Sweetwater has a USED SECTION??? - and a Rickenbacker I ACTUALLY LIKE?!?!?!
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- Sweetwaters Used Gear Marketplace: imp.i114863.net/0J2XYJ
SWEETWATER HAS A USED SHOP? I had no idea and neither did you (unless you did). I stoped in and tried a few guitars, including a very cute little Rickenbacker that I actually kind of like.
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The Squier back plate would automatically make me not pay $1200. Nothing against the brand by any means but no. 😂
I don’t remember that detail lol, I’ll have to go back and watch my own video.
OK. Here is the backstory on this guitar:
I work at Sweetwater. This Warmoth build was my lockdown build. I had originally bought a J. Mascis Squier, and had bought the Mastery bridge for it. Long story short, it didn't fit, so it sent me down the rabbit Hole of this guitar!
The body, neck and and pick guard are Warmoth. The body is black because it was cheap and so am I. The neck is roasted flame maple with a Kingwood fretboard. Stainless frets. The tuners are gold sperzels that I had laying around. I added the gold screws because I wanted something to match the tuners. It is, and was meant to be, a complete Frankenstein.
The pickups are Curtis Novaks, and they are amazing.
The electronics are Emerson
The bridge and and trem are both Mastery.
The Squier backplate was completely tongue in cheek, and It was meant to be completely silly.
I had traded this guitar in to purchase a Luke III. When this guitar didn't sell for 60 days (because many think it is ugly as sin), I bought it back. So glad I did.
Thanks for featuring it! My brother texted me about this vid. Glad you had a good time here!
@@musicartguy1 woah! Thanks for letting us know!
@@musicartguy1 btw I thought it played great, really cool build.
@@musicartguy1 That’s a crazy story. We all have had the one that got away. Glad that didn’t happen to you!
Funny that it's the little 325 that turned out to be the one you like as most people are annoyed by that model in particular. Glad to have mine.
The 325 is the sound of 63-66 era Beatles songs. That clack, deep low end and attack from the flat wounds are essential to the way the instrument sounds. When a friend got his 325, it came with round wounds, but he soon found that only the flats would give him the Beatles/CCR/REM tones he was looking for. Made a huge difference. Same goes for the strings on the Hofner Violin Basses. Lousy with round wounds, but flat wounds really change the instrument. I'm glad you found a Rickenbacker you like...the 325 is my favorite guitar of all time. Lightweight, small size, and full of punch.
A violin bass with round wounds is a very bright, but not unusable tone, definitely not right if you are looking to nail an authentic tone of the Beatles.. but if you are looking for something you haven't really heard too much of..
@@boseefusmacmurphy1156 that's fair enough. But at that time we were looking for some retro 60's tones and those rounds just weren't cutting it. I believe the brand we used was Pyramid.
John Fogerty played one quite a bit in the early CCR days. Stuck a Gibson Humbucker in the bridge and a Bigsby on his. Don't know if he played the other two pickups much.
Such a great instrument, I want so gosh dang bad!! My dream guitar lol
@@davidcudlip6587 he typically played all 3 pickups together which retained that twangy swamp rock sound that cut through. The Gibson hum bucker he added really didn’t alter the sound dramatically other than it had more output, but you can honestly get mostly the same sound from a regular 325 with the same settings/amps he played with.
The Rickenbacker 325 is known for sounding good with flatwound strings . Because the attack of the pick is sounding beautiful and it sounds just like the Beatles 😎
Don't let the haters get you down, Ryan! I'm living proof that it's possible to be a fan of 60 Cycle Hum and Rickenbackers at the same time -- I can't be the only one :)
You are… lol…
You are not alone!
I'm quite a fan of their Long Guitars
Lol thanks.
@@gsbguitarsgsb679 uh ohhhh, looks like your wrong.
Lennon played flat wounds on his ric, and many people use that as the gold-standard, so it’s not unusual to find one set up with flat wounds.
Sweetwater’s trade-in section usually has a couple gems that are super interesting. Plus their trade in values are very fair and transparent. Planning on trading in a few things later this year.
