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The ultimate bass

Advantages: Great guitar
Disadvantages: Expensive

Rickenbackers are reknowned the world over by the bassists around the globe. With its unusual shape and beautiful tone, it makes the ideal instrument for any serious musician. Its a Solid Maple bodied guitar giving it the weight you associate with quali ...

andycharger 22.03.2001 · Read full review
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Review of Rickenbacker 4003 Electric Bass

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The Daddy Of All Bass

Advantages: Just about everything
Disadvantages: The iniablity to be satisfied with another bass after playing this.

Rickenbacker began making basses back in the 1950's and since then has been saw as one of the most distinctive looking and sounding electric bass guitars in history. As far as basses go it is the king of sustain aided by through neck construction, mak ...

WMRichardson 12.05.2008 · Read full review
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Rickenbacker 4003 Dream come true.

Advantages: It is the real deal. Awesome growl and ringing highs.
Disadvantages: Cant put it down

...Played by my idols Chris Squire and Geddy Lee, it was always my dream to own a Rickenbacker bass guitar. I had played other peoples Ricks like a Double neck 12 sting and Bass in Sound Control Dunfermeline (lust lust lust drool) and my mate Daves 4001 Chri ...

DJPOKI 14.07.2010 · Read full review
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Rickenbacker 12 string blues

Advantages: Looks good, nice Ricky sound
Disadvantages: Changing strings!!!

I wanted an electric 12 string and wanted to buy quality. Only one name cam to mind - Rickenbacker! I bought a 360/12, it was secondhand but only 6 months old. It looked fantastic! I was so excited to have such a legendary guitar and looking forward ...

tonymeadows67 20.06.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Rickenbacker 360/12MG

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A Much Under-Rated Guitar

Advantages: Unusual sound, exceptional feedback, relatively light
Disadvantages: Tuning a tad difficult.

The Rickenbacker guitars are no doubtmost well-know for their jingly, bright 60's sound, and their association with people who shall remain nameless to protect the innocent. The 360 is most well-known for it's 12 string version, probably one of the first ...

martin360 21.07.2001 · Read full review
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Review of Rickenbacker 360MG

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