TheGreek Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 https://scottsbasslessons.com/blog/the-most-annoying-bass-ever-made-the-rickenbacker?utm_source=email-broadcast&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=yt-lesson-280123&utm_term=free-subs&utm_content=the-most-annoying-bass-ever-made-the-rickenbacker&vgo_ee=PD5%2FeqV1SQ%2Bnh1eNcZt1F0zkASpiHornD%2Fz2wZTd1jg%3D 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveXFR Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Scott Devine seems to be getting a little less annoying. Only a little though. How could they miss Lemmy when talking about iconic Rickenbacker players? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waddo Soqable Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 You already know he's just going to say it's $hit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky 4000 Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 They don't say that at all. 😗 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 11 minutes ago, Waddo Soqable said: You already know he's just going to say it's $hit. Despite his clickbait titles, he's generally not that negative about anything. My guess is that like many people he hates the horse shoe pickup surround but then goes on to be mainly positive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 (edited) It's another one where he's talking to that bloke who looks like his American identical twin. The first time I saw one of these I was really confused. It took me a while to realise that he wasn't talking to himself while putting on a American accent Edited January 28, 2023 by Cato 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveXFR Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Some say Scott refuses to work with anyone who has more hair than him. His buddy from the colonies used to have a massive affro but Scott made him shave it off to get the job. Very sad, he lost his wife when he shaved off the fro 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waddo Soqable Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 11 minutes ago, Cato said: It's another one where he's talking that bloke who looks like his to American identical twin. The first time I saw one of these I was really confused. It took me a while to realise that he wasn't talking to himself while putting on a American accent I saw a bit of one of those, and thought WTF why's he doing the fake yank voice.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconic Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 I'm guessing it's a 20 minute video with about 3 mins of anything worth listerning too with the rest full of drivel....I've got a wife for that! 🤌 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveXFR Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 4 minutes ago, iconic said: I'm guessing it's a 20 minute video with about 3 mins of anything worth listerning too with the rest full of drivel....I've got a wife for that! 🤌 Unusually for Scott Devine, only a few seconds of pointless noodling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waddo Soqable Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 43 minutes ago, SteveXFR said: Unusually for Scott Devine, only a few seconds of pointless noodling. Obviously he did hate it then... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msb Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Always loved a nice Ric despite their quirks. Spent many years looking before I found my first 4001 , but that was back in the dark days before the internet. There were simply none for sale around Nova Scotia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH73 Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 Not a fan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 11 minutes ago, SH73 said: Not a fan Me neither. But I quite like Rickenbackers. 😁 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH73 Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 Just now, Newfoundfreedom said: Me neither. But I quite like Rickenbackers. 😁 I used to have a legit Yolana D bass Czechoslovakian made bass that was a copy of a Rickenbacker. I carved it to a different shape and to this day I regret it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 3 minutes ago, SH73 said: I used to have a legit Yolana D bass Czechoslovakian made bass that was a copy of a Rickenbacker. I carved it to a different shape and to this day I regret it. Yup. Sounds familiar. I had a well worn Ibanez copy which was probably better built than the original. I traded it in for £50 against a guitar when I was about 18. What was I thinking?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH73 Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 Just now, Newfoundfreedom said: Yup. Sounds familiar. I had a well worn Ibanez copy which was probably better built than the original. I traded it in for £50 against a guitar when I was about 18. What was I thinking?! I was similar age, and liked the 1991 Metallica Black album era, so I modified the Ricky copy to match Newsteds bass. Still have it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 48 minutes ago, SH73 said: I was similar age, and liked the 1991 Metallica Black album era, so I modified the Ricky copy to match Newsteds bass. Still have it. I'd love to see pictures of you have the time. (Apologies for the thread hijack. But it's kind of on topic 😆 ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH73 Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 3 minutes ago, Newfoundfreedom said: I'd love to see pictures of you have the time. (Apologies for the thread hijack. But it's kind of on topic 😆 ) The guitar sits collecting dust at my parents house. Has done for over 25 years. Will retrieve it eventually. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 I'm a recent convert. I'd always fancied one but thought they were too expensive to buy on a whim just to try. It was as an itch I wanted to scratch, though. Then I got lucky and dipped my toe in the Ricken-water with a quality '70s MIJ faker that appeared on the 'Bay at reasonable cost and just fell in love with it. Love how it looked, love how it sounded, love how it played. But at over 10lbs it (and the real ones) was too heavy for me and I had to move it on (these days 8.5lbs is my absolute limit, wide straps notwithstaning, less than 8lbs is ideal). However all is well, courtesy of Davie @kodiakblair I now have a bitsa Retrovibe Renegade that is just the job as my Rickenbacker Itchenscratcher. It looks quite a lot like a Rick, sounds quite a lot like a Rick, weighs 2lbs less than a Rick and cost £1500 less than a Rick. Despite my love of all things Precision, my band actually prefer the sound of this in the mix so it is getting a decent amount of airplay. Something about the tone in the middle of the neck I love. Anyway, I'm sure Mr Devine would be mortified to hear I am not a fan of his faux chummy style and vertigo inducing filming so never watch his vids. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waddo Soqable Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 With all the recent Rickenbacker talk, I had a mental tot up of the ones I've had over the years, it's 3 real ones (one I'd completely forgotten about) and 3 fakers, a Hondo an Aria and a Rocktile ebay special. This doesn't include the one I'm butchering into a headless at the mo. I think they look and sound great and couldn't care less what weight they are, I never thought of them as heavy basses anyhow, the body for instance is a fairly thin slab. As mentioned elsewhere, what a pity they don't (and won't) do a "squier" equivalent made in the far east at an affordable price 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveXFR Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 There's so many bassists who I'm a fan of who play Rickenbackers, I have to try one at some point. They're really popular in doom and stoner metal plus there's Lemmy, Peter Hook and Cliff Burton. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles'tone Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 (edited) Good vid actually, pretty funny. They work well as a double act. More natural. One thing I picked up on though is the Peter Hook reference as a player. Hooky actually played a cheap faker because he couldn't afford a real Ric. Hooky hated playing that bass so as soon he made enough money to buy a proper bass, he bought a Yamaha. Edited January 29, 2023 by miles'tone Typo 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky L Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 I guess the thing that bugs me the most is.. it's RickenBACKer.. that's BACK.. ACK ACK .. B..ACK.. Ricken BACKer. Not bloody Rickenbaaahcker! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 1 hour ago, miles'tone said: Hooky actually played a faker because he couldn't afford a real Ric. Hooky hated playing that bass and and as soon he made enough money to buy a proper bass, he bought a Yamaha. Similar story for Bruce Foxton. He had a faker, Ibanez if I mind right. A real Ric was bought at Mr Weller's insistence, fitted his idea for the band's image. Bruce moved on to a P-bass when given a choice. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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