The 325 was my sole electric since '98. Had to sell it in 2014 and broke my heart to do it. Replaced it with the one in my profile pic, an '83 320 that I modified because stock was total shit and so was the wiring. Now, it's a killer guitar. The 60CH groups know my guitar by now. I'm happy you like the 325. I was surprised considering how many people aren't comfy on such a teeny scale. You should get one eventually. It's not an afforable guitar but 325 retain their value moreso than guitars. Rics sound so good doing surf, by the way😉
This comes down to one of your last statements on the Rickenbacker. A small part of me has always wanted one, but the much larger part of me has never wanted to pay for one. They are probably one of the most unique major brand out there, they do what they do very well but they aren't the everyman guitar. I respect that, and that really hasn't hurt them over the years either
You are so fortunate to be able to go to this store and hang out!! Way to go Ryan. Yer vids rock
On the warmoth guitar, the side adjustment on the neck it a device made by Gotoh. You have the truss rod main adjustment at the end of the heal, and the side adjustment for minor adjustments.
Did a mini binge watch of your last three videos just now and I enjoyed them
Kudos for keeping an open mind. I can't wait to have one someday. Cheers from Cali!
Nissssssssssssssssssce 🍻
I can see Ryan owning a green Rickenbacker & naming it "Pickle Rick"!
That Rick sounded great. It's super warm, but you had that chime thing going first up.
Spend big Ryan...they are never cheap.
Oh and haggle...take your own advice & be glad they are doing it. 🤣👊
This is John Lennon’s guitar. It has that early Beatles rhythm tone.
That's the only guitar I play and had one for years. I play guitar because of Lennon. Of course I have a modded 320 now, but when I'm able to, I'm getting my old 325 again.
I found out the hard way that when you bug a Warmoth neck they don’t do a crown and level before they ship it. It makes a huge difference. I have a partscaster speced to the max that I bought used and hated it until I spent $225 at my tech. Now it is beautiful.
Hey Ryan, I'm just starting to experiment with Ambient Music... what pedals are you using on your patch? I love it!
I have wanted a Rickenbacker forever and the 325 is my favorite. The problem is they are *fairly rare and very expensive so it makes it hard to pull the trigger on one. One of the ones I almost bought from Sweetwater had a very short scale length ( like 21 or 22 inches ) which would be very cool , but may cause issues as well with tuning stability and string choice.
The longer scale 350 (or 355) might suit you better
I love that Ricky, it looks and sounds fabulous
Just picked up a toaster pickup from the Creamery, through it in an old Pacifica, and got that Rick sound. Flats are the next step!
That finish on the Schecter reminds of the Todd Mcfarlane Spider Man #1 cover. Glad to see that cable went behind on that one
First time I was introduced to the 325 was in Beatles rock band in 2009, started watching more stuff on it and ended up falling in love. I didn’t get to touch one until 9 years later on vacation in California. I’ve only held and played 2 but once I get a car I’m gonna save up for one.
I have a Danelectro 7-string that I absolutely love. It marries modern low-end with vintage jangle.
Awesome as always new style surf dome just kiddin rock on
When you picked up that Ric 325 I was screaming in my head, "Strum a B7...Now an Emaj7...and ooh, ooh, an F#m.."
Lol, these are all well known Beatles chords from the early Mop Top era and you were holding a guitar someone had obviously set up just like John Lennon's.
It was such a great find, but I'm sure that SW no longer has it on the shelf after the recent Beatles' guitar binge that followed the "Get Back" documentary.
Especially the binge on the Epiphone Casino-that model, in particular, seems to be the current focus on many, many players hence its recent popularity.
That 325 Rick is the early LENNON guitar. 3/4 size. I played one once and I was surprised I liked the neck too...its cool..an iconic instrument.
I have a Rickenbacker 360 six string fireglo which I love.
When you find a rickenbacker that really likes you it's pretty magical
@Lesbian Mustard Bottle Hopefully the CNC machines they have incorporated in the past decade or so will help standardize the neck profiles!
@Lesbian Mustard Bottle tbh late 90s-2015s are mostly duds. The brand new ones are actually pretty consistently good
I've had rics for a long time and they really, really shine in the higher strings.
But I find that a lot of dudes who review them naturally play on the lower strings. It's like they miss the real brightness of them.
but I will say that he's right about the low end. I almost never play on the neck pickup alone. it's way too full for my tastes.
