Rickenbacker 1

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[@jlmonty]

Dave Gregory (ex-XTC, guy on the right) is one of the most underrated guitarists in rock, imo. Check out XTC's 'Black Sea' or 'English Settlement' to hear Mr. Gregory make that RIck 12 chime. Glorious!

[@jcwatne]

Ha! That's Dave Gregory (formerly of XTC) actually.

[@theryanlopez]

t their New York meeting, Lennon asked Hall to make him a twelve-string model to match his 325, and in March '64, Rickenbacker shipped this guitar to him in London. The only differences are the headstock and the tailpiece. This short-scale guitar was used on a Dutch TV show, in the studio (Beatles For Sale) and served as a backup throughout 1964, and saw actual use at a show in Boston on 12 September.

[@SconeMason]

The first thing you notice about a 360 is that it sounds like a Rick 360 when you play it unplugged. Even without amplification, you hear that jangly round sound. It's a Deco work of art that you can get chicks with.

[@modfather1965]

I own two Rics (a 330/6 and a 360/12C63) and play them through a Vox AC30 with a Janglebox compressor pedal. Rickenbackers are fabulous guitars. Nothing else can match the sound OR the vibe. P.S. Has ANYONE figured out what song they play near the beginning???

[@Dengia64]

Only a dream...wonderful guitars.. Ric.

[@stigfink]

Took me a minute to realize that the guy on the right is Dave Gregory of XTC. BRILLIANT guitarist!

[@oruga65]

Very good. I love Rickenbackers.

[@spwstrat]

I've owned five now, never had any problems with durability or the finish. They're the most well crafted instruments I've ever owned. The necks are a bit different to other guitars, but that's part of the Rickenbacker vibe. The neck shape and size also evolved through the years.

[@jasoncsh35]

Exellent guitars, both in design and the classic sound....

[@Salguine]

@bizarrefruit That's one thing Rickenbacker is respected for above every other maker; their unbelievable finishes. I haven't seen any others like it. Get a brand new one, and the finish is like glass. None of my Ricks is that new anymore, and the finishes have the old wear-and-tear now, but new, they're stunning.

[@TheMightyHartley]

No problem. Once you start looking at the Pick Of The Month section, you'll be there for ages. It even tells you which XTC tracks some of the guitars were used on!

[@frederikbak]

The opening chord on "A Hard Days Night" was played on a Rickenbacker 325/12 specially made for John Lennon and as far as I know the only 325/12 ever made. By the way Lennon also owned a 1996.

[@DeadWhiteButterflies]

That guy on the right sounds like the music equivalent of David Attenborugh!

[@ronnieneo]

If you are considering a 12 string rickenbacker then the 660 is my personal favourite. It has a slightly wider neck than the 330 and 360's which makes them easier to play. They also even have a slightly better ring than the 330's and 360's. The 660 is a solid body, where as the 330's are hollow, but the 660 still has the better jangle for me.

[@ConglomerationCat]

John Lennon used his 325 short scale Rickenbacker from the very beginning up to 1966. Then he started using the Epiphone Casino. George used his between 1964 to late 1965. He mainly used a Gretsch though.

[@BROOKS39]

Thanks for interesting demo from Prince Valiant the IV

[@101Volts]

Wow, Dave Gregory! I'm surprised, I was just browsing random videos and here he is! And I agree with him about the tuners on the Rickenbacker 12 String, That is a very good design.

[@101Volts]

Wow, I'm back from the site... 45 minutes later... I'm surprised Dave has so many guitars and even a 1953 Les Paul! I'd probably be looking at his site longer but I only have so much time in a day. Thanks though, I bookmarked it and will tell my best friend about Dave's site. My best friend got me into XTC in the first place.

[@mistersnaredrum]

they have the best 'punchy' noise, but DAMN are they heavy!

