Against Me!'s Laura Jane Grace and Her Rickenbacker Guitar Collection | Interview

[@Spindlespindle1]

I have watched this three times just purely for Laura nerding out over her guitars because there is nothing more adorable.

[@phoenixstone4208]

this is my third time here too lol god she is precious 💖

[@Holden-C.]

Same

[@hayleylivingston5409]

imagine having just 1 rickenbacker

[@psychedeliccarrie5921]

I have 4, and a hankering for a few more.

[@iused2BAfireman]

Love my 660/12

[@MrRamone97]

My 330 is treating me well, I’m thinking 610 or Colorado next!

[@iLikeTheUDK]

*rickenbahker

[@idhindsight]

Hayley Livingston I have a 96 360, begging for a 650a

[@BRELrawr]

i love these kinds of videos where they let artists talk about their gear and you can see how passionate they are and the stories they're just ready to tell

[@anawagen9788]

I LOVE HER!!!!! THAT IS ALL!!! I DO NOT HAVE AN INSIGHTFUL COMMENT ABOUT GUITARS!!!

[@thetechnostate316]

I’d never heard of her or Against Me until September of last year when I was at riot fest and checked their band’s set out on a whim. One of the coolest live music experiences I’ve ever had and I’ve been obsessed with their music since.

[@forestcochran4196]

Better late than never!

[@ryanlivitz]

I became a fan in 2004 as this was this first band that spoke to me. Tom/Laura spoke to me like no other musician ever had.

[@baxterhawk2378]

@@ryanlivitz Just Laura. No reason to dead name her.

[@hyperunplugged]

Did she just give guitars personalities like Toy Story?

[@drearyerie8504]

You dont have personalities for your guitars?

[@alicendavid]

She ???????????

[@Xakslied]

Alicen Rawle Yeah, she.

[@hyperunplugged]

Dreary Erie I would say it’s more of different facets of my own personality so I guess you’ve got a point there.

[@baxterhawk2378]

@@alicendavid It's been 8 years.... come on. If we want to go back even further in The New Wave Album, the song The Ocean she literally says "And if I could have chosen, I would have been born a woman My mother once told me she would have named me Laura I'd grow up to be strong and beautiful like her". Being real about it, you've actually have 12 years.

[@raf.raf.]

Wow, gonna soak my guitars in wine from now on. That rick sounded great!

[@Reverb]

It's gotta be the tannins.

[@markarcherisinflorid]

@@Reverb The next "aged" tonewood. Screw torrefied. This is cured with an entire Black Box Merlot.

[@smokiejohn]

Really enjoyed watching Laura play and talk passionately about her gear . Came across so well and as genuinely inspiring person .

[@praalgraf]

i am in love with this woman i could hear her talk abt guitars all day

[@hayl3yam]

Love Laura SO much!! She is the reason I had the courage to start my trans journey.... and now I play guitar too!!!

[@aw2832]

Hayley Mason Hell yeah. Laura is fucking awesome. Keep doing what you’re doing and enjoy life.

[@markbuzard]

The “ergonomic” model is a Rickenbacker 481. Coincidentally I have a maple-glo 481 that is not “slanted” and the mini toggle is a factory installed component. Manufactured between 1975-1982, the “481” is a bit of a rare beast.

[@jamescroy9464]

markbuzard awsome, you answered my question. Great and unusual guitar👍

[@markbuzard]

James Croy you are welcome, glad I could be of some service to your inquiry ✌️

[@skiptracer2988]

never seen a non slant fretted.481. Must be super rare. You sure it isn't a 480?I have b

[@markbuzard]

Judson Skinner imgur.com/gallery/5sR3H

[@skiptracer2988]

Sweet! They look so much better that.way!

[@aj1807]

If i handed my bass to laura she could literally break it into pieces and she'd still somehow return it to me sounding better than it does now

[@Thomas.harding]

AJ Abernathy just practise more

[@aj1807]

@@Thomas.harding do you think i don't? what?