If you want really great higher tones of a ric, listen to things like 7 Chinese bros., or pretty persuasion on r.e.m.'s reckoning.
Using that ambient patch on the Schecter sounds like your doing your demo in the depths of Khazad-dum. Which is awesome.
I love the 325. It's actually a semi-hollow body but looks solid as there are no f-holes. Flatwounds are essential in my opinion and the plate over the bridge saddles can be easily taken off, as most of us Rick players do that to get better muting and strumming access closer to the saddles. The 620 is also super nice, as I think it's one of the few solid body that Rickenbacker makes. You might like that one as well.
I'm about 90 minutes away from Sweetwater and really enjoy going there from time-to-time. I take to time to browse the used -- as well as new -- guitars. I feel like a kid in a candy store.
It is against the law to dislike Rickenbacker guitars. The law of good taste.
I own a 620-6 and a 330-12.
I LOVE them.
Bucket list acquisitions.
I LOVE them.
Wow I loved the sounds of the Ric !
I live in an area where outside of the 2 Guitar Centers (an hour's drive apart from each other), there are only a few local shops, and tons of pawn shops. Reliable used gear is hard to find down here. I bought a Squier Strat at a pawn shop purely for the reason of figuring out if I really needed to add Strat tones to my gear, was able to haggle them down on the price, and it turned out to be a pretty decent little player after a deep clean, adding some springs to the trem and new strings. It's always the subject of my mad scientist mod fantasies that will happen one day. But having a used shop like Sweetwater where they will probably actually test the equipment beyond plugging it in to see if "the light turns on", that's amazing. I've often wondered if my wife could find a job in Ohio if I threw in the towel on teaching and said I'm going to work at Sweetwater and we're moving. (This happens daily. I'm a teacher.)
Sounds like your in Orlando?, I would have the same description Tons of Pawn Shops. 2 guitar Centers, the one is ran really well, and nice to go into, a youtuber on here is their guitar tech. the other is in Winter park, it used to be OK, but recently does not appear to be run well, lousy stock, place even has a Rundown look, and Winter Park is not a cheap place to live in central florida. We used to have a couple great so called Mom and Pop shops. guitar den on Orange ave, south of orlando, great for Used Guitars and amps. And the recent closed Guitar Factory, who were beloved to most area guitar players, they built and serviced instruments and were always quite busy.
Hey Ryan, what,s the stomp box you are playing through, its sounds amazing. Keep the vids coming great job!
It’s all hx stomp
The pickups on the jazzmaster are Curtis Novak made. They make a few different kinds with that cover
Hahah! You just said that right after I typed it
Rick is the most stylish guitar I've ever seen. I've never owned a guitar like this, but I would buy it for its looks alone. At the same time, I find that its sound is also very beautiful, the signal is clear, clear and with a strong personality, it is really very pleasant. I think it can easily be used for punk rock or grunge, just by putting a double pickup in there
So, I just want to say, making your logo shirt cheaper than the rest of your items is the simplest and smartest of marketing that I wish more people understood and practiced. Long time viewer, first time not naked. Cycle on, good sir.
It's definitely the trust adjustment and they work great that way, personally prefer that method to the trust rod at the head or God forbid the bottom side nobody likes to remove n ultra tight fender neck I only see a neck pocket becoming looser over time that way 2nd faves when put it at the last fret with the wheel sunk in on the fretboard
I'm also aware of that tool so you don't have to remove but still a pain
I don't think most Ric players would be opting for flatwounds. Definitely interesting. That is like John Lennon's preferred style of guitar for much of the early years, I believe.
Lennon had 4 of them: '58 325 Capri, Miami 325, 325/12 and Rose Morris version which he gave to Ringo in '68.
Flatwounds are fantastic on the 12 string RICs because the silent chord changes enhances the chime.
@@karmicselling4252
That is a very overlooked benefit, and like you said, especially on a 12 string.
Many Beatle hits performed by John on that guitar. Watch him play "All my Lovin, She loves You, I Wanna hold your hand, Hard days night, Twist and Shout...and many more." Classic Beatle sounds in that guitar!
