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[Spear-Chucker]

I was a big fan until 84 when treasure came out, which i didn't like, didn't really listen to them again until Blue bell knoll came out as the girl i was with at the time was really into them, where as i had gone more jangley indie by then. 60's influence and had my first Rickenbacker 12 string.

'First' Rickenbacker 12 string??!! Envious

Will delve deeper into their back catelogue over the coming weeks...

 

[patricks148]

'First' Rickenbacker 12 string??!! Envious

Will delve deeper into their back catelogue over the coming weeks...

only trouble was, then had to go and buy a transistor amp as though the fender twin it messed with the harmonics and sounded weird. So had to buy a Roland JC120. The Ricky was one of the ones that you could pull a comb down and it could be switched from 6 to 12 strings and back again. I don't think Rickenbacker was sold in the UK again until the 90's and you could not get an old one cheap, except the version i had, and that was only as is didn't really work so they were not very sought after, diff story now though.

 

[Spear-Chucker]

only trouble was, then had to go and buy a transistor amp as though the fender twin it messed with the harmonics and sounded weird. So had to buy a Roland JC120. The Ricky was one of the ones that you could pull a comb down and it could be switched from 6 to 12 strings and back again. I don't think Rickenbacker was sold in the UK again until the 90's and you could not get an old one cheap, except the version i had, and that was only as is didn't really work so they were not very sought after, diff story now though.

Interesting..

Never tried a Ricky, kind of a bucket list thing really. Might try one of the basses one day to see if that Mani sound is readily achievable. More my speed these days.

 

[patricks148]

Interesting..

Never tried a Ricky, kind of a bucket list thing really. Might try one of the basses one day to see if that Mani sound is readily achievable. More my speed these days.

Basses, i can't help with they all sound the same to me

 

[Spear-Chucker]

Basses, i can't help with they all sound the same to me

I'd like to argue with you...!

 

[patricks148]

I'd like to argue with you...!

last band i was in in the early 90's the bassist had a Rickenbacker 4003 and a fender precision and they sounded the same to me, those are the only bases ive ever played

 

[Spear-Chucker]

last band i was in in the early 90's the bassist had a Rickenbacker 4003 and a fender precision and they sounded the same to me, those are the only bases ive ever played

I naively planned to buy a 4003 and give it the Jackson Pollock splattered look - then I saw the price. Suffice to say that plan is on hold.. Beautiful instruments with a tremendous full sound. Can't really beat a precision though, Fender just got it so right all those years ago.

Tried loads over the years and the sound I like is always very bass frequency heavy (my amp always has the sub-frequency button engaged) so I make everything sounds exactly the same. I'm definately a bass philistine but folks say it works fine for what I do. Often use a cheap electric upright now, which with a longer scale goes even lower