[@evanrobbins5915]

@@aj1807 obviously not if you think it'd sound better destroyed than played by you.

[@lib_bunnycat]

Evan Robbins. The whole joke is she keeps saying how the guitars she’s destroyed sound better than before throughout the whole video, did you not watch it?

[@hoovestol3610]

The comparison between the two black ricks demonstrated quickly what sometimes can be so hard to explain. Great video Laura!

[@spartacus2296]

Bought my Rickenbacker just 2 hours ago. Thank you for inspiring me Laura!

[@headwhop26]

I've always wondered about that blacked-out Rick!

[@loganplonski922]

5:49 crunchiest most satisfying riff I've ever heard

[@andybungert]

I’ve seen Rise Against and Anti Flag play together. Still haven’t seen Against Me! WHEN ALL OF THIS BLOWS OVER I WANT ALL 3 TO TOUR THE US TOGETHER!!!!!!!!!!! DO IT!!!!

[@matthewlister3755]

I saw Rise Against, Against Me!, Anti-Flag, and None More Black in Boston in the 2000's. Possibly the best punk and hardcore show I have ever seen in my life.

[@Tedris4]

Just the US? The whole WORLD needs these badasses to play to them!

[@sammmbear]

Awesome video love Laura’s music, anyone who hasn’t checked it out her book she did with Dan Ozzi is an awesome read.

[@dereksmith1159]

Just finished it, fuck it's good!!

[@demondarcy3911]

ricks are kinda hit or miss when played solo, but in a mix there’s simply nothing like it (also happy transgender visibility day!)

[@steele_heart77]

Happy trans visibility!

[@TheTurtleneck64]

@@joshualoveless20 Go take your meds, grandpa

[@kabiriyer5087]

@@joshualoveless20 Happy Transgender Visibility Day

[@2small4theMall]

@@joshualoveless20 Do you not realise that every day of the year is straight white man day

[@tj96024]

@@joshualoveless20 "loveless" sounds about right. fix your heart

[@colina1330]

When she started playing Osama Bin Laden as the Crucified Christ with the coil tap switch flipped, the tone sounded quite a bit like Lemmy, which is funny, because I'll always associate a Rickenbacker bass with him.

[@btlmania64]

Osama Bin Laden as the what ?? Is that the lyrics ? Garbage ! Need to grow up a bit !

[@supersawheather]

She’s so knowledgeable about her instruments! Love her!

[@parkerhatcher224]

Love her take on used guitars vs new guitars. And how incredibly correct she is! I just rescued a gorgeous Duesenberg Paloma stardust and that guitar does NOT dig me ignoring him. He just wants to be played. And deserves to be played! Love Laura! Amazing person. Incredibly talented musician 😄! Loved her before her transition, and I’ll always love her. From one trans artist to another ✊🏼. My wife fell in love with a Rick bass and we’ve been trying to save for two years to buy it. We’ll get there. I’m going to go play my duesenberg now! Awesome video ❤️

[@jezmez68]

This past year I've been messing around with GarageBand and the first thing I did was dialed up a Vox, and using a Telecaster I was able to dial in LJG's sound. So up until now I was thinking that Rick's sounded like Tele single coil pickups. Then I started to think, "Huh, I wonder if she records with the Telecaster?" Because there's nothing like that bright Tele sound through a bright Vox amp. So delicious. Glad it was confirmed. Love my Squiers!

[@iwillnevergetone5]

at 5:10 seems more like a 660. gold truss rod cover, toaster pickups, and original tailpiece (instead of the R) those are 660 appointments, not 620

[@dannork1240]

I love how honest she is “I got this guitar because I just love how it looks” Cmon everyone, you KNOW you’ve bought a guitar because of this exact reason!😁 But I don’t remember ever hear an artist on here admitting this, they make some goofy reasons up instead.

[@marcen12]

It's why I got a white Fender Strat.

[@travisedmondson3227]

I saw them on that tour when they opened for Rise Against and Anti-Flag. I was in high school, can’t believe that was 17 years ago

[@theskabeater]

Same, H.O.B. Anaheim -- such a good show, it was packed!

