All I Really Want To Do

[@frankfurter63]

This guy really sounds like Roger. And I just saw him in concert a couple of months ago.

[@Byrds1967]

I was in concert? Where was I playing?

[@frankfurter63]

@@Byrds1967 I just saw Roger in concert in Torrance, Ca. He's on tour now.

[@larrybaker5316]

fantastic band, if you missed the 1960-70's you missed it all, he does a good job of playing Roger and the Ben Franklin glasses too !

[@cliveexton8993]

Totally brilliant! Perfect singing, harmony and musicianship. Incredible talent!

[@Byrds1967]

Thanks for the compliment.

[@Anochemusic]

That was fantastic.. Best Byrds cover artist on youtube in my opinion.

[@MR94RB4]

I actually did see one for $2,000, but it had black hardware on it. The black tailpiece is basically hardened plastic. It will eventually break. Rick doesn't make it anymore due to all the complaints of them breaking.

[@a.acevedo]

Byrds1967! 👍😃nice!

[@MR94RB4]

My dad used to own a McGuinn signature Rickenbacker. He hated it, though.

[@MR94RB4]

Yours is good. It was like 1998 to whenever they stopped making them. They went cheap. It looked like metal and felt like metal, but when it broke, you could see it was basically hardened plastic.

[@bradshort947]

Wow, you play those Byrd's songs as good the original recordings. I'm a big fan of the Byrd's to this day. I have a 12string Rick360c63 and play Byrd's tunes all the time. Even got the bass guitar worked for many of their songs. You could start a Byrd's tribute band and take it on the road with that act. Even got the Ben Franklin glasses. You're killin me!!!

[@Byrds1967]

Yeah, I was a bit obsessed with McGuinn for many years. His style of playing is like no other to this day.

[@ts5792]

Absolutely awesome

[@Byrds1967]

Thanks.

[@keithlowell2973]

Excellent , very well played and sung.

[@Byrds1967]

Thanks :-)

[@GenkiSugiru]

Excellent tribute rendition musically, and with the correct guitar model and type of shades! Big thumbs up from me!

[@Byrds1967]

Thanks.

[@classican]

That was a quite astonishingly authentic cover, I don't know Tom Pettys tribute but this was excellent! Thanks to 2wheelsturnin for sharing.

[@stratovani]

Very nice, and very jangly!

[@Byrds1967]

Thanks.

[@bubbemiser]

Very cool. You sound great. I grew up on this music. I feel its a part of my childhood background.

[@elikszewach8697]

love it bro.brings back my hippy days Peace man

[@MR94RB4]

The Rickenbacker name is what cost the most. Without the name, it'd probably be worth no more than $1,000.

[@fernandoduarte8523]

Really liked that song, boss

[@blubblubston1452]

Love the guitar Nice cover

[@assfuckedbyelephant]

Brilliant work.

[@kvalois]

David: Again, your Byrds' renditions are THE BEST on You Tube!!!! I was wondering if you would attempt the solo at the end-- and you nailed it BEAUTIFULLY!!!!! We need MORE!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Byrds1967]

Right on...thanks. I'll work on more. I just need to lay down some more backing tracks. Michael Clarke does interesting beats in many songs. And Chris Hillman seems to play the higher octaves on the bass in their early stuff. So learning their parts doesn't come natural.

[@seanie002]

Fecking excellent. Subscribing immediately.

[@Byrds1967]

Thanks.

[@knuck1723]

Nice. Running straight into the mixing board is very Roger McGuinn. Nice job, man. Great ring and chime. Really good vocals. Keep 'em coming!

[@bonkeydollocks1879]

Love it

[@Byrds1967]

Right on....thanks.

[@OrisLover]

Great guitar sound.

[@thresher4]

Hey David,I look up your tunes whenever I need it.Being a Byrds fan you really play that Rick, a true master.I see you go to gigs,with skills like that you can get them.I'll be back.I'm the guy that saw you went plinking rifles somewhere,then posting a video here.I plink as well. Take care.

