Tell me about your rickenbackers

[Trick Fall]

Preferably with pics. All of a sudden I've got really bad ric gas. I've always dug them but now I really want one.

[Josh33]

this thread is relevant to my interests.

[placebo62]

I've owned two, a mapleglo 360/6 which was nice, and now own a 360/12v64 a la George Harrison.

 

Its pretty rad, the latter is a bit older so the gloss on the neck has worn away, a good thing. Its a bit of a bastard to play, so I took the second E,A,D strings off, now it plays a lot easier. The 660/12 is a bit easier to play apparently, as it has a wider nut.

 

Thats what she said.,

[Leaves]

I have a 620. There are a lot of reasons why more people don't play them. The necks are like baseball bats, the bridges are antiquated and problematic, intonation is a biatch. Mine has very little treble compared to other "hot" single coil guitars. I don't play it much, if at all. Here is a pic of mine.

 

[Trick Fall]

I have a 620. There are a lot of reasons why more people don't play them. The necks are like baseball bats, the bridges are antiquated and problematic, intonation is a biatch. Mine has very little treble compared to other "hot" single coil guitars. I don't play it much, if at all. Here is a pic of mine.

 

I actually love fat necks and vintage radius. Thin flat necks hurt my hands real bad. I also don't want one as an everyday player, but I feel like they have a unique sound that I would like to have at my disposal. I mean if I didn't have a strat, tele style, les paul jr etc...already then I don't think I would be interested in a Ric. It's kind of like wanting a two seat sports car for Sunday driving.

[riff ie]

Ric's rock ask Walsh...

 

All amps' should accomodate your instruments, yet the Ric is an differ animal...

[WC1]

I am a bedroom musician who gets more out of recording his own songs for himself than anything else.

 

I have a 330. I love it. Out of all my guitars, it is the one I can't stop looking at. I bought it used.

 

In my experience, which is limited as mentioned above, I find my 330 to be a one trick pony. I don't have a chunky neck. The neck on my 330 is rather slim and I totally understand the majority of posts in the HC effects forum about rics being rhythm guitars. My neck is narrow and I'm 6'2", I got decent sized hands.

 

My go to easy to play guitar is a 67 reissue strat. I also prefer most of the sounds I get out of my 67 strat. However, my 330 has the jangle. If you are looking for the ric sound, rics have it. Like a les paul with humbuckers sounds like a les paul and a strat with single coils sounds like a strat, a ric sounds like a ric. If you want and have a use for that sound, then go for it. If you have ric gas because they look cool or you think you might use one, pass. Just my two cents.

[Mistersuperfly]

I had this in my possession for a few weeks... it was pretty sick, but I'd rather have a 660 in Montezuma Brown or Tuxedo.

 

 

Beautifully made guitar really.

[Phil O'Keefe]

 

1991 Jetglo 610. The neck isn't the thinnest profile, but it is fairly slim from side to side.

 

I have the stock R tailpiece on it, but while I like the "look" of that, I think the old vintage style non-vibrato tailpiece is easier to restring. The R equipped models are a bit of a PITB in that regard.

 

The 610 is different than the 620 in a few ways. First of all, the 620 has the stereo / dual output jacks and "Ric-o-sound". It also has a bound neck and body. The 610 has slight contouring to the edge of the body that the bound 620 lacks. The only other significant difference is the "shark tooth" neck inlays on the 620 vs the 610's dot inlays. Unlike the 620VB above, mine doesn't have the vibrato... but it was an option on both models. Similarly, both models are "neck through" and solid maple bodies.

 

The hi-gain pickups are pretty beefy sounding and can give some pretty thick raunch if used with a dirt box or cranked amp. They have more midrange meat to them than the decidedly brighter (and lower output) vintage "toaster top" Ric pickups. They can still jangle too if desired... but the extra gain is there if you need to go beyond the traditional vintage Beatles / Byrds sonic thing.

 

It's a really nice guitar IMO. Nothing fancy, but a good solid, well crafted USA built ax. IIRC, the 610 has been out of production since the mid 1990s.

[HeartfeltDawn]

 

Its pretty rad, the latter is a bit older so the gloss on the neck has worn away, a good thing. Its a bit of a bastard to play, so I took the second E,A,D strings off, now it plays a lot easier. The 660/12 is a bit easier to play apparently, as it has a wider nut.

 

 

 

The 660 and 660/12 both measure 1 3/4" at the nut. Nice and wide. I had a 360 in the past and still wish Rickenbacker would do a 360 with a 335 neck (ie. sensible nut width, nice scale length, no goop all over the fretboard). My fireburst 360 looked beautiful but was a pig to play.

[timeforheroes]

 

 

[TomCTC]

 

Mmm.

 

Man, you have some of the hottest stuff around. I dig both of these hard.

[Mozart82]

I had this in my possession for a few weeks... it was pretty sick, but I'd rather have a 660 in Montezuma Brown or Tuxedo. Beautifully made guitar really.

 

[timeforheroes]

 

Mmm. Man, you have some of the hottest stuff around. I dig both of these hard.

 

 

ah thx!

 

the 360 is BY FAR my number 1!

[ambientnoize]

My 620, a gift from my dad, don't think i'll ever part with it.

 

 

 

my 'go-to' guitar is my fender jag, though this guitar is great for clean spanky parts. Feels great to play.

[bennintexas]

used to own a 330, nice chimey sound but didnt like the tone, seemed a bit dead and the guitar didnt have the sustain i like for chord/rhythm playing.

[Trick Fall]

My 620, a gift from my dad, don't think i'll ever part with it. my 'go-to' guitar is my fender jag, though this guitar is great for clean spanky parts. Feels great to play.

 

 

This could be a winner. I really don't play lead so I'm fine with the rhythm thing and I'm definitely looking for one just for the jangle. Of course I'm a lefty so finding one will be a challenge.

[sunn 0)))]

 

This could be a winner. I really don't play lead so I'm fine with the rhythm thing and I'm definitely looking for one just for the jangle. Of course I'm a lefty so finding one will be a challenge.

 

 

my god the things i would do for a lefty 620.

[onerailunder]

I like 'em alot.

 

 

[Leaves]

 

This could be a winner. I really don't play lead so I'm fine with the rhythm thing and I'm definitely looking for one just for the jangle. Of course I'm a lefty so finding one will be a challenge.

 

 

I don't think you'll find jangle in a 620. I believe the jangle is more associated with their semi-hollow/12-string models. I feel like the 620 was made for the Les Paul market. I know it's sometimes tough to find a ric dealer around, but I highly recommend you go and trying one out AND plug it in before you drop that kind of cash. Most people either love them or hate them.

[Old Fart Rocker]

They're great guitars. I've owned 2, a black 330 and a fireglow 360. They have a unique tone and I found them easy to play. Sound great clean or overdriven. Unfortunately, they were both stolen some time ago and have never had the cash to replace them.

[imbuedblue]

Here's my 1976 480, a recent CL score. There is a wide tonal disparity between the neck and bridge pickups. The bridge pickup is extremely thin compared to the very dark sounding neck pickup, due in part to an extra capacitor between the volume pot and selector switch on the bridge pickup, and the fact that even with the neck pickup raised completely, there is still a huge gap between it and the strings.

 

[Loobs]

I really want a 360/12. One day...

 

[TravvyBear]

 

I used to facebook stalk your pics because of that Ric.

[Loobs]

A great electric 12 string is just a must have guitar.