[@michaelevans6407]

Great Post & Amazing Collection! ThankYou Reverb For This. I Have 2 Rics; 381/12v69FG, & 350v63JG, With A Ric 4003W On It's Way, Once I've Payed The Last Installment. I Fell In Love With Rickenbacker Along Time Ago! Cheers, Mike.

[@shaneharrington3655]

So funny how she just conned a bunch of these into her life 🤣

[@blackdogrover]

YEAH!!! Love it! Love them all. Especially the Nor? I think? Love everything about this video and this story. Great stuff!

[@Psykel]

The all black 360 is a 360 because of the stereo outputs. The body is not a 330 body, but the pre-contour body from I think around 1960, before they redesigned it to the more rounded style in the early 60’s.

[@ethanhitchcock5431]

I love your collection of Ricks !, I was surprised to see that Guy Picciotto from Fugazi played a Rickenbacker 330 in Jetglo , Ive got a Jetglo 360 , Ive been fantasizing about getting a 381-12 string and a 4003 bass....YEAH !! ( yeah-yeah-yeah !) Thanks for sharing !

[@Crampsam]

Does anyone know what she’s playing at 5:50? Sounds amazing but I’m not sure if it’s from a song or if she’s just noodling

[@buzzrd666]

song called black me out by her band against me!

[@Crampsam]

@@buzzrd666Sorry for the late reply but thank you!

[@Trans909]

Can't beat that upper mid chimey quality in any Rick. I LOVE that 360 Noir of hers. Sounds meaner than hell. I think it's a really good balance in Against Me! Laura Jane's chimey, snarly sound against James Bowman's Les Paul bellow and roar. Love to see them in person, but I've only seen videos and they sound frickin' awesome. Yeah, TDOV. Let 'em see us, see what we can do.

[@Trans909]

@van wray I can hear it. Too bad that you can't. Odd thing to pick a fight over, innit?

[@Trans909]

@van wray WTF? You think Laura Jane is some kind of effin' guitar salesperson and that she's supposed to demonstrate "the many and varied sounds of the Rickenbacker guitar" just for YOU? Yo, she's playing it how SHE plays it, what feels and sounds good for HER and if it doesn't meet your expectations, THEN GO WATCH SOMETHING ELSE, YA MEATHEAD! Jay-zus on a pogo stick, you men don't want half much, do ya? Ya want yer effin' cake and ya wanna eat it too but only if it's gift-wrapped all pretty and comes with a complimentary full-body massage and dancing girls. Lower your standards, Ace. She don't owe you jack-shit.

[@Nalinalinali]

Ive never seen her so happy as in this video

[@whatwedointheshadows3349]

i only remember them using a tele, but i haven't seen that band in over ten years. against me back in like 2002-2003 was really something transcendent.

[@BeersAndBeatsPDX]

I've only seen them use Rick's. Seen them 3 times around 2005ish

[@firemarshal2629]

Saw the in 2016 and it used a Nash Tele for the whole show. I’m sure it just comes down to having a lot of gear and just changing things out to keep from getting bored.

[@Steaminlidz]

Yeah, the Rickenbackers are nice and everything but you have to admit that’s a damned fine looking backline. I do miss my AC30 head & cab. (These days, I make do with the small but perfectly formed AC15).

[@roman2374]

Never heard of her. But Rickenbackers and Vox stacks?? What a wonderful mind

[@sn95_mustang_garage]

When I see people playing these Rickenbacker guitars I just think Tom Petty. Didn’t know anyone into rock would even use these. They have a nice thick sound. I like the black one at 5:50.

[@abolishzine]

Paul Weller!

[@CosmicHippopotamus]

Sounds like you need to listen to The Smiths. While you're at it, The Jam.

[@minstrelofMir]

john lennon ,,and the bangels :-) suzzana hoffs "gorgous girl"

[@Psykel]

Don’t forget R.E.M., guys! Peter Buck played his 360 (with really chunky strings) for like two thirds of their recorded songs.

