No, I don't like The Beatles...

[UlricvonCatalyst]

I realised my fat gut fucks with the playing angle

Hadn't given it much thought till now, but this might account for why I generally prefer playing guitar sitting down.

[JSett]

Just over a year with this now. Still love it.

I did briefly consider selling it in a fit of "5 guitars is still too many!" minimalist rage but, after playing it more the next day, changed my mind. The neck profile is absolutely perfect really. Now it's got a custom pickup (Firebird in Ric's clothing) it sounds amazing, especially with some gain. I still haven't gigged with it with the band but it's become my go-to for solo stuff shows - which are a kind of folk/country/emo vibe about them.

I still dislike the big slab back but I've a) lost a little weight so it's not as extreme and b) just adjusted how I hold it.

It's a keeper.

[Dr Tony Balls]

I fucking love the Beatles.

[JSett]

I fucking love the Beatles.

I'm glad. A lot of people do. Not my cup of tea though.

[crazyzeke]

I fucking love the Beatles.

Same man, to get the thread back on topic, with the exception of junk like Why Don't We Do It In The Road, but even great artists release their spoils sometimes. And I'd still take Yellow Submarine over covering a Swift/Sheeran/other modern paint-by-numbers I-will-follow-this-trend-because-I-cannot-do-something-truly-original pop music artist's song, because at least it knows how silly and camp it is, which makes it fun.

Strawberry Fields Forever is a slice of fried gold as far as I'm concerned, and contains a tape splice that's so seamless it took me years to work out why the formant of John Lennon's voice changes, and in fact I suppose I didn't - I can thank Brighton's own David Bennett for spelling this out.

[JSett]

This isn't a Beatles = good/bad thread, it was just a funny title

[zhivago]

God I miss having a Ric...I was watching a live Ride gig last night which gave me a bit of a GAS attack! Thankfully feeling better today!

[F15hface]

Every time I go to regent sounds they seem to have a new used Ric in that I play and love. One will need to happen at some point. Not Johnny's though.

[JSett]

God I miss having a Ric...I was watching a live Ride gig last night which gave me a bit of a GAS attack! Thankfully feeling better today!

I'll quote this in 9-12 months in another thread.

[Telliot]

I fucking love the Beatles.

Fucking same.

My kids always want to quantify things in terms of favorites or top 3 lists, and they recently asked me who my favorite bands are (an impossible question to answer, honestly). Anyway, after giving out some thought I came up with this answer:

- The Beatles are hands down the most influential and consequential band in history. Whether you like them or not is irrelevant to this fact.

- Radiohead are the GREATEST band of all time in terms of breadth and musicianship.

- Wilco is my all-time favorite band.




[IMHO YMMV, etc etc]

[JSett]

- The Beatles are hands down the most influential and consequential band in history. Whether you like them or not is irrelevant to this fact.

Not even I would object to this statement.

[garyptaszek]

- The Beatles

- Radiohead

- Wilco

Oh boy, what a snooze-fest.
You certainly have a type 3 bands that at times are indistinguishable from each other.

(I do like Wilco tho and I can hear the obvious Beatles/Dylan influence)

[zhivago]

God I miss having a Ric...I was watching a live Ride gig last night which gave me a bit of a GAS attack! Thankfully feeling better today!

I'll quote this in 9-12 months in another thread.

[PorkyPrimeCut]

- The Beatles

- Radiohead

- Wilco

...3 bands that at times are indistinguishable from each other.

[Jaguar018]

The funny thing about Rickenbackers to me is that so many guitarists, once they get 'successful,' ditch them for other guitars, the Beatles being example #1. The Who are another. Who stuck with them? Tom Petty? He was a guitar whore. Peter Buck?

So who else? That Fugazi guy that inspired JSett.