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     Kent Fletcher (Brammy) Senior Member Username: Brammy Post Number: 403 Registered: 04-2005 Posted From: 24.25.246.85 |
as far as that Ric that SRV gave to Hubert Sumlin only to have it stolen, apparently Stevie was the one who recovered it.... http://www26.brinkster.com/jakapa/srv/quotes.htm Hubert Sumlin: [Stevie] was a friend of mine, partner - one of the best. I been knowing Stevie a long time, since he was a kid - him and Jimmie. I played with them so many times in Austin when Antone's had the first club on 6th and Brazos. I'll tell you the truth: That boy was something else, man. I feel like he was one of the greatest guys and guitar players who ever lived. And he was really just getting to do his thing. He bought a Rickenbacker for me about 10 or 12 years ago, but somebody stole it. Then he found the guitar somewhere in New York, years later. I was playing at Antone's, and here comes Stevie with the same guitar. | ||
| Bill Carroll (Heatsky) New member Username: Heatsky Post Number: 1 Registered: 07-2005 Posted From: 66.157.119.225 |
Hi everybody -- this post was enough to get me to join the group. As a working bassist/guitarist, I only ever get compliments on my '76 jetglo 4001. On the six-string front, my jetglo 330 shares stage time with my old Strat. Nobody ever comes up to me and says, "Wow, nice Strat, man!" But I do always get "Dude, that RIC looks/sounds killer!" | ||
| Mitch Berger (Octagon) Senior Member Username: Octagon Post Number: 206 Registered: 03-2005 Posted From: 24.118.136.83 |
Welcome Bill,you will like it here,friendly folks and good converstion.Post some pics of your axes.Jetglo is my favorite Rick color too! | ||
| Larry Carroll (Eggman) Intermediate Member Username: Eggman Post Number: 66 Registered: 06-2005 Posted From: 65.0.24.187 |
Bill, I'm thrilled that musicians appreciate your Rickenbackers! In my younger days, gilrs attending our shows made occaisional remarks about how "cool" my little black 320 looked. However, no musician ever said anything positive about my Rickenbacker. I'll live. I don't want to get people on this board to think that I've got a bunker mentality as a Rick owner. I hope more people show appreciation for Rickenbacker instruments. By the way, you and I have the same name!(trust me)  Larry Carroll | ||
| Ron Cascisa (Ratso) Senior Member Username: Ratso Post Number: 209 Registered: 03-2004 Posted From: 67.160.140.52 |
We all here appreciate your (our) Rickenbackers. That's enough for me! | ||
| Andrew Gregg (Porge) Advanced Member Username: Porge Post Number: 81 Registered: 05-2005 Posted From: 203.221.14.207 |
I noticed in the late eighties and early nineties that concomittant with the blues revival, there was a revival in interest in single coil guitar sounds, and poweramp (not preamp) overdrive sounds. I remember getting my first rickenbacker, and thinking "Why hasn't anyone else on the blues bandwagon realised these hi-gains have a great singlecoil tone??" I think they make a mighty open E slide guitar (for the "rawk"ier sounding stuff). As far as a rickenbacker with an amp running full steam (like my SRV and McCartney approved cream bassman) - I'm sure I do't need to tell you they sound great! | ||
| Marc Hall (Marctrain57) New member Username: Marctrain57 Post Number: 11 Registered: 08-2004 Posted From: 68.50.32.51 |
I thought this was an interesting post. I have always thought that if you have the blues in your soul you can play it on anything. But this post inspired me to take down my 340 Fireglow and really give it a long workout with blue both clean and distorted. I swear that if it was on a recording and you didn't tell anyone most people would say you were using a single coil w/ just a little something else added. Rick's really sound great in this context. Afterall Pete Townshend only switched to SG's and Fenders because he didn't want to break up Rick's anymore. They could be a great Blues, R&B or hard Rock guitar if it were not for others pre conceived ideas about what a Rick should be used for. | ||
| Brian Medway (Winston) New member Username: Winston Post Number: 11 Registered: 07-2005 Posted From: 206.116.77.118 |
Hi guys I just cannot resist wading in on this thread. It seemed to me (especially at the time but I know, who really remembers the 60's) that most of the good bands that came out of England in the sixties had their roots in jazz or American blues. The Mersey Beat sound for example was a fusion of all sounds that went before. The most sought after guitar on the circuit in Southampton where I grew up was Rickenbacker. As for me I have played everything from Beatles, Who, Hollies Byrds, Cream, Hendrix, Yardbirds, John Mayall, Jeff Beck, Pretty Things, Kinks and so on, either on my 375 6 string or my 360 12 String as the song required. No one ever came up to me and said those guitars dont cut it. When we moved to Canada in '65 and started playing the circuit, local Vancouver DJ's often commented on air that our band sounded exactly like the bands we were emulating. As time went on I migrated to other guitars but let me say this much. Based on my direct experience Rics cut it both for live performance and in the studio. I have three Rics in my collection that get played all the time. They are timeless and extremely versatile. Strat and LP players who do not own a Ric do not know what they are missing in their life. The bottom line is that I still consider myself to be a blues based musician and I play Rics. | ||
| Dan Brookes (Fireglo330) Senior Member Username: Fireglo330 Post Number: 194 Registered: 03-2005 Posted From: 130.76.32.16 |
What are the Rickenbacker models you own? | ||
| Brian Medway (Winston) New member Username: Winston Post Number: 12 Registered: 07-2005 Posted From: 206.116.77.118 |
Hi Dan, I presume you are asking me that question. I currently own a 1989 Jetglo 350 6 string, a 1994 Jetglo 360/12 WB and a 1976 4001 tuxedo bass |