[@stephenhawkingsfootballboo7885]

Umm... John Lennon, George Harrison, Carl Wilson, Roger McGuinn, John Fogerty, Pete Townshend, Paul Weller, Tom Petty, Mike Campbell, Peter Buck, Johnny Marr, Susanna Hoffs, Radiohead, Tame Impala... Rickenbacker has been an integral brand throughout the history of Rock 'n' Roll... almost from the very beginning.

[@RSimusic]

She has great taste - love the 80's black binding ones!!!

[@yellowtango]

Laura has the coolest (and weirdest!) Rickenbackers I've seen.

[@roymartin500]

Oh, those 86 tuxedo white 360s! I would've glued it back together a thousand times.

[@kevbob]

What an awesome profile. This is great, thanks LJG and Reverb!

[@saraannefay2196]

I am a big fan of LJG and Against Me! Happy TDOV! Cool guitars!

[@nomicola237]

Great episode! I adore Laura Jane Grace

[@dansmusic5749]

That one that looks like a bass is a 481. Those are humbuckers (Rickenbacker design) and that little switch is a phase reversal switch which is standard for this model. If you want a brighter tone you flip the switch down and the pickups become hyper-interactive. There is a lot of treble if you slightly roll the neck volume back with both pickups on. It is really fun to play with the knobs and get a lot of different tones. The guitar has a “creamy screamy’ quality to it with a deep resonance similar to the 4001 bass. I have one and love it. It’s like nothing else. The neck is so easy to play for me as it is a nearly flat radius which feels like a wider neck than it actually is. Frets are on the small side. The slanted design works fine for me, really no different than regular.

[@wolframbirkenbeul-hesse3863]

Fantastic! About time someone gave Rickenbackers the love they deserve in the tepid sea of fenders, gibsons, and copies thereof.

[@TSSVillains]

just amazing guitar tone!

[@nickneumann5650]

Loved the wisdom on new vs. used guitars. And of course you pickup a Ric for its looks initially. But then ... P.S. Wait a minute - no 12-string?

[@GGGGrundle]

that used guitars vs new guitars feeling at the end is a cool song idea

[@matthewsommerville88]

Love the band and have for nearly two decades. Those are amazing for harmony and chords as she demonstrates.

[@matthewbarr5274]

That is so damn funny and true! I've had a 360WB VP for years that absolutely fought me on every single note ever played on in. FOR YEARS! Last month I bought a new (to me) 360 burgundyglo. As soon as the older one saw it had competition it has been nothing short of GLORIOUS

[@josephrasbold2180]

I have a Rick 330w and it's my favorite guitar I've ever played.

[@thedondeluxe6941]

That sound instantly reminds me of REM. I miss those guys. And I want a Rickenbacker really bad now.

[@indieguy81]

Absolutely! I've always thought Peter Buck is one of the great, unsung guitar heroes. At least there are still musicians out there keeping this sound alive.

[@BaBaBaBenny]

That thing about the "attitudes" new and used guitars have makes so much fucking sense.

[@noyd4172]

Rickenbackers are great for punk and rock rhythm playing. They fit around darker, more powerful guitars like Gibsons with more aggressive treble and overall a more open character. For example, Guy Picciotto also used a Rick in Fugazi and Rites of Spring.

[@zacharyshectman804]

Anyone know where I can find a Rickenbacker El Dorado 2060 bass?

[@evansparks6884]

I love her so much 🥺

[@PinetopJackson]

Who else would know the difficulty of turning the G string of a Rick to the Gstring of a Les Paul? Great video! This is the type of video I'd love to make...last week I made a video about a Seattle street musician who owns 30 vintage Ibanez's! Hopefully my momentum will keep rolling and eventually I'll have enough clout to interview my favorite bands about their guitar collections!

