Any Rickenbacker fans?

[nyrkickazz1]

I don't expect to find many in Mesa/Boogie land (Maybe at a Vox forum? ), but are there any Rick fans here?

I own a Fireglo 330, a Blue Boy 370/12, and a Jetglo 4003. I used to own a Jetglo 360 as well. Also, I have a Blueburst 350v63 on order.

Rick 12 string -> Tremoverb = some REALLY sweet tones!

 

[axwielding1]

The only rick I can see me buying is a maple-glo 4001 bass...
ax. :twisted:

 

[Red Barchetta]

I have considered getting a 360/12...I believe in different guitars for different tones on stage...main axe is a Les Paul Standard...secondary is American Standard Strat with Fralin Blues Specials and a tele mod ...a 68 SG for Allman Bros...and I am awaiting delivery of a new Yamaha sa2200. I have all the basic sounds down pat, but still kinda yearn for that chimy Ricky sound when I cover Tom Petty or the Beatles....


Hmmmm....wonder if the Wife would mind.....????


RB

 

[Loni Specter]

I used to have a 1966 360 12 Mapleglow, but the neck got all wierd, and besides those necks are to narrow. I sold it.
Recently I had a very playable 660 in Freglow. Great sound, but I found it too beautifull and mint to play and sold it too.
I like more beat up guitars, or at least a little dinged. I hate being the one to mar a mint axe.

 

[joe126]

I have a 360 6-string in jetglo. One of my favorite guitars. I used to have a '70's 4001 bass and a 330-12 string. The necks are very thin, too thin for some, I know. I only play my 360 once in awhile, because It's so different. Even with those skinny necks, it's amazing how well-balanced those guitars are. I string up my 360 with a .012-.052 string set in standard tuning.

My main axe is a PRS Singlecut, however, my others are Strats and a 1969 Gibson SG Special. I usually go for the thin necks except the PRS. But the PRS Shape is easy enough to play.

 

[Red Barchetta]

Just a bit of clarification on my previous post....I listed my SG as a 68, but have learned that it is more likely a 71...

This doesn't change my opinions on Rickys, but I just wanted to be accurate.


RB

 

[DaveyJack]

I've got no experience with Ricks guitars myself, but the bassist in my band has a 4003 model (MapleGlo).
We play in a very heavy band and the bass is so sweet! The fact that this is a vintage model really helps to cut through the band ( and through the 800,000 cymbals... ).

He bought it because he wanted something different than his ESP, and finally he really loved the thing!

 

[Ken j]

I have been a Rick fan for years. I bought my first one, a 4000 JG, in '69. I have had a number of them come and go through the years. If you are a fan you may want to check out this forum: http://www.forum.rickresource.com/

I currently own a 650C FG that has been modded with a gold TRC and pickguard and modded high gain pickups with 1/4" pole pieces and toaster covers.

I tried posting a pic but it won't link for some reason.

 

[SixVeeSix]

I've done guitar repair for over 30 years. I can attest to the quality of the build on the Ricks, plus many of them are very cool looking. Despite the skinny neck and my huge hands, I played a friends vintage 12 string on the Las Vegas on Mars cover of Eight Miles High that is on the Gene Clark tribute album. I don't think we could have done that song without a Rick. Don't own one myself, maybe someday. Need a fatty neck on it though. My 12 string of choice is currently an Ovation Deacon and it can get pretty Rick-like if you set it properly. Through the clean channel of a Maverick 1-12 with a Peavey Scorpion Ultra speaker it is 12 string bliss.

 

[Ken j]

Despite the skinny neck and my huge hands

Try a 650 or 660 model. They both have wide necks. The 660 is available in a 12 string.

 

[94Tremoverb]

Resurrecting an old thread - I did a search here to find out of there were any other Rickenbacker users, since they never seem to get mentioned at all... only 42 threads even with the name in, total! :shock: For America's oldest and still one of the best known makers, this really surprised me.

Anyway - yes, I use Rickenbackers with my Mesas. (Does this make me strange?)

Currently I have:

An '89 381, which was a 381V69 but is now fitted with High-Gain pickups, so it's more like a *real* '69 381. (First year of the High-Gain pickups, originally designed for this guitar model.) It's way more powerful and rock'n'roll than you might think for a Rick... although not too surprising when you know that John Kay of Steppenwolf has always played this model.

A 2003 660/12, which is basically the Tom Petty model without the signature. I fitted the older 12K pickups to it as well, so it's more or less exactly the same now. This one has the wider neck - if you don't think you like Ricks because they're too skinny, you need to try this one, it's actually slightly *wider* than most other 'normal' guitars. They do it in a 6-string too.

I've also owned over the years a 360 (my first one, stupidly sold and now much missed), a 360/12 (neck too skinny, didn't like the body shape), a 320 (short scale, never really got on with it) and a 425V63 reissue (stupidly fitted with a Bigsby, then sold, and now kind-of missed...).

I also have a 4003 bass but no Mesa bass amps... although I did once have one of those 15+10+2x6+horn cabs that I could barely lift . Sometimes I run the bridge pickup of the 4003 through the Tremoverb (you can split the pickup outputs on most Rick models) which sounds *amazing*... overdriven tremolo reverb bass! Not something you hear every day.