Rickenbacker guitars galore at this wonderful central London exhibition!

[editor]

Saw an amazing selection of Rickenbacker guitars here! Runs until 2nd April 2022.

Rickenbacker guitars galore at this wonderful central London exhibition -

To accompany the launch of the exclusive John Hall edition of Martin & Paul Kelly's 'Rickenbacker Guitars' book, Phantom Books have commissioned a special exhibition of original Rickenbacker guitars and limited edition prints in central London. A huge array of Rickenbacker bass guitars and 12...

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[souljacker]

Ooh, nice. I'm working just round the corner today. Will pop in at lunch.

 

[not henry]

It was always the Rickenbacker bass that I was most impressed with. A Scottish band on the west coast (but getting all over) use to have twin Rickenbacker's on Bass and lead. A band called Chow Parrot (or chou parou) the pair of them made a noise that was magical in its loudness and power. Hearing them made me appreciate the power that could be gotten from a Rickenbacker

 

[danny la rouge]

Bass player in my band plays a Rickie. Not all the time, but it has a very distinctive sound.



Part of his array. (We rehearse in his “man cave”).

 

[editor]

Bass player in my band plays a Rickie. Not all the time, but it has a very distinctive sound.

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Part of his array. (We rehearse in his “man cave”).

That's an impressive man cave!

I love playing along to a Rickenbacker!

 

[Limejuice]

I think lovers of the Ric bass will enjoy this video about its history:



The same channel has another video about the Ric 12-string.

 

[souljacker]

Just been and it is a very nice little exhibition. Only disappointment is that neither Mani's, Lemmy's or Lennon's guitars were on show. Just a pic and a bit of info.

The same channel has another video about the Ric 12-string.

I always thought the layout of the 12 string tuning pegs was a great idea (and there is a quote from George Harrison at the exhibition agreeing with me).

 

[seeformiles]

The bass is a classic but the six string looks much better than it plays.

 

[seeformiles]

Dug out this pic of Yrs Truly playing a Hondo 2 Ric copy (at a gig circa 1983) - it had a very satisfying clank to it

 

[editor]

So the bass player from the Monochrome Set went along and one of the guys there got talking to him. When he pointed out that he had the same 1960s model as the model in the exhibition, the guy then unlocked the bass off the wall and let him play it! He was very happy!