Yes but I think I'm right in saying that John recorded each one of those songs with his Gibson J160e.
@@chrisst8922 I want to hold your hand was the ‘58 Rickenbacker with the tone knob rolled off
@@chrisst8922 studio compression and plate reverb and george martin skills go and went along way. J 160e's actually have a pretty crappy sound, Tom Bucovac talked about one in a Video. plus John Lennon was so used to it, playing it like 2 to 3 years on his 58 in Clubs, prior to their breakout fame. The guitar does not look as Small on John lennon, it is a small size guitar. I liked the george harrison 12 string I had, should have kept it, I call it a Cadillac, it just felt right to my playing hands. Ryan called the 325 a baritone Mandolin, that was pretty funny. The Beatles for sale album is loaded with the gibson j acoustics, they must have really set up the sound well on those. Probably played thru the AC30's, and not mic'd like Good Acoustics. See if you can find the UNCLE LARRY Bucovac video, 501 chorusecho channel. The tom video would be hard to find, I just tried. Hopefully you are familiar with TB uncle larry, it is in one of his Homeschoolin videos. one where he is playing another type acoustic guitar.
How do you get all around the country ?? Always great vids! Thank you for showing us great finds and mods!
I usually fly in an airplane
@@60CycleHumcast I used to travel by "Wonka-vision" but the pandemic ,social distancing and the shortage of TV camera operators at the chocolate factory sort make things a little complicated for traveling. Fortunately for me after Charlie took over and Willy retired, he sold me that
glass elevator and replaced it with an updated model.🤡👍
Yeah. They have a marketplace thing too, doesn't seem to be updated much though.
The one complaint a lot of tall guys have on Ricks is the smaller nut width necks. Try a 650 or 660 and you can get a 1 3/4 neck instead of the thinner ones.
I just picked up an Epiphone Invader in their used section for $90. It's a really fun little guitar.
that warmoth jazzmaster is lookin' right!
flatwounds are definitely compulsory on 325s
Ryan what type of headset do you have here?
Senheiser broadcast headset. It’s what sportscasters use.
You tempted me with that short scale Rickenbacker. My admittedly hobbit-sized fingers long to touch one...😵💫
I would say that the other Rickenbackers needed a set-up, yeah they are quirky but every one I've ever played has been super easy to play even with heavier strings . The weirdest Rick I ever played was in the music store I gave lessons in during the 80s, a solid body shaped like a 4001 bass with Rickenbacker humbuckers and slanted bridge nut and frets, slanted like a fanned fret guitar but all one direction just at an angle to normal ,, very weird , it was just beautiful burst very red into pinkish white on natural, just completely unique color. My favorite thing about ricks is that even though they're almost all maple construction they really use very plain un-figured wood and aren't extremely heavy either except for the basses , that weird solid body slanted fret guitar was heavy but not Les Paul heavy. You probably would have loved that super quirky guitar
I actually like/appreciate that you play a lot of Surf-toned stuff. It's a nice change from the usual heavy rock and metal everyone else seems to play. I'm a metal head/musician myself, but it's nice to have a break from the CHUG CHUG. ♥
Does Mastery make their version of a Rickenbacker bridge? 🤔
That Rickenbacker has a 20 inch scale length like a Strat Mini. It’s basically a child’s guitar
Even shorter actually, assuming that a 3/4 strat mini is somewhere sound 22 inches, and the 325 being 20 and 3/4 inches, as the owner of a 5/8 scale acoustic, it's definitely a strange feeling coming from a regular guitar!
Susanna Hoffs from the Bangles had an signature model back in the day. Best Rick I ever saw. ❤
Flat wounds sound amazing on my Gibson ES 140 3/4 size.
That rick really have a shamisen-like quality on the bridge.
No doubt the Ric sounds fantastic, but it’s got to feel good, first and foremost. If you don’t like the feel, you don’t like the feel. How can you hate on that?
I would figure the 8 string would just reverse by 2 perfect fourths from e or whatever it would be. So FBEADGBE? I'm sure that's wrong but I'm just guessing.
That was the best I could come up with too.
Flatwounds are key to get good sounds out of Rickenbacker 325s and 360/12.
