22 Incredible Rickenbacker Bass Players
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For me Chris Squire's the defining Rickenbacker player, not only because he's the reason I ever picked up the instrument in the first place but also the instrument seemed designed for him. When I think of the Rickenbacker sound I think of bright, zingy sounding treble with a small amount of overdrive/saturation. That's his tone, and that's the Rickenbacker sound.
There are plenty of other bass riffs from Yes tracks that would put Chris at No.1 but maybe too difficult for others to replicate.
Only he could pull them off. RIP.
Its not THE rickenbacker sound but its definitely a rickenbacker sound
Yes I would switch squire and Lee too. And I prefer the musicality Chris was able to create with.
Agreed : Squire #1 , Lee #2 !
@@stevewebster8527- If Chris used anything other than a Ric, sure it would still sound good. But because he used a Ric, that sound put him over the top
Mani is one of the most underrated bass players of all time. His grooves on I Am the Resurrection are ridiculously tight with Reni’s drumming and make me wanna dance every time I hear it
Mani is a bass player’s bass player
Mani used a short scale Ric
The Tuna Ric Bass I think it was called.@@ChrisHopkinsBass
Normally, when you go and see a band - you come away going, “they were amazing - they’re so tight live”. Seeing The Stone Roses live was completely the opposite. They were so loose…. They’d play a few bars, at the end of the section Reni would launch into a big fill with loads of toms and Squire and Mani would just sort of hang around at the end of the bar for Reni to catch up and drop back into the groove. There was so much push and pull between the band. Totally different experience to watching a super-tight, metronomic band.
Never understood why more fuss isnt made of him. His minimalist bass in fools gold under the main guitar riff is amazing
Yes my favorite behs player
He's everyone's favorite behs player
I have that same bass
@@CakeEater091you're lucky then
@@heisenberg6785thanks 😊
I don’t have a Rickenbacker I have the bass in your pfp
3:08 I was pleasantly surprised to see Scott Reeder mentioned. One of my favourite bassists. I never really see anyone talk about him. To quote Josh Homme 'He's so god-damn good it's almost bizarre'.
I'd like to read that interview.
@@sullyb23511 it was from the Lo sound Desert documentary, which is on TH-cam think
I came to say exactly the same, love his work.
Scott Reeder is an absolute beast.
This video gets 1,000 points for including "Big Sky" by The Kinks. This video then goes onto achieving LEGENDARY status for including "Gardenia" by Kyuss and "Dragonaut" by Sleep.
Completely agree. Was pleasantly surprised
Absolutely, was not expect that example from the kinks, albeit it’s a fantastic one. God save the village green!
As much as I love Geddy's Ricky tone (still his best one over the Jazz), Chris Squire to me is the definitive Ricky player. He truly made that bass sing when he split both pickups into different amps to what was essentially the precursor to Ric-O-Sound/stereo function for the later 4003 basses!
You misspelled behses
Actually Peter Hook didn't play on a Rickenbacker. It was Hondo II bass.
I remember his favourite bass was the Yamaha BB(something idk what the model number was) but he did play a rickenbacker live sometimes, and it sounds killer
@@tamtenmateusz9475 During Joy Division years It was not actual rick. It was replica, Hondo II bass.
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Mike Mills from R.E.M. played a Rickenbacker 4001 in the early 80s. It really suited his style.
Ah yes, another omission.
Yeah, I forgot to mention him. He does good with the P bass too, gets a similar Ric style punch. Cool guy no matter what bass he plays.
I came here to comment about Mike Mills....his Ric 4001 playing on early REM, particularly the Reckoning album, is stellar.....I was bummed when I didn't see him listed
@@Rib13Bass I really like his tone on Reckoning. They used a omnidirectional mic to capture the sound of his dual showman amp. A technique that the beatles used in the late 60s
I didn’t even realize Mills stopped playing a Rick. A song like “Laughing” highlights Mills’ great playing - many others too. He’s one of the top guys from the 80s for sure.
Happy to see glen matlock on here. Even though his time with the pistols was short he still left a mark with his playing and musicianship.
He was the bass player. No argument can be made that he wasn't. Sid never learned to play the parts and the whole lifespan of the band was so short he never really played on a record either... Glen's playing was quite good.
They fell apart when it came to song writing without him. He invented some punk staples, such as the 'punk chromatic'
McCartney, Geddy, Cliff, Chris and Lemmy are all some of my favourite bassists and all reasons I play a Rick, also another well-known Rick user is Roger Waters from Pink Floyd, who played one during the Floyd’s early career and on their debut album Piper At the Gates of Dawn
Water's bass riffs from the Syd Barrett/early era are awesome. Look at his playing on Interstellar Overdrive and Let There Be More Light, all awesome
@@reillyjamessullivan6940 Dude yes, that main riff of Interstellar and the bass solo at the start of LTBML are absolutely insane and I love it
Even his basslines on songs like See Emily Play, Lucifer Sam and Matilda Mother are also really good aswell
@@iidpack1865I recorded some early floyd covers and the bass parts were really tough. So strange, yet melodic.