[@gus23a]

i´ve got a rick 360/12C63 and a rick 325V64 Liverpool. i´m very pleased with them!! as tigerclawfan said, it´s a matter of your personal preference, but that they r fragile and have bad finishes is just wrong. rickenbacker is using one of the best lacquers in guitar fabrication. pete townsend threw his 360 from the stage and it wasn´t broken and it still worked perfectly!! so they are definitely not fragile!!

[@TheMightyHartley]

If you're talking about the guy on the right, that's Dave Gregory, formally of XTC - extremely well respected (by many, including McCartney), and a major Beatles fan with an encyclopedic knowledge of the band, its compositions and recording techniques. I GUARANTEE he's right, and you're wrong.

[@101Volts]

No kidding, I have a bootleg of an XTC concert from April 1981 and the crowd called them out for two encores. I don't think there have been that many bands called out for two encores in a row, Broadcast on live radio.

[@BobCronley]

I may need one of those....

[@justcallmesando]

I love that riff. And I want one of those axes!

[@winterlandboy]

@guitarcapo Thanks for asking.George Harrison generally used his right hand to scratch his ass.There were times when after a long recording session,,he would give his right hand a rest and would scratch with his left hand. John Lennon vareid on his milk to cornflake ratio.If we're talking about the Beatle days he almost always used a 70/30 ratio.That of course would be 70% cornflakes to 30 % milk

[@TurgeonFan77132]

Incorrect...Harrison had several Rics. He played a 450 in the very early Beatle years, and then had 2 360/12s. The first one was the one used in "A Hard Day's Night" with the pointed horns. His second one was with the rounded horns, used during the mid 60s ("If I Needed Someone") but that one got stolen.

[@101Volts]

Yes, I'm into guitars and I'm in the process of refretting a cheap one. (I'm into guitar repair too!) Thanks for the info, I didn't know Dave had a site. I'm going to Google it right now!

[@TheMightyHartley]

Totally agree 101Volts! If you're into guitars BTW, have you looked at Dave Gregory's website? If not, Google it, it's called Guitagonauts. At the homepage, go to the Pick Of The Month section. He has a large personal guitar collection (around 50-60, some cheap and fun, most very expensive, quite a few of '50s-'60s vintage), with good photos and loads of info about each one. It's great!

[@jordanfortuner]

hey i am 12 man i have 4 basses but not a rick i have played one before and i have wanted one ever since but they are expensive but eventually ill get one and not only do rick basses look and sound awsome the craftmenship is remarkable its like god hand crafts each one

[@bedsitter1982]

Lennon, Harrison, Weller, Marr, Townshend...seems that all the guitar-players I like play(ed) a Ric.

[@Salguine]

It's not a lead guitarist's instrument. That's just the way it is. I've had one of these (a 360 model) for 25 years now and it's hands down the best-playing guitar I have. You can't do Jimmy Page/Angus Young/guitar god solos on it, no. But that's not what it does. But it has the lowest action I've ever seen on a guitar, sounds beautiful, plays effortlessly, and never, ever goes out of tune. It might not be right for what you do, but it most definitely is not un-playable.

[@jaxterboy]

Its a bit more complex. George Martin's idea was to start Hard Days Night with a chord opening, and also to fade out with the 12 string. The opening chord is basically the same as used in I Feel Fine. It is George's older Rick 12 (it is a '63, but he got it in '64, he did get a newer single binding one in '65, I have the '63 reissue, with the double binding). Later, Martin overdubbed a low piano note to the opening. The solo was the 12 again, with Martin on piano, but with the tape played at ha

[@bizarrefruit]

@Salguine I think he meant the lacquer mate, not the actual plastic. He's right, they are very VERY shiny, but I love that about it! My brother however doesn't like it.

[@ronnieneo]

Im sorry i am still a bit of a novice on the 6 string ric's myself, the trouble is there are so many to choose from, so you really need to read a lot of reviews from the net, on the various models, i own a 360 6 string myself and i love it, but my taste has leaned towards the 660's. I recommend you take your time in choosing because as you know, ric's are not cheap, so you want to get it right first time. Good luck.

[@cakefaice]

yea, george did use it. If john was playing an acoustic then george would play the Rickenbacker. But other conditions john would be the one with the ricken and george would have the grestch.