In my experience, Rics are decidedly inconsistent in quality. They all look good, but their sound and playability varies wildly.
My former '96 325v63 was the best guitar I ever owned. It was solid, balanced and intonation was spot on. Broke my heart when I had to sell it in '14. At least I am friends with the person who owns it and can buy it back when I'm able to.
Agree. I have never felt any two feel the same, and while some might say that's good, I'm saying this coming form a place where over 27 years a player, I've played not one that was good off the wall. For their price, just forget about them. Many guitars do stereo now.
They require a ton of complicated maintenance. I met a guy a few years back that set his up before every show, and owning 2 myself, I can see why.
Every Ric I've ever played felt great when it was properly cared for, and much less good when it wasn't.
I'm sure there is still variation in build quality, but I would suspect the maintenance is a bigger issue. It's the main reason I switched to playing Fenders.
@@daveherz998 sorry to say this, but your statement is a total lie. I have 2 Ric 360/12 strings. No more maintenance than any of my strats or anything else for that matter. Sorry again, it just isn’t true.
I gig with mine every week.
@@mrbigg7255 Yeah, that's nice. Maybe you live in a much more stable climate? I got my 4003 back from being setup a month ago, and it was out in a week.
Also, a lot of models have double truss rods, which are harder to use than singles, and the bridges on both the 4003 and my 620 are a bit trickier than most of my Fenders. The 4003 bridge is actually a huge pain, so that alone would constitute "more" than a strat. Technically, if you're using yours as 12 strings, the tuning alone would count as more maintenance than your strat, so I'm not sure why you feel the need to be a dick about it.
It's great for you that you're happy with minimum service on yours, but calling my statement a "total lie" is beyond overkill.
Again, I love both of mine, but they're known as "Ricketybackers" for a reason
I’ve been playing my 325 for 21 years. Flat wound strings are all you should use. Other wise round wound will eat the frets.
Shame you didnt pick up that PRS Mira SE just behind your left shoulder. amazingly good instruments.
That's a dream store. Lol wow!!!!
13:48 no Ryan we are not sick of hearing surfy riffs. I actually prefer your vids because of your style.
Sure, I got an open box Bugera 5W tube combo for 175 bucks, it was basically new - the box was literally only opened. :-)
Can you do a review on space heaters for your home? This would be a huge help playa. I need it tomorrow so please get to work if at all possible.
Depending on where you plug it In be prepared for it to trip your breaker, heaters take a lot of power and sharing a circuit with other power hungry devices can be problematic.
School of black guitar's, great video 👍
I don't understand how sweetwater is still in business after all the giveaways and all the trades they are so nice i hope they go out of stock at some point because of the constant sales
dude, those fanned-fret guitars are so easy on the hands it's like they're not even there
Nice John Lennon Rickenbacker, never heard of flat wounds on 6 string thou.
Ive only heard of flat wounds on 6 strings.
Ryan, please man, it's Rickenbacker not Rickenbarcker, sorry man, I love your channel. All the best
ribanbobar?
Keep up the great work man, we love the Surf thing here across the pond. Peace.
No hate here man, only love and respect, Try a 620 or 640. Peace brother.
I did not know Sweet Water had a store, cool.
The 325/12 is my dream guitar. One day, maybe. One day...
Yes please give us an 8 string surf album.
Lead guitar on this song I used a 360 Rick with Toasters, flat-wounds, a horn trem, and a Fender Reverb Tank: th-cam.com/video/TcrWwSCC-z0/w-d-xo.html The whole record was that Ricky.
It's cool looking the rickenbacker
Interesting that you like short scale guitars. I have never played one. I always assumed they wouldn't feel good because I am a fairly tall/big guy. But you're of the bigger dude variety as well.
It is the truss adjustment.
My wife needs a trust adjustment but there's no helping that, all my fault lol
I once played a 325 & remember thinking “Where’s the rest of it..?”-just felt odd.
Wouldn't be a 60 Cycle Hum video without the doodily doos.
I got one for Xmas 2021 love it
Holy Crap! I Play C Standard and lower, and Even I hate anything above 6 strings and fan fretted. I have no idea how a ginger Surfy Bear could play that thing! Hahahaa. If I had that finish, the streaks would be neon orange or green!