I think his Rick was stolen after a PF gig. Am I correct?
Very happy to see Peter Hook on here. He was the inspiration for me to pick up a bass over a decade ago and I have me by put it down since
Peter Hook played a Hondo copy, not a Rickenbacker. It has a bolt on neck not through body. The wood is different. The pickups are similar so he was able to get a some but not all tones of the Rickenbacker.
Got to have Paul Gray of The Damned up there. His work (and sound) on their Black album is phenomenal.
100 agree! His playing helped propel the band to another level. Also really glad he’s back with Dave and the Captain!
I would say The Damned (or The Doomed at one point) had the two best Rick players in Paul and Lemmy.
I wouldn't necessarily say Gray is an influence on my playing, but Black Album and Strawberries are my fave Damned albums. And among the first albums I bought too. His work with Eddie and the Hotrods is up there too of course.
Al Cisneros, Lemmy and Scott Reader are my three metal bass heroes.
The Gardenia bass line is possibly the funkiest metal bass line ever. So much fun to play
I didn't know Peter Hook played a Ric. But checking Equipboard he had a Hondo Ric copy which he described as "terrible". Nice selection. Would have like to see Mike Mills listed.
No, he only played that copy.
Yeah. I expect the only thing about it the resembled a Ric was the appearance. He then moved on to a Shergold and Yamaha
I think Lou Barlow from Dinosaur Jr is a hugely underrated Ricky bass player that is up there with the players featured here. Lemmy levels of power, with tons of energy and intensity. Everytime I've seen them live Lou's playing just blows me away.
I'd add Mike Rutherford from Genesis to the list. Can-Utility (amongst others) has a killer Rick bassline. And his Rick was double-necked.
The bass on Rick James' "Super Freak" was recorded by Oscar Alston with a Musicman Stingray. On the cover of the album, Rick James appears with a Rick in homage to one of his great idols, Cordell "Boogie" Mason, who played for P-Funk.
But make no mistake: Rick really played a Rick. There’s even a picture of him on his headstone 🪦 with a Rick!
@@markdaniels7174Yes, he played bass, guitar, keyboards and drums. But it's not my mistake.
Oscar Alston recorded "Super Freak" from the Srteet Songs album. Just search carefully.
What about Mike Rutherford? Genesis's bassits with that literally unique double-neck Rickenbacker bass
Mike Rutherford is great, I love the bass on Fountain of Salmacis in particular
Was gonna say this, although I think he became more famous for his breathtaking unaccompanied bass pedal solos.
Thanks for Bruce Foxton. The Jam is underrated. Cheers from Russia 🎸
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He rocks love him
John Entwistle and Mike Mills were Rick dudes, but only for a few years each, so probably ok to leave them off. XTC's Colin Moulding is probably the one big omission for me.
Colin never played a Rick.
I think people overlook Roger Glover's bassline on Smoke on the Water because they just listen to the chorus. But he really tears it up on the verses, it's really funky and almost becomes a lead role!
Lemmy 5:34
Cliff Burton 5:54
Chris Squire 6:23
Geddy Lee 6:34
Glad you included Chris Squire, one of my favourites.
I’m surprised you didn’t put John Entwistle in here.
The Iconic Bass solo of My Generation was performed on a Rickenbacker.
Nah it was originally recorded on a jazz bass w a pick and flatwound strings the seeker was on a rick though i think
Nah, Entwistle played a jazz bass My Generation.
Both wrong, he actually used a Dan electro long horn and kept breaking the strings and had to buy 2 of them to finish the recording
@@trevorverdoold4843 interesting
He briefly used 4005 in the late 60s
Amazing as always! Keep up the great behs playing!
I wish Paul D'Amour was on this list. His bass tone on Tool's Opiate and Undertow was great, and a huge motivation of mine to get into bass.
John Entwistle?
Much respect for playing so many of these different players and getting their vibe right!
My main Rickenbacker player was Chris Squire; I started playing bass because of Chris, always loved his approach and tone! My current Rickenbacker is a blonde 4003S that’s been retrofitted with a number of older style parts to make it look like a 60’s era Rick. It’s also been converted to stereo. It’s a fun bass to play!
Peter Hook used a Rickenbacker copy, not the real deal. Foxton used an Ibanez lawsuit copy for a while.
