Music videos that feature Rics

[uwe]

A lot of the erstwhile heavy coke users suffer heart attacks and strokes in middle age - decades after they have kicked the habit. It's not good for you.

[Alanko]

Why is Barry Gibb looking down anyone he is singing? Also, what is taped to the back of his acoustic guitar?


Joni Mitchell claimed to have suffered the mysterious 'Morgellons' disease, in which sufferers claim their bodies contain fibres and other foreign material. There is no evidence of Morgellons being anything other than a delusion. I reckon this is down to long term coke use, alongside all the 'chronic Lymes' and other long/term neurological illnesses that seem to cut down musicians and actors.

[uwe]

Why is Barry Gibb looking down anyone he is singing? Also, what is taped to the back of his acoustic guitar?

The cord of the sound hole pup of course, what else? Its cord goes straight up from the sound hole over the top side of the body, down the back and to the side, all securely gaffered. They had to make do in an age when acoustic guitars with onboard electronics and output jacks were no yet common.

[Dave W]

Why is Barry Gibb looking down anyone he is singing? Also, what is taped to the back of his acoustic guitar?


Joni Mitchell claimed to have suffered the mysterious 'Morgellons' disease, in which sufferers claim their bodies contain fibres and other foreign material. There is no evidence of Morgellons being anything other than a delusion. I reckon this is down to long term coke use, alongside all the 'chronic Lymes' and other long/term neurological illnesses that seem to cut down musicians and actors.

She's nuts. Imaginary disease.

[ilan]

Delusional parasitosis is the clinial term.

In Arabic the informal term for withdrawal syndrome is "duda" — literally, worms.

[uwe]

Sigh, when they simply don't believe you ...

[uwe]

Tiran Porter finding out that Jesus is just alright for him - even playing a Ric ...



Are 12-string Rics allowed too?



Never heard the original until now:

[uwe]

The Tremeloes rock out!

[ilan]

With the very dark fretboard and sharp contrast with the inlays, this one sends strong vibes of a 70s MIJ faker.

[Alanko]

Some absolute schlager musik from the Tremeloes there.

Hard to tell about the bass as the dark areas of that footage are incredibly dark. The airborne violins appearing in frame every time that pitchy Mellotron notes appears is a deft artistic touch.

[ilan]

Better shots of the JG Ric here. Looks legit. Pre-73, 1/2" spacing, wide inlays.

[uwe]

What a fun-spoiler Ilan is. 

What's next, that Golgotha was never found and didn't exist? 

[uwe]

Bearded Holländers, a droning Hammond, classical melodies and a 4001, what's not to like?!

[ilan]

Gibson can replicate a thousand shades of burst from any given day in its history and Rickenbacker can't spray anything remotely similar to that lovely (and gradual) 60s-70s burst.

[morrow]

Some of those Ric glows are serious pieces of art. There's gradations on the sides , neck and headstock . It's not just the front and back.