22 Incredible Rickenbacker Bass Players

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  • @User-jk8wq
    @User-jk8wq ปีที่แล้ว +184

    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

    • @jonathongoldby4564
      @jonathongoldby4564 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Mani is a bass player’s bass player

    • @ChrisHopkinsBass
      @ChrisHopkinsBass ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Mani used a short scale Ric

    • @thesanfordmethod1905
      @thesanfordmethod1905 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The Tuna Ric Bass I think it was called.@@ChrisHopkinsBass

    • @Steaminlidz
      @Steaminlidz 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      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.

    • @Ukraineaissance2014
      @Ukraineaissance2014 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Never understood why more fuss isnt made of him. His minimalist bass in fools gold under the main guitar riff is amazing

  • @nicorepetto5781
    @nicorepetto5781 ปีที่แล้ว +114

    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'.

    • @sullyb23511
      @sullyb23511 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'd like to read that interview.

    • @nicorepetto5781
      @nicorepetto5781 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sullyb23511 it was from the Lo sound Desert documentary, which is on TH-cam think

    • @jockkardashian.9407
      @jockkardashian.9407 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I came to say exactly the same, love his work.

    • @henrikw377
      @henrikw377 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Scott Reeder is an absolute beast.

  • @bassistwithadeathwish7277
    @bassistwithadeathwish7277 ปีที่แล้ว +198

    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.

    • @steve26553
      @steve26553 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      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.

    • @handwriting8804
      @handwriting8804 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Its not THE rickenbacker sound but its definitely a rickenbacker sound

    • @ledorzejean-etienne3747
      @ledorzejean-etienne3747 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Yes I would switch squire and Lee too. And I prefer the musicality Chris was able to create with.

    • @gustavoheberle6265
      @gustavoheberle6265 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Agreed : Squire #1 , Lee #2 !

    • @stanleybroniszewsky8538
      @stanleybroniszewsky8538 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      ​@@steve26553- 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

  • @bassguitarman2_3
    @bassguitarman2_3 ปีที่แล้ว +121

    Yes my favorite behs player

    • @SmoothCriminal69
      @SmoothCriminal69 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      He's everyone's favorite behs player

    • @Data_Real09
      @Data_Real09 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I have that same bass

    • @heisenberg6785
      @heisenberg6785 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@Data_Real09you're lucky then

    • @Data_Real09
      @Data_Real09 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@heisenberg6785thanks 😊

    • @Data_Real09
      @Data_Real09 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I don’t have a Rickenbacker I have the bass in your pfp

  • @andrewpappas9311
    @andrewpappas9311 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    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

    • @reillyjamessullivan6940
      @reillyjamessullivan6940 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      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

    • @andrewpappas9311
      @andrewpappas9311 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@reillyjamessullivan6940 Dude yes, that main riff of Interstellar and the bass solo at the start of LTBML are absolutely insane and I love it

    • @iidpack1865
      @iidpack1865 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Even his basslines on songs like See Emily Play, Lucifer Sam and Matilda Mother are also really good aswell

    • @Tyrannosaurine
      @Tyrannosaurine ปีที่แล้ว

      @@iidpack1865I recorded some early floyd covers and the bass parts were really tough. So strange, yet melodic.

    • @craftiestdude
      @craftiestdude 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I think his Rick was stolen after a PF gig. Am I correct?

  • @cracy2786
    @cracy2786 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    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.

    • @DA-rz2dl
      @DA-rz2dl ปีที่แล้ว +10

      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.

    • @Ukraineaissance2014
      @Ukraineaissance2014 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      They fell apart when it came to song writing without him. He invented some punk staples, such as the 'punk chromatic'

  • @craigdamage
    @craigdamage ปีที่แล้ว +73

    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.

    • @nicorepetto5781
      @nicorepetto5781 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Completely agree. Was pleasantly surprised

    • @kingcrimson2168
      @kingcrimson2168 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Absolutely, was not expect that example from the kinks, albeit it’s a fantastic one. God save the village green!

  • @IAmInfinitus208
    @IAmInfinitus208 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    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!

  • @DoingDoneDid
    @DoingDoneDid ปีที่แล้ว +11

    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!

  • @stevec6427
    @stevec6427 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    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

  • @FPS_Wingo
    @FPS_Wingo ปีที่แล้ว +15

    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

    • @garypelow4274
      @garypelow4274 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      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.

    • @dez1989
      @dez1989 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@garypelow4274 Good call! I was going to point that one out also.

  • @abeare9616
    @abeare9616 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    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.