[@Country2112]

great video and the audio is killer who mixed this ? the video recording is better then most peoples demos no kidding.. as fare as Rickenbacker's go I like the 1960 era 330X12 i have one thats why cheek out the bridge notice anything look hard thats a real 1960 era guitar!

[@TheMightyHartley]

Yay, Dave Gregory from XTC on the right! A terrific guitar player and a lovely bloke too. Any posters making negative comments about him need to do a bit of fucking research and check out his sterling work on albums like Black Sea, English Settlement, Skylarking and Nonsuch. XTC are a band highly respected by their peers, both obscure and VERY famous.

[@theryanlopez]

Anyway, Rose Morris gave Lennon the 1996 when his 325 was in the shop.

[@TurgeonFan77132]

Yeah, kind of a similar lick. Except I read somewhere on a Jeff Lynne website that a Fender XII Jaguar was used for that song and for "End of the Line."

[@lrdefender1690]

they look like the same person, but with a wig

[@FlubbaSketchy]

Thi is great, nowI know what the fifth knob is for!

[@TheSchoolsux345]

i love the 620

[@G7flat5]

GREAT ROSE MORRIS FIREGLO 12 STRING!

[@LeoLovesNature]

they keep playing the Its been a hard days night chord over and over

[@Autobot71Ironhide]

HOLY crap THE GUY WITH THE FIREGLO RICK LOOKS LIKE SHAGGY

[@kgillum]

Dunno the song for sure, but what ever it is, it has a LOT in common with "Handle Me With Care" by the Traveling Wilburys

[@WhitstableWilliams]

Yes, definitely

[@SteveShivik]

He wasn't around in 96!

[@em386]

The accent sounds like the character 'Junior' from Some Like it Hot. Or Cary Grant.

[@StephenFiorentini]

Whenever I look at a Rickenbacker, I think of George

[@OpinionMan101]

@bizarrefruit Thanks, I think I'm going to have to go check one out!

[@theryanlopez]

@frederikbak Lennon didn't even use that 325/12 till Beatles For Sale

[@jordanfortuner]

ive been saving money since i started playing bass because i wanted a rickey ever since but i only have 300some dollars and ricks are up in the thousands but i will eventuall get one and i have a 2000 dollar hartke amp so i cant complain

[@wwekane2468]

I might be getting the rickenbacker the guy on the right has only mine will be black. I can't wait.

[@TheMusicZone1]

the first song is cinderella heartbreak station

[@Jakelikeshiking]

Thinking of buying a rickenbacker soon once ive gained the cash. Ive compared both the 360 and 620. Advice? I know the 620 is slightly more expensive but it does seem better.

[@cshargeit]

the fellow keeps sawing that G sus chord... does he imagine it's the chord that opened the song, "hard days night"? well try this chord; hold down the low E string at the first fret--- then hold down the high E string with the B string again at the first fret...strum that and see what you think... now slowly glissando up those same three strings being held down... you have the ending chord to "people are strange" by the doors --- HOW STRANGE IS THAT?

[@MrSkeff]

@WoWintosh ill contest to the neck breakage! happened to my gorgeous sg, but its fixed now and plays like a beaut

[@Salguine]

Unfortunately the Rickenbacker company are such assholes to deal with, on a business level, that to a lot of dealers it just isn't worth the hassle. You can't find them in most guitar shops for that reason. Rickenbacker pulled entirely out of Guitar Center a couple of years ago in a fit of spite. You have to go to a big city like NYC or Chicago, to the big legendary music shops, to find them hanging on the wall in enough numbers to have some choice.

[@_manofinaction_]

that's what a bass is for.

[@WoWintosh]

@Salguine Don't forget Gibson's cheesy plastic inlays

[@JustHach]

nah, dude. every guitar has it's own voice. as hard as you try, you'll never make a Fender sound like a Gibson, or a Jackson sound like a Rickenbacker. guitars are made from all different kinds of wood. and thickness, hardware, craftmanship and many other factors effect the tone. you can approximate a guitar tone, but every guitar has a soul.