[@clicheguevara9917]

if Think its just that a tele stays in tune better. a g is a g is a g

[@a.battaglia4024]

@@clicheguevara9917 mine stays in tune much much better than a gibson les paul (I have both)

[@andrewpappas9311]

I've always loved Rickenbackers (I've been a massive Beatles fan since I was a kid and loved the look of George Harrison's 360/12 from the _Hard Day's Night_ era) and so all of Laura's guitars look absolutely gorgeous. Also I will agree that the Rick 620 does look kinda funky but it's also the guitar that Tom Petty was known to play and is also holding on the cover of The Heartbreakers' _Damn the Torpedoes_ album, which I always thought was really cool

[@iused2BAfireman]

Andrew Pappas TP is holding Mike Campbell’s 660/12 on Torpedos cover.

[@andrewpappas9311]

iused2BAfireman It was actually Campbell’s? I always thought that it was Tom’s, but still that’s awesome

[@iused2BAfireman]

@@andrewpappas9311 AND, it is the next consecutive serial number from John Lennon's Ricky! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hH-4iJ-ogMaKoaM

[@iused2BAfireman]

After further review, Campbell’s is a 1963 625/12 FG, different from 660/12, with thinner neck, Ric-o-sound stereo output jacks and white pick guard. The 660/12 was developed as the Tom Petty signature model based on Campbells 625/12 with the noted changes. Rickenbacker made 1000 copies of TP 660/12 and now produces them without the TP signature. Very happy to own one. Some nights, its the sound I need!

[@andrewpappas9311]

iused2BAfireman I remember the Petty signature, I tried it out and it sounds great. Thanks for the info, dude, it’s really helpful and it’s cool that the next number after Lennon’s. Also, awesome that you own a Rickenbacker, my dream Rick is a 360/12 like Harrison’s or a 4003 bass

[@jfrorn]

Wow that last one is amazing...

[@djalexander4099]

11:53 is the best explanation

[@franklinsthewurst]

paul weller and laura jane grace really crush the stigma that rickenbackers are one trick ponies...punk guitars for real

[@blonk333]

What about that vox collection?

[@sybilsheppard8579]

I love that this video is 13:12

[@darrinujlaky6589]

Sounds like there is a Big Muff distortion pedal being used for the fuzz effect?!

[@drew2dee2]

These tones shes getting are fanfuckingtastic

[@icanseeyouallfromuphere]

AwEsOmE Guitar collection, that bass body one sounds like a Bass, I've only got a Warwick Corvette 5 Bass and a Ibanez SRH500, I did have 2 Warlocks but they, ''disbanded''

[@off711]

What's that Rick bass body guitar? !

[@markbuzard]

off711 it’s a model 481

[@NoUploadJustComment]

Cool video. Thanks for uploading.

[@dannilkerr2372]

love this - I take the bridge cover off my 330 so I can damp with palm when I'm mashing it ;-)

[@jfrorn]

Min. 2:18 Wire, Ex Lion tamer?

[@Kaleil]

I was thinking The Cure - Just Like Heaven

[@austejakunceviciute3523]

Im 100% sure it's a song of hers "True Trans Soul Rebel"

[@winstonsmith8236]

jrfi orn most of their riffs are pretty generic. I remember when she wrote memorable music. Long time ago.

[@meatsuitsublimator8506]

Kindred spirits! I've played a 360-12 stripped back to six strings for 20+ years. Every subsequent guitar purchase has been an attempt to out-do/replicate the feel and sound of that guitar. Never happened and I've only had it professionally set up once. Incomparable beauty.

[@y9y-f9q]

Laura's guitar forever stained red on the inside from Thrash Unreal warms my tiny broken heart.

[@Rowsdow3r]

That 360 noir is on my top ten "I fucking want that" guitars.

[@IanHaghighat]

Let’s talk about the rest of her rig though! I’ve been listening to Against Me! for years and I’ve never heard Laura sound better!

[@THEQueeferSutherland]

Oh my god, finally some acknowledgement for Ric players outside of the dinosaur bands. Laura is one of the reasons I first got into buying Rics.

