• From: Nottingham, UK
  • Registered: 2006-08-08
  • Posts: 690

Topic: Rickenbacker

Unique sound or just a buzzy retro instrument?

Never seen one to play, cheapest I've seen is over a thousand pounds from a Rickenbacker specialist.

Paul Weller used to swear by them but now he says they're just another guitar and that he was attracted by the looks.

Anyone owned or ever played a Rickenbacker? Is it all cult following or is the hype justified?

'The sound of the city seems to disappear'
  • Registered: 2007-06-29
  • Posts: 1

Re: Rickenbacker

cytania wrote:

Unique sound or just a buzzy retro instrument?

Never seen one to play, cheapest I've seen is over a thousand pounds from a Rickenbacker specialist.

Paul Weller used to swear by them but now he says they're just another guitar and that he was attracted by the looks.

Anyone owned or ever played a Rickenbacker? Is it all cult following or is the hype justified?

Got a Rick 12 in 1967 and kept it a long while.  Unmistakable sound (through a Vox Royal Guardsman and a Fender Twin).
Played a Rick 6 a year or so ago and found it more nostalgic than Knockout.  If I had use for a 12, I'd look for another Rick, though - unique sound (currently play a Fender and a Gibson with Rothstein customized electrics, very different spectrum than the Rick 6).  While most everything is "just another guitar" these days, custom electrics and neck work change everything, but I wouldn't change a thing on a Rick 12.