Two guys you could have added IMHO: Steve Smith of The Vapors (once I heard more than their one hit, I was amazed) and Mike Mesaros of The Smithereens (used a Rick for quite a while).
forgot about Mike; definitely a Rick stalwart.
Came to the comment section to look for some Mike Mesaros love. 👍
Should have included Colin Moulding from XTC, not enough people are talking about him and his incredible bass playing and songwriting along Andy partridge
He never played a Rickenbacker
I believe he used one for most if not all of oranges and lemons I may be mistaken though
He had an epiphone fretless
He played some sort of a copy of a Rickenbacker like a Shaftesbury in the video for Mayor of Simpleton, but it doesn’t sound anything like a Rickenbacker on the recording.
Pretty sure all of that was on a Wal bass.@@LargeWatermelon
Excellent selection on here, Danny, loving the content! Some excellent, often overlooked and unsung heroes on this list such as Scott Reeder and Al Cisneros! The only legendary rick player missing from this list is Leon Sylvers III who produced and played bass on all the fantastic SOLAR Records disco hits in the 70s on a Ric with flatwounds a la The Whispers "And The Beat Goes On"!
Shalamar too
Chris Squire is the reason I started playing bass. He's also the reason I am in love with the Rick. Paul McCartney and Geddy Lee also played the Rick from time to time. But Squire is the definitive Rick player. I was fortunate enough to see him perform about a dozen times between 1973 and 2013. Every time it was obvious he loved to perform. He was having a blast every time. I was so aggrieved when he went to the great gog in the sky. RIP. Still my musical hero.
Royston Lagdon from SpaceHog is super underrated. The band doesn't exist anymore, but his bass lines are killers!
Just finally got myself a Ricky about a month ago. It’s been spiritual!!! So worth every penny!
Great tones, and it is so refreshing to see songs other than Roundabout and YYZ for Chris and Ged
Good list! A few honorable mentions: Mike Mills of REM, Steve Smith of The Vapors, Mike Mesaros of the Smithereens, and Rhett Crowe of Guadalcanal Diary.
So sick. Awesome behs video as always. So tempted to buy a Rick now.
Gotta love Glen Matlock, he may have only been in the Pistols for 2 years, but he was there when they made their top 3 most well known songs, and he co-wrote Pretty Vacant aswell, cant say fairer than that
I knew Chrish Squire and Geddy Lee would be the top 2, definitely deserved placements. This made me realize how many of my favorite bass players have at least at some point played Rickenbackers, I think even Steve DiGiorgio played one on Death's Human.
Hey mate, thanks for this. Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺
Criminal... No Paul Gray The Damned. ... Black Album and Strawberries are unreal. Not forgetting his Eddie and the Hot Rods stint!
Awesome clip, Danny 😎🤘🏻🎸 lemmy kilmister, cliff burton, Peter hook, and geddy lee are one of my personal favorite rick players.
Paul Gray, The Damned/Eddie and the Hotrods.
GOT to have him in there, Strawberry and The Black Albums justify an inclusion.
EXACTLY! Totally agree with you.... after Lemmy Paul IS Mr Rickenbacker of bass. A shameful exclusion if you ask me.
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Danny,.. this is one of your best videos,.. and that’s sayin’ something,.. ‘cause they’re all good ! 😎👍🏽🎸🎶
I freaking love your channel. Greatest bass channel on TH-cam ❤!
What a great list! I knew it was going to be good when it started with Michael Bradley! Thanks Danny, you made my day!
Tiran Porter (Doobie Brothers) played a Ric- so did Maurice Gibb - they both had funky cool lines
Absolutely..... really great stuff. Tiran Porter is incredible. Those bass lines for the Doobie Brothers are iconic. Love Maurice Gibb as well.
Geddy Lee could be in a top 10 list for Fender Precision / Jazz basses as well
Great video man.. Foxton of The Jam.. if I had to pick one
Great list. Particularly nice to see Graham Gouldman there. He's such a prolific songwriter everybody - even Gouldman himself - often forget he's also a great bass player. I'm a bit surprised Michael Rutherford is missing from the list though.
Excellent list!!!! Nice Job!!!
That was very cool. It’s because of Chris Squire and Geddy Lee I picked up playing bass in the late 70’s.
A great video!! I’ve loved the Rick sound for decades. I’m more than a little apprehensive about what I’ve heard about their truss rod and (lifting) bridge. Thanks! 🙂😎
Good to see Scott Reeder and Al Cisneros getting some love on here. Would have gone with the ending of Dragonaut and Space Cadet for Kyuss.
Rickenbacker is a fabulous bass guitar. I have a 4001 since 1974 ! It's 50 years old now. A respectful sir.