    • @GVike
      @GVike ปีที่แล้ว +6

      No, he only played that copy.

    • @fomalhaut9
      @fomalhaut9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah. I expect the only thing about it the resembled a Ric was the appearance. He then moved on to a Shergold and Yamaha

  • @flomiester5975
    @flomiester5975 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Got to have Paul Gray of The Damned up there. His work (and sound) on their Black album is phenomenal.

    • @cajunbassdude5012
      @cajunbassdude5012 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      100 agree! His playing helped propel the band to another level. Also really glad he’s back with Dave and the Captain!

    • @gabrielcarter4822
      @gabrielcarter4822 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I would say The Damned (or The Doomed at one point) had the two best Rick players in Paul and Lemmy.

    • @BellsCuriosityShop
      @BellsCuriosityShop 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      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.

  • @michaelhoskins6579
    @michaelhoskins6579 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    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.

    • @vvanhellsingg
      @vvanhellsingg 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Absolutely, Lou has a unique sound and playing, without him Dinosaur would not been the same.

    • @anthonybornemann3659
      @anthonybornemann3659 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Man, I came here to say the exact same thing!

    • @PulseXP-yo8wu
      @PulseXP-yo8wu 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Lou is a good shout actually yeah

  • @MarvinForte
    @MarvinForte ปีที่แล้ว +5

    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.

  • @savagliabass
    @savagliabass ปีที่แล้ว +20

    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.

    • @markdaniels7174
      @markdaniels7174 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      But make no mistake: Rick really played a Rick. There’s even a picture of him on his headstone 🪦 with a Rick!

    • @savagliabass
      @savagliabass ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@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.

    • @ronbzoom8531
      @ronbzoom8531 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I always wondered if that Ric Rick James played in the Super Freak video was really a prop because it looked badass but used a different bass on the actual recording. I just didn't know for sure.

  • @wachout4life
    @wachout4life ปีที่แล้ว +12

    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.

  • @void0094
    @void0094 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    Mike Mills from R.E.M. played a Rickenbacker 4001 in the early 80s. It really suited his style.

    • @GVike
      @GVike ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ah yes, another omission.

    • @Farewelltokingz
      @Farewelltokingz ปีที่แล้ว +4

      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.

    • @Rib13Bass
      @Rib13Bass ปีที่แล้ว +4

      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

    • @void0094
      @void0094 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@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

    • @ednicholson7839
      @ednicholson7839 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      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.

  • @jackandrews5579
    @jackandrews5579 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    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"!

    • @GVike
      @GVike ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Shalamar too

  • @paulsimmons5726
    @paulsimmons5726 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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!

  • @genlob
    @genlob 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    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.

  • @penttikoivuniemi2146
    @penttikoivuniemi2146 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    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.

  • @edklingon
    @edklingon ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Good list, but there are others who give fame to The Rick - Gino Malisan (Esperanto), Jon Camp (Renaissance), Mike Rutherford (Genesis), Joey Demaio (Manowar), Glen Hughes (Deep Purple), John Entwistle (The Who)

  • @TheGustavok
    @TheGustavok ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Royston Lagdon from SpaceHog is super underrated. The band doesn't exist anymore, but his bass lines are killers!

  • @iidpack1865
    @iidpack1865 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    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

  • @thisklik
    @thisklik ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Glen Huges with Purple,especially on Made in Europe album!!You Fool No One!!

  • @performtransform
    @performtransform หลายเดือนก่อน

    Geddy and Chris are truly interchangeable, IMO. Nicely done! Love your videos!

  • @stoneyboyd
    @stoneyboyd ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I’m surprised you didn’t put John Entwistle in here.
    The Iconic Bass solo of My Generation was performed on a Rickenbacker.

    • @thecolourrose9022
      @thecolourrose9022 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Nah it was originally recorded on a jazz bass w a pick and flatwound strings the seeker was on a rick though i think

    • @overjoyous
      @overjoyous ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nah, Entwistle played a jazz bass My Generation.

    • @trevorverdoold4843
      @trevorverdoold4843 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      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

    • @stoneyboyd
      @stoneyboyd ปีที่แล้ว

      @@trevorverdoold4843 interesting

    • @ollyg235
      @ollyg235 ปีที่แล้ว

      He briefly used 4005 in the late 60s

  • @tonyspro
    @tonyspro 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great tones, and it is so refreshing to see songs other than Roundabout and YYZ for Chris and Ged

  • @brightonmischief
    @brightonmischief 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    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 😄

  • @tessjuel
    @tessjuel ปีที่แล้ว +5

    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.