[@NintendoSinceBirth1]

@guitarcapo 1. It depend on which cheek the itch was on. 2. Whole

[@bizarrefruit]

@OpinionMan101 I don´t know what you would define as horrible but I can honestly say that I have never seen a guitar that looks more beautiful, feels more beautiful and plays more beautifully than my mapleglo 360, they are shiny, but it's lacquer, the wood quality is awesome and I like the lacquered neck because it makes bending more manageable. Go see one and try it, they are definitely an acquired taste, some people find the necks too thin. I am in love with my Rick ;)

[@WoWintosh]

@Kreason95 "Figured Acrylic inlays" Acrylic is, in fact, plastic. Now go play "Sweet Child o' Mine" on your Epiphone LP-100 through your Marshall MG15

[@NigerianSeafood]

Shit, these are my new dream guitars... (:

[@lukikara]

I'm thinking about buying a rickenbacker, which would you recommend?

[@ricken42]

MY NAME RICKEN!!!!!!!

[@fl00dsm0k3]

i wonder what erupton or stairway to heven would sound like on a rickinbacker

[@lukikara]

thanks ronnieneo, but i'm looking for a six string, which would you recomend?

[@SteveShivik]

It depended on the cheek.

[@OpinionMan101]

My uncle told me that these guitars look beautiful from a distance but horrible up close because of all the shiny plastic. What do you think?

[@jaxterboy]

at half speed so when sped up it was an octave higher. If you'd heard the bootleg out takes, Harrison's lead really sucked (listen to John's comments), so it was replaced by what we hear now.

[@mistersnaredrum]

the semi solid rics are never gonna be leads, i agree. has anyone tried the 600 series solid bodies for lead work?

[@wwekane2468]

I use a Vox amp like the Beatles so my amp would work. I'm about to get a Rickenbacker 360/12.

[@Salguine]

@Kreason95 Epiphone makes damn good instruments.

[@zztop0987654321]

pete townshend used a rick on squeeze box

[@the_active]

Rickenbacker 1993！

[@bizarrefruit]

@fl00dsm0k3 I imagine it would sound like everything else does on a Rick; Awesome. =)

[@contact1araya]

The orange sun burned one has eight strings?

[@theryanlopez]

i would recommend a 350v63 and a 1996 330 325c58 355jl 325jl etc.

[@LBAW]

i feel really really stupid for asking this, but what is the song they are playing at 0:26?

[@mistersnaredrum]

hahaha true. i play guitar and bass in different bands, and play a les paul guitar and a precision bass. my back can only take so much weight... :o)

[@Detman101]

Wasn't that also the opening chord for New Order's song Regret? Dm

[@Zevonfan524]

@guitarcapo Right hand;Whole milk lol

[@Duncanlinc]

he compares everything to a gibson archtop wtf honestly

[@Kezzeract]

Does anyone know if that is an actual song that they are playing at 00:21? If so, what the hell is it called? Thanks.

[@jordanfortuner]

well im a bass player and their is nothing like a rick bass

[@benstewarthelm]

what song are they playing at around 19 seconds into the video?

[@WhitstableWilliams]

Was that a Danelectro? It was!

[@THeMaskedBlogCritic]

You can't play the opening chord with just one guitar. There were 4 people playing somehting. Including George Martin on piano. So if you just have one guy, that chord is the best you are going to get...

[@shreadhead96]

what birds song are they playing

[@szevetch]

Is that Dave Gregory from XTC on right?

[@A7XAvA]

whats is the price range for a rickenbacker?

[@donnellyseanelly]

What did he have in his hands at the very last second?

[@luigi59969]

my grandad has one

[@ptitemaettedu62860]

John Lennon's Guitare :DDDDDDDD

[@Salguine]

What specifically disappointed you? The ridiculously narrow neck?

[@sahid31390]

A friend of mine has a very nice one that he got at musicians friend for 850 Dlls.