I at first thought that 8 string’s body was like nails in resin. lol
Its too bad Sweetwater could not go the way of another giant online retailer. THOMANN and get their own line of VERY GOOD AFFORDABLE GUITARS ala HARLEY BENTON. Just a thought...wishful thinking.
I'm slightly amazed that they don't. Harley Bentons are everywhere but I understand are a pain to ship to the US. Feel like any US retailer that produced a similar range would clean up.
Really surprised that the 5/8 scale 325 was the rick you liked!
I should also mention that as of august of this year it seems that that regular production Rickenbackers will be shipped without a lacquered fretboard!
Rickenbackers are the Jeff Goldblum of guitars. Quirky, but classy and cool.
That’s a good way to put it. Kinda good looking in a weird way.
@@60CycleHumcast LOL, exactly!
@@60CycleHumcast that must be why they use the term that is so FLY
are we feeling a bit paranoid today, that bunker look is back
Yeah. I also found Rickenbacker 'unique', 'weird' whilst 'retaining their 60s charm'. So much so that I exchanged it for a better guitar within 6 months. ;)
They’re not for everybody man, me personally I bought one used 5 years ago and now own 7. They just feel right to me and sound great. I have yet to have a bad experience. To each their own!
They're not for everyone. If you don't have an affinity for them, then people tend to sell them. Upside is that models like the 325 not only retain their value they continue to appreciate, so it's a rainy day investment piece.
Yeah. A lot of players upgrade from the 6 string models to the 12 string RICs once they realise they mistakenly purchased the wrong model in the first place ;)
@@karmicselling4252 the 12s do sound great, I have yet to pony up for one yet though as I am not a big 12 stringer guy.
@@karmicselling4252 Back in the 90s RICs were a good buy, but not these days. I couldn't justify buying a 12 string RIC now, so I got a 620 'inspired by' instead. ;)
Flatwounds on a Ric gives it that 60's British sound. Of course everyone played flatwounds then. Ric (Or some other company) makes a compressed roundwound string now. Think they leave the factory with those.
Ryan playing an 8-string looks like a kid who didn't get what he wanted at his birthday party
Those that used Ricks in the day, DID use flatwound strings! That bridge cover is just waiting for someone to remove it!
When George Harrison and Roger McGuinn used a Rickenbacker 12-string, they used flatwounds. Maybe that has something to do with it?
A hole in the neck like a historic - forgotten for now - Italian electric guitar. Historical period = time before Ryan was designed and made.😁
In the early 1970s, we could encounter even strange ideas in the USSR. For example, tuning the truss rod through the neckplate and body.
At that time, I grew out of a mandolin into a guitar. 🤓
I had a “singer” who played a bit of guitar … a white 12-string Rick, that he couldn’t tune. 🥺
that's an industrial grade oof
@@offcenterprofilepicture6274 He had a *sense* he was bad, so he kept the amp low & never mic’d it. He just felt more comfortable wearing a guitar.
Nice guy & fun to hang-out with, but man .. some shows were torture. It was a hometown-thing that ran its course. ☮️
@@hailmaryrecordings8255 at least he had the sense to not subject the entire audience to it
Ryan, I just love how surfy you are. I'm very not, its nice get that other perspective.
You know that Brahms wrote a TON of music for 8 string.
If you didn't know, now you know.
Everyone tries to play metal with an 8 but django and gipsy jazz and a LOT of Russian folk music were composed for a 7 string instrument.
Once you've assimilated that, then go look up Konnakol and have your musical mind blown.
Are the string gauges similar on a classical 8 string?
Flatwounds are easier on the Rickenbacker neck finish. Also, 325's need heavy strings or they won't tune up correctly.
Not true. A good set up and low action will permit you to use .010 and .011 round wounds. Owned a 325 for years and didn't need heavy gauge strings.
My '83 320 is a bit of a different animal and can only use .013 rounds or it will not stay in tune. Construction and where the hardware was slapped on screwed things up. My 325 is damn near perfect tuning wise and playability.
@@joellebrodeur1015 It's my understanding that Ric ships 325's with 12, 16, 24W, 32, 42 and 54.