[@KitJudd]

Great job!

[@Byrds1967]

Thanks.

[@kgaasmart]

Classic jangle, love it

[@Byrds1967]

Right on....thanks.

Luces como McGuinn! Es genial :D

[@michaelworse6034]

13 years . Is there a chance you will do more videos sometimes ? simply awesome

[@Byrds1967]

I've learned to never say never. Maybe one day more videos will appear.

[@BigBearHuskyMusher]

Pretty dam good buddy. Keep it up

[@ryanwalshmusic5111]

wowzers!!!! that is great! great job man!

[@Byrds1967]

Thanks :-)

[@2wheelsturnin]

That was excellent, man. I rate it right up there with the Tom Petty 'tribute' version of 'Feel a whole lot better'.

[@scotpurdy8132]

Outstanding job! One of my favorite Byrd's tunes! Have you ever considered doing some tutorials on the guitar parts for any of these songs?

[@Byrds1967]

Thanks. In the past I would have had time to break it down into tutorials, but these days I'm swamped.

[@sdingeswho]

More excellent Byrd-mania unleashed! :-D Hi, Dave . . . you must've posted this after I signed-off yesterday. Sounding really good, as always. By the way, which pickup do you use, normall, for the Byrds stuff? I know this is a 3-*Seventy*, which has the center pickup, and wondered if maybe that was the one you used. I've only had my hands on a Ric Twelve once or twice, and the last time was several years ago. Keep up the great work, and "may you soon meet-up with a vocal double for Gene Clark"!

[@LittleDragon2000]

Nice work, David -- I've added you to my Byrds playlist and my faves. Now if I only I knew enough techie stuff to add harmonies :s

[@Byrds1967]

I try and listen note by note and catch the nuances in all the the instruments. Certain 12-string picking patterns, drum rolls, harmonies, etc....

[@jamesfitzgerald6636]

Great Stuff!

[@Byrds1967]

Thanks :-)

[@thresher4]

I hear that,can't do that all the time.

[@johncroasdale1992]

Another great version by yourself

[@Byrds1967]

I use the most treble pickup with compression. And I plug it directly into a mixing board. Then I plug that directly into the camcorder through the phones jack.

[@Byrds1967]

I have a RIC from the early 90's with the black "R" tail piece. It's made of metal. Did they make them out of plastic on newer models or something?

[@Byrds1967]

It's a "supply and demand" issue that keeps the RIC price high. They are a small company that ONLY produce guitars in SoCal. They might make 100 hand made guitars per month where Fender and Gibson have sold rights overseas to make 10,000's per month on assembly lines.

[@Byrds1967]

Thanks....

[@Byrds1967]

Did he sell it? Man, that is the most awesome instrument I've ever owned. Some folks complain about the neck being too skinny.

[@rocknrollfanatic96]

wow I wasn't watching the video all I did was hear it and I thought you were playing just the guitar part. But then I realized it was you singing, you sound just like Roger McGuinn. I have some questions, did McGuinn mainly use 360/12s or 370/12s?? Where did you get those awesome McGuinn glasses?? Also wondering if you could write out some tab considering I can't find any decent Byrds tabs and it would be much appreciated. Thank you

[@Byrds1967]

Hey, saying that my Byrds rendition is as good at Tom Petty's is a heck of a complement. Thank you. You have a great sound too. I like the Deja Vu song. You have a good voice for doing Fogerty, Neil Young, and the like.

[@Byrds1967]

Oh yeah, the 9v battery is a pain. It's a nightmare to replace. I guess there was an option to order a RM model without the built in compressor back in the 80's. That would have been the way to go.

[@MyPincodeIs1982]

Damn, your singing is very close to McGuinns! Wish i had your voice

[@emoraz]

You know what? You must go on a tour. And please don't forget to add Brazil on the list. I beg you!!!!

[@MR94RB4]

Yours is under the pickguards? My dad's was under the output jacks.

