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Rickenbacker Guitars – New Info
Hi Girls and all MLT Fans,
we all know and love the sound of The Beatles and even more so how The Twins sound and play their own interpretations that sound absolutely amazing – and – we all know their favourite guitar The Rickenbaker.Well i’ve just found out that this was in fact originally an Austrian made brand, quite fitting (excuse me if everyone else knew this but i’m just catching up as guitars aren’t my person thing – fingers, brain and ears don’t seem to be able to coordinate so I gave up!!)
Any way this just popped up on my Youtube alerts and thought it might be of interest – hope you all enjoy and are staying Safe, Sane & Healthy.
(apologies if this has already been shared)
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Great video Skip, thanks for posting it, lots of interesting facts. It looks like the Beatles John Lennon made Rickenbacker a household name after their appearance on the Ed Sullivan show with it. The Rickenbacker 360-12 is the model I presume Lisa uses in Nowhere Man sounds just amazing! I really like the looks of those red Rickenbackers. MLT have a super impressive variety of Rickenbackers and Gretsch electric guitars in their arsenal.
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I love guitars but I suffer same as Skip does in regards to guitar playing insuffiency/defiance, so air guitaring is what I must settle upon… interesting post Skip .
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Thanks Skip Skippy, that answered a lot of my questions.
JP
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Spot on Skip. That guitar is an awesome guitar and from being in bands over the years I have been lucky to have a guy play this guitar and it is to me the best sound for the music that Mona and Lisa do. I play a little myself, just cords mind you and when I hold that guitar in my hands I feel history, John Lennon and the Birds , makes it so cool knowing that these legends play this instrument.
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GDay to all
WOW – so much interest – and i thought i was behind with things – but it seems like i found a first – woopee – one of my personal firsts for the MLT crew .
I put this up because im so stacked out with work i should but can’t due to time stress say thank you to all who liked my post and really deserve a personal comment.
I would love to see and read more of the forum posts and get into more 1 2 1 conversations about MLT and music in general but as I said I’m so busy it would really steal my time from what I should be doing.
Just to say – i’m loving the new site layout and especially the members message/contact section – I may (probably) have missed the official announcement but find this really helpful – i’ve already hooked up with jacki – fantastic – and if anyone else wants to join me you’re welcome, as i said to jacki – Im super busy due to Covid and I may go AWOL from time to time but will catch up sooner or later.
As for the Twins – well they just keep getting Better and Better – I’m so glad i joined and so glad i stayed committed and subscribe even though I don’t spend anywhere near as much time as I should on the site.
Hope everyone is doing ok
Keep Safe – Keep healthy – Keep happy
ATB
Skip
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I have a Rick…..it is a 330 and has a smooth sound. I use it for schmaltzy sounding music. But, it is somewhat flexible enough to play some heavy leads. It is a solid guitar for playing rhythm, but not my first choice for a lead guitar. Mike.
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I have a Ric too – a vintage 360-12, but with high gains rather than “toasters”. He’s right about the neck – it does take a bit of adaptation to play, particularly if you’re switching guitars frequently. The 5th knob also acts as a mixer when you use the stereo jack. Rics have two output jacks – one mono and the other stereo, which allows you to send the neck pickup to one amp and the bridge pickup to a different amp or amp channel.
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She’s a beauty Jim!
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Hi all,
hope everyone is safe and healthy,just had another video alert sent to me re Rickenbacker guitars,
this one is a little more production based and has a few surprises in it that I wasn’t aware of – it’s a good job the CEO had a bit more charisma than the presenter who seemed to have a bit of a stiff neck and a very down appearance – but the video was more than interesting – so if your not all fed up of guitar stuff check it out.
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Funny – that just popped up in my YouTube feed too. I’ve seen it before but it’s always interesting. And the CEO is always pretty approachable. If you hang out on the Forum on their website John will usually answer a question if he’s asked or step into the discussion if something needs clarification. That’s the advantage to dealing with a family owned company.
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cheers jimmy
I’m not a guitar play but find the technical stuff with the instrument amazing – love the sounds that can be created from a few simple pieces of wire – always amazes me – would love the skill. time and equipment to make my own one day -even if i can’t play it -
It just takes a hammer, nails, some wire, and a couple pieces of wood. (BTW, the movie is great if you haven’t seen it!)
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wooah, that’s wicked – yeah, have seen it -so simple and so amusing – followed other stuff re cigar box guitars – that looked simple too – until you try – that’s another story – my weakness is co ordination between fingers – ears and brain – they don’t play together without a fight lol – i did get to making this but still cant play
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Hi Skip, that Rickenbacker factory tour video was very interesting. I really enjoy seeing the fine craftsmanship that go into making a great instrument be it a guitar, piano, watch, or pen. It’s that hand work/hand finishing, experience, know how, and a lot of patience and pride that makes all the difference and give the instrument that character. I like Rickenbacker’s philosophy of doing everything , as much as possible, in house and sourcing the components locally. So many manufacturers of everything these days outsource it to the lowest bidders overseas and we end up with bland products carelessly assembled.
Jim that coke bottle guitar reminds me of science class when our teacher taught us to make pinhole cameras and we made cameras that actually worked with a coffee can, a nail and hammer for the pin hole, some card board for the shutter, and a roll of film. A little science, tools, and ingenuity, and you can create anything.
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