Nice to see Martin Gordon receiving credit. His work on Sparks's 'Kimono My House' and the associated non-album B-sides was absolutely formative for my idea of what a Ric with Rotosounds could do. Mike Mills is an omission.
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Really enjoyed that!
That was fun to watch! Thanks. Which I could see the pickup select switch on every song...(And Wings had a lot of great ones too.. Same cat as #5). 😉
I really love Geddy Lee, thanks for putting him here alongside with my favorite bass!
I find it super funny how scott Pilgrim and the Rickenbacker bass are forever connected
That was great, enjoyed every one of them.
The fact that you had the cheek to rank them made me laugh out loud and ALMOST forgive the endless behs gag AND the boring top 2. Nice video. Thanks!
al cisneros and scott reeder! spot on
can’t forget kira roesseler from black flag! she was a legend
So good to see that Peter Hook got a mention at number 7. I was hoping to see this, but not expecting it.
Great to see the stoner/doom stuff represented because those bass tones are unrivalled
Yay! So happy you added Becky Baldwin! We supported her band in Brighton. I was also playing a Rick that night, so we properly nerded out! They played an awesome set! Geddy totally deserves the no. 1 slot 😄
I like how you added Scott Pilgrim, I have always associated any Rickenbacker with Scott Pilgrim. Mikal Cronin is pretty good too.
Great list of tunes too ❤
Another one is Lisa Umbarger on Possum Kingdom by the Toadies. I believe the bass player from The Smithereens also used one
Mike Mesaros
Way cool. I love this clip. Thanks. 😎
A satisfying video for all the bass players out there who just KNEW that Squire and Lee were going to be in the 1 and 2 spots - it was a just a question of the order. Love it!
Great channel Danny 👏👏👏
Awesome. Love it. Rickys are the tone masters and it was ace to see Becky Baldwin's name in there.
I would add Randy Meisner from The Eagles to that list. Used one quite a bit in the 70's .
That's what I thought also. Love Randy!
Thx for including Al Cisneros!
Nicely done
Thanks for including my friends Martin Gordon and David Paton!
Awesome list! A few new ones for me to check out! I must say that 12 was actually Ricks bass player, Oscar Alsten on a Stingray. Hes a great olayer and a great guy to boot
Al Cisneros is unreal. But should have played Cremation Ghat I by OM for his entry. What a bassline. Great video. Great channel.❤
Great sounds and tone, I love my Rick 4003
You forgot Kira of Black Flag, Not only the only woman to ever play in the band, but also recorded 3 of their most progressive albums, and her work in Dos, a band with ex husband Mike Watt is fanominal........
Ricks are awesome! I would expand a list by Fleetwood Mac’s “Did You Ever Love Me” and whole debut Kate Bush album “The Kick Inside”.
Never seen John McVie with a Rick.
Great job i love Peter Hook Joy Division glad u played him
Very happy that you played joy division that rickenbacker is a amazing Behs
So glad to see Pete Quaife there. He and Mick Avory were just great together.
Good job, bang on Rickenbacker bass player pics 😀👍
Paul D’Amour. His bass tone on Undertow has influenced me ever since I first heard it.
Correct me if I'm wrong but I was under the impression he mainly used an Ovation Magnum bass for Opiate and Undertow?
Unbelievably BEHSed, especially for mentioning Scott Reeder!
Hey mate, this was great! So many tunes I had not personally heard of. I'm happy I can now check some new, to me, tunes. PS does Lemmy count? Ric in terms of wood but not much else haha. Love the Lemster though...RIP!
Omitting Paul D'Amour though ? Are you crazy? Legendary bass tone on Undertow. Simply one of the best Ric tones ever created
Honourable mentions :
Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath) - used it in late 70s
John Entwistle (The Who) - used 4000 and 4005 throughout the 60s
Mat Osman (Suede)
Nicky Wire (Manic Street Preachers)
Jamie Reynolds (Klaxons)
That entire list I was thinking "#1 better be Geddy" lol he should be #1 on any list IMO
great video really really love your videos i like that you did peter hook from joy davision hes so good would love to know how to get is bass tone in 30 seconds
Leon Sylvers is a rick player and he is my all time favourite bassist. Hes the spiritual successor to Jamerson imo
Fred Turner made the list. THAT’S ALL I NEED TO SEE!!
In all honesty, glad to see him on the list as a fan of BTO.
Killer tone and playing!
You even got my favorites in order 👍
Exceptional video!!! Can you do one for Thunderbird bassists?
I was very hyped to see Al Cisneros on the list. He has a signature Ric after all.
You have impeccable taste meht.
Also, possibly an open-and-shut case as to "all the best bassists play a Rick."
Impeccable tehste