Quick follow up to my upgrade video about the Rickenbacker 360 12 string from last week.... Enjoy!
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It takes everyday practice for a while, now i can play a b7 in First position without muting any of the strings. Something that appeared to be physically impossible at the beginning. The sound of a 12 string Rickenbacker Is special, but you can't really obtain it If you play that Guitar only occasionally
I love the sound of a 12 string Ric but boy you're right, they're a bugger to play.
I play with a guitar sometimes, but I don't really play. I have ten thumbs. My pinkies are the size of the average woman's thumb, so even with a huge amount of practice I'd be at best poor to mediocre. It's fun to play around with it, but I don't subject others to my efforts. Someday maybe I'll pick up a bass.
Is it just me or is the audio on this video awful? Feels like the speech keeps ducking/panning between left and right.
I saw that Rick in your video about 16mm film, and kept getting distracted by it (lol), thanks for making another video with it as I did not initially see this one!!
I have one, in red. Takes a little thinking to get the tuning right, or more accurately, getting the right tuner!
Nice 🙌🙌😊👍👌🙏🍀
Nice to see a vid on a different subject. Teardowns of old kit are good but it's good to have one of these every once in a while too.
I just love em.. I had a 370/12 for most of the 80's. They certainly teach you how to tune a guitar by ear. Not the greatest thing on the road imho but that sound… nothing else to say. Shove it through an amp of the same vintage with zero anything else and enjoy.
Loving the music content.
Rick plugged into a Marshall is killer 👌
Ringenbacker
I always associate that sound with the Beatles.
Thanks Fran.
I have a Firefly double neck, 12 string on top and 6 on the bottom. One of the easiest playing electric 12 strings I've ever played. It's modeled after the Gibson EDS-1275, same wood (mahogany body and necks), and sounds very, very close. It's a great guitar, and only $400 brand new with a hard shell case.
Thanks for playing that for us. I've heard 12-strings before, but now that I've seen one played, I might be able to identify one when I hear it. Pretty cool.
Fran,
I have a newer 360/12 Walnut, three years old. I don’t have crowded tuners. They are spaced properly. Also I put a 12 saddle bridge on mine. I didn’t have tuning issues but, I wanted the new bridge just for better intonation. I have large hands too but I don’t have the chord issues you have. I know that I have the (regular) fretboard so, I’m perplexed about your problem.
Good Stuff Fran …you just convinced me to go to Caney Kansas and pick up a Rhodes "88" full kit ….where's my trailer 😂