[@Thesendingsound]

Fucking love everything about this interview!!! Guitar spirt is so real and it’s why layers and drs blow ass loads of money in les paul gold tops

[@timothym.johnson3485]

I'm privileged to own 2. A 330-12 and a 620-6. AND, I was 62 years old when I bought my first one.😂

[@steele_heart77]

She did *_not_* play Osama Bin Laden As The Crucified Christ... beautiful. I got kicked out of Against Me's show at Riot Fest, actually. Good times! Happy belated transgender day of visibility!

[@psider1522]

just out of curiosity, how did you get kicked out? too much enthusiasm? 😂

[@tgrimesify]

I want you to know that I love the Thrash Unreal video and watch it pretty religiously.

[@pacingtigersbv1786]

I love her so much

[@ulis3082]

Great Video! And such a lovely collection. So, a bit of a nitpicker: but you have thought at length about the correct pronunciation of the company name. Hence my unimportant thoughts: since the name giver and co-founder Adolph Rickenbacker was born in Switzerland, more precisely in Basel, that is in the German-speaking part of Switzerland (which is, after all, quadrilingual), the "a" in Rickenbacker should probably not be pronounced as æ (thing "apple") but as "a" (think "arm"). Just like in Bach (Johann Sebastian, not Swiss but also German-speaking).

[@joellebrodeur1015]

Adolph modified the spelling from Rickenbacher to Rickenbacker. Side note: flying ace Eddie Rickenbacker is related to Adolf (they're distant cousins).

[@FJness]

everyone tells me they sound awful but damn a 335 with an f hole is so gorgeous

[@SisterRose]

That bass body Rick got a stoner/doom sound out of an AC30, lol. Would be amazing to do a whole doom album with that.

[@chrissoares23]

Love the used guitar story. haha so true! The murdered out Ricks look cool.

[@brianeharmonjr]

Love Rickenbackers so much

[@gopeace4797]

I totally relate to her. Full moon fever was my second album instead of my first and I wanted a rickenbacker until yesterday when I got one.

[@c24arts95]

What I find crazy is that these guitars originated from my city I’ll get my hands on one of them one day

[@polnoeceloe]

I've never owned a Rickenbacker, but I don't understand people who complain about the sound of a Rickenbacker. What's your problem? Rickenbacker can't make a line of guitars with modern pickups? Or can't you just add a new powerful pickup to the Rickenbacker to get a different sound? Which of these two cannot do this simple action?

[@steveparkes]

When I was about 20 i was in a band and the other guitarist had a Rickenbacker and it used to hide behind my tele. It was an almost new late 80s or early 90s guitar and he traded it for another one a little older after about 6 months and we could hear him again.

[@mattwarner2447]

Q: Could Laura Jane Grace get any cooler? Reverb: HERE'S LJG WITH THE COOLEST STASH OF RICS YOU'VE EVER SEEN

[@Bodyknowledge77]

That was edutaining! I wonder if Peter Buck and/or Johnny Marr will watch this?....

[@debomb721]

I had no idea that rickenbacker was pronounced rickenbacker and not rickenbacker, I thought that cuz it sounds more German ish because I thought they were a German company, I learned a lot today

[@Gummmibaer]

Love her enthusiasm but i only see a bunch of fugly guitars with a weird sound. Then again, cool to see a Punkband which isnt all les Paul or Tele.

[@shaneharrington3655]

Gummmibaer sound on all of them is like that sound that you try to avoid at all costs 😆

[@sonotdown998]

@Gummmibaer There’s always The Jam. I guess you could call their first record “punk”.

[@SombraPiloto]

Yes!!! Best band ever... LJG rulez!!!

[@fuzzprobe]

John Hall told me RickenBACKer, when I was answering phones there.

[@pedro_yuri]

Laura is simply fucking amazing!

[@vintagekingproaudio]

Great interview. Laura rules!

[@SergioArellano-yd7ik]

How is Orville Redembacher pronounced?

[@iwillnevergetone5]

when she played that first song at 00:27 it sounds like Exquisite Corpse