Was Punk Rickenbacker's finest hour?

[molan]

Watching Punk Britannia on Beeb 4 and Ricky basses must outnumber Fenders by about 5:1.

Every band seems to have a Ricky toting player with his bass slung low on his hip

Edited August 16, 2013 by molan

[BetaFunk]

I reckon that must have been after they got their advance from the record companies. There were a lot of Hondos around before that.

[Cat Burrito]

If it wasn't I think it's fair to say they haven't had their finest hour here on Basschat

[lojo]

Thought it might have been prog rock, but that's just a guess

[Stan_da_man]

I hope not! Punk = Precision. End of.

[Lozz196]

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I hope not! Punk = Precision. End of.
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Agree Stan, but when I watched that programme I also was amazed at how many Ricks were used in comparison to Precisions.

[molan]

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Agree Stan, but when I watched that programme I also was amazed at how many Ricks were used in comparison to Precisions.
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There were a few noticeable exceptions (and even one Jazz bass) but it seemed like the 'everyday' players all had Rickies!

As it happens I shared a flat with a P bass owning punk player for a while and I remember him buying a brand new Ricky. He was a ticket collector on the underground so no record company cash for him.

I bought his 76 P bass and sold it for something like £150 a year or so later

[Spike Vincent]

[quote name='Stan_da_man' timestamp='1376729223' post='2178407']
I hope not! Punk = Precision. End of.
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I always thought that, but it surprised me just how many Ricks - and copies- were on show.I wonder if Rickenbackers legal team will be having a chat with Hooky and Bruce Foxton...

[John Schoen]

A fun "could have been" lawsuit: Hondo suing RIC over lost income from selling the originals of their copies.