, Carey - it never hurts to start early! Just like buying your first Rick.......... | ||
| john biscuti (Nyrkickazz1) Advanced Member Username: Nyrkickazz1 Post Number: 99 Registered: 01-2005 Posted From: 68.174.20.19 |
<-- Started at 16, now 19. I'd hate to see what i'm buying when i'm 45! | ||
| paul wilczynski (Jingle_jangle) Senior Member Username: Jingle_jangle Post Number: 1757 Registered: 12-2004 Posted From: 63.193.9.8 |
Yeah, John, it's a bitch being old... | ||
| tom fowler (Moreguitar) Intermediate Member Username: Moreguitar Post Number: 62 Registered: 07-2004 Posted From: 208.57.87.148 |
John, Maybe saving to buy a vintage guitar made of "real wood" | ||
| Chris Hansen (Fading_fast) New member Username: Fading_fast Post Number: 17 Registered: 12-2004 Posted From: 216.209.104.88 |
Quote: They said that you will either love the 660 or it will leave you longing to get back to your Les Paul and Marshall :Endquote My live rig is Les Paul/Marshall, and I love my 660. What does that make me? Not part of the "Guitar World"? Dang.... | ||
| Ron Plichta (Highway_star) Senior Member Username: Highway_star Post Number: 362 Registered: 10-2004 Posted From: 141.116.81.178 |
That quote is nonsense. The Les Paul and 660 are different guitars built for different purposes. I will say that on an average and from what I've seen, the 600 is probably built better than many LP's being made now. As an aside, if you want a good LP today, buy a Heritage. | ||
| paul wilczynski (Jingle_jangle) Senior Member Username: Jingle_jangle Post Number: 1768 Registered: 12-2004 Posted From: 24.23.164.148 |
Amen to that. Reviewers love that sort of "either...or" reasoning. The problem is that it ignores the entire middle ground and makes the reviewer look stupid to people who still have their critical faculties intact. But it sells magazines and bellybutton guitars to those who won't or can't think for themselves. Rickenbacker--the guitar for the Thinking Person... (Cue: Theme from The Magnificent Seven.) | ||
| Carey Biorkman (Biznork) New member Username: Biznork Post Number: 19 Registered: 02-2004 Posted From: 71.104.192.89 |
Do any of you guys read that magazine? It is totally focused on nu-metal music. The only reason I bought it was because it had a tab for "Shine on you Crazy Diamond." | ||
| paul wilczynski (Jingle_jangle) Senior Member Username: Jingle_jangle Post Number: 1774 Registered: 12-2004 Posted From: 63.193.9.8 |
Found it at GC (of course!). Picked it up, thumbed it, put it down. A Rick is fine for metal, but those bimbos tend to put it into a tiny box, sound-wise. Small minds. | ||
| Jeff Ulmer (Jeff_ulmer) Senior Member Username: Jeff_ulmer Post Number: 626 Registered: 01-2003 Posted From: 209.52.203.85 |
While a Ric can be used for metal, they are not optimal IMO. There are no (useable) tremolo systems available, and the pickups are not designed for high output. That does not mean a Ric doesn't have a place in someone's arsenal. If I wanted all my guitars to sound the same, there would be no point in owning more than one. I buy a Ric for what a Ric sounds like, which is the same reason I buy Gibsons, Fenders, Gretsches or any other brand. |
