Absolutely loved this! - I began reading some of the stories from musos I was less familiar with - and then read it cover to cover in one sitting. Just superb.
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Comprehensive history of not only the Rick 12, but the threads of Electric Guitar history and the relationships which formed it. Just as the first recordings were done from furniture places, as the tech such as gramophones were counted as furniture, so the creators of electric instruments were electro techs, familiar with Bakelite radios etc. Some details puzzled me; I visited the Rickenbacker headquarters in Anaheim in 1976. Maybe it was a zip code thing. The book says Santa Anna. No one there could trace the serial number of my 360 12. Perhaps someone else coul help now? the estimated it as a 1965 dated model; it is identical to George's second Rick 12. Details worth adding to a new edition would be the use of a Rick 12 by Fleetwood Mac (Say that You Love Me, lead break), Greg Kihn, and also Martin Rotsey of Midnight Oil. The latter made extensive use of Rick 12's on albums fro 10-1 onwards. Tony Bacon picked up on The Church, but there was also Greg Rowe of the The Flying Circus, an earlier Byrds like outfit from Australia. Some good tips for players from the mouths of the artists, and an overdue homage to a unique sound in my life soundtrack and also my arsenal. Thexton.2016Read full review
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