Members woolyh Posted May 11, 2012 Members Share Posted May 11, 2012 Shopping around for a second guitar and thought maybe a Ric 330 would be nice. It's in my budget but is it a good choice if your only going to have two guitars? Like can it cover more bases than just jingle jangle Beatlesque Smithery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members silent-strat Posted May 11, 2012 Members Share Posted May 11, 2012 Go watch the Unknown Hinson cover of Manic Depression on Youtube.He's using a 620 but you get the point. Much more than jangle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Reaganomics! Posted May 11, 2012 Members Share Posted May 11, 2012 I only got to play a 330 once, but I really really liked it. My unqualified observations: It's going to sound like a Ric no matter what, but it still has some growl to it. The fretboard and the pickups let you play a lot more complex chords with some distortion as it still sounds pretty clear/clean. I like that you can blend the pickups too. I bet if you added compression to your signal and blended in the neck pickup enough you could get a nice chunky rhythm sound more than "jangle". The only reservation I had was that it's not very easy to do lead playing/bending/soloing because the compact fretboard and small frets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 The stock 330 has what are called high-gain pickups in it; they're capable of rawer, heavier tones than the much lower output vintage approved "toaster top" pickups. My 610, which also has high-gains in it, is a fantastic guitar for raunch and roll, with a great sound when overdriven or distorted. It jangles nicely too - just roll off the volume a bit or play it into a cleaner amp. IOW, IMHO, Rics are much more sonically versatile than they're often given credit for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mitre Posted May 11, 2012 Members Share Posted May 11, 2012 Rics go from here:[video=youtube;bBbIRT_EOu0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBbIRT_EOu0 to here:[video=youtube;gzC0RNkBXM0] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mlabbee Posted May 11, 2012 Members Share Posted May 11, 2012 I have a 620 with the high gain pickups and I think it's very versatile - it covers a lot of the same ground as my Tele (which really surprised me the first time I played it with a band). The pickups can really get into P-90 territory, though the output is fairly low in comparison to real P-90s (so similar sonic profile, but it doesn't hit your amp as hard). Plus, they are beautiful guitars . . . go for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members placebo62 Posted May 11, 2012 Members Share Posted May 11, 2012 [video=youtube;Dynk3rkSVmA] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stevenglass Posted May 11, 2012 Members Share Posted May 11, 2012 do you pronounce it rick-en-baaaackker or rick-en-bahhhker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members placebo62 Posted May 11, 2012 Members Share Posted May 11, 2012 [video=youtube;2hKUJnMners]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hKUJnMners More jangle I guess, but a great clip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kriegsemann Posted May 11, 2012 Members Share Posted May 11, 2012 Probably not an endless amount of folks here who love the band, but I rather like the rock tones Daniel Johns gets live here (rick 12string).[video=youtube;EJ02yEivwx4] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 do you pronounce it rick-en-baaaackker or rick-en-bahhhker Me personally? I use the second one as the pronunciation. It's a ack sound (as in "backer"), not a long A (as in "baker") type of sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members V Posted May 12, 2012 Members Share Posted May 12, 2012 Well, this is a ric 330:http://soundcloud.com/cjmventer/cjmventer-mr-coffee I don't think it's relegated to jangle. It also does a great hollowbody blues and jazz sound on the neck pickup or is just great for clean sounds in general. Awesome guitar and super easy to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Reaganomics! Posted May 12, 2012 Members Share Posted May 12, 2012 do you pronounce it rick-en-baaaackker or rick-en-bahhhker I guess I pronounce it "rickin-bawker" as that's what my accent dictates :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kriegsemann Posted May 12, 2012 Members Share Posted May 12, 2012 I guess I pronounce it "rickin-bawker" as that's what my accent dictates :| I used to say Ricken-Bauker (like Bach the composer). I am prolly wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Loobs Posted May 12, 2012 Members Share Posted May 12, 2012 Paul Weller, Pete Townsend and Guy Picciotto didn't have any problems bringing the rock on 330s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members six acre lake Posted May 12, 2012 Members Share Posted May 12, 2012 Rics always sound like Rics. If you are comfortable with the skinny neck then go for it. Just don't expect it to be a swiss army knife... They do one sound very well and that is about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ollenorin Posted May 12, 2012 Members Share Posted May 12, 2012 Ive never tried one with vintage toasters....how are they with dirt for example? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members six acre lake Posted May 12, 2012 Members Share Posted May 12, 2012 Ive never tried one with vintage toasters....how are they with dirt for example? I have only tried a few Rics but they have all been of vintage variety... In my limited experience they seem to play / sound better running into a high headroom amp (Fender Twin, Traynor YBA-1A, Peavey Classic 50). When I have attempted to play them through my low wattage combos (Dr. Z Maz 18, Gibson Super Goldtone, Reeves Custom 18) they sound lifeless and brittle. Perhaps its the higher output or some other factor but like I said in my limited playing experience. My buddy Charles swears by his Ric and its hard to argue against Guy from Fugazi. In my opinion they are quite ugly and I hate the necks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Loobs Posted May 12, 2012 Members Share Posted May 12, 2012 I played a 360 and 620 on Wednesday night. Both into a Fender BJ. Both sounded good, the 360 sounded really nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wizaynecarter Posted May 12, 2012 Members Share Posted May 12, 2012 I know this is currently kinda "gay"but makes me wana rick:idk: [video=youtube;rzJ21OpFnZ0] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HP Hovercraft Posted May 12, 2012 Members Share Posted May 12, 2012 do you pronounce it rick-en-baaaackker or rick-en-bahhhker I say it ricken-bocker. I say "bock" and "bach" the same way. I don't even know what accent I have anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kriegsemann Posted May 12, 2012 Members Share Posted May 12, 2012 Cool guitar sounds though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lefort_1 Posted May 13, 2012 Members Share Posted May 13, 2012 I say it RickenBachmanTurner.....just to piss Mr hall off.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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