[@sebalberico]

great video! are you using any cpmpressor pedal? if yes, wich one?

[@Byrds1967]

I'm not using a pedal. There's a built in compressor on the Roger McGuinn Rickenbacker.

[@sebalberico]

ah!! thanks a lot! I didn't know that the RM model has a built in compressor. So I assume you can activate and deactivate as you wish, isn't it? how do you do that? (I can't see another switch aside of the pickups one)

[@moduslive]

Hey Byrds1967 this is a really groovy, cover, I like it a lot. Can I please ask where did you get your glasses or, if you know what their brand is, and/or style number or name? sometimes this info can be found on the arms, or case, if you have the original prottective case. I have wanted these frames for ages (along with a few other 60s styles that I cant find either)! I'm a young lady, but have since a child always been very much into the beatnick/mod/hippy and 60s-70s styles. I had a great replica square frame style untill my 'friend' broke them. I hope you can help.

[@Byrds1967]

That's cool.....I haven't been plinking for awhile. Ammo is too expensive now in CA.

[@marcorallo5353]

Roger Mcguinn Is your voices ?😅

[@omeara4726]

nice

[@Byrds1967]

Thanks.

[@cindybarnes5898]

What is your background made up of? I have a mcguinn 370/12 and play the same songs Evan with the same Byrds pullover and trying to get the background like you have. I also have. Voice live 3 that creates harmonies. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Great job on the banjo rolls!

[@Byrds1967]

Cindy Barnes Hey Cindy, Right on with owning a 370/12RM. As far as the background tracks, I created my own tracks for all the Byrds videos I posted. I just had to learn to play a little bit of everything. I'm not sure of where one can get pre-made tracks of Byrds tunes, most of their stuff is considered pretty obscure.

[@assfuckedbyelephant]

Do you guess around or do you really listen to the recording note by note?

[@MR94RB4]

Yes, he sold it. No, not because of the neck problem. It never stayed in tune at all. Also, It ran off of 9V batteries and used them up in 4 or 5 days. However, he does still own a 360/12.

[@Byrds1967]

Thanks...have fun tabbing :-)

[@MR94RB4]

I watch Ebay like a hawk. The last one i saw was going for $7,000. I ain't got that much. And i didn't have a throw down fund either.

[@Byrds1967]

Yeah it's in that same general location. But a person wouldn't be able to remove the output jacks because they would be attached by wires. First you take off the upper pick guard, then the lower pickguard (with the knobs). It was buried in the back of all that mess.

[@MR94RB4]

Ah, I see. Other than that (plus the tuning issues he complained about), it's a great sounding guitar.

[@dutchsweat1803]

Are you sure you ain't a "Love Child" of Jim McGuinn's and John Lennon's female 2nd cousin? Either way, "Rock On Dude!"🎵🎸💣BAM!!!

[@Byrds1967]

Yeah, an outboard battery holder would have been better than hiding it under all the pick guards. Thanks for the compliment.

[@gittahfiend]

Dave,if they make a big screen about the byrds,I know who should play McGuinn

[@MR94RB4]

It would be so bad if it wasn't under the output jack and if the compressor didn't suck batteries so much. Nice covers of all the songs, btw.

[@MR94RB4]

I wish i could get my hands on a Rick 12-string, but I'm left-handed. Rick hardly makes them anymore. And they cost a fortune.

[@rommelltenorio4530]

saw 2016

[@assfuckedbyelephant]

Yeah I know what you mean. I'm tabbing the song out.

[@Byrds1967]

That's a bummer. For what RIC charges for a guitar they sure should NEVER go cheap on parts.....there's no reason.

[@OutRAjious]

seems like you’re competing pretty well….)

[@Byrds1967]

Thanks, cheers to you and yours.

[@Byrds1967]

Yeah I don't see many lefty's out there. Do you troll ebay much. I've seen them float by now and then on there. Just have about $2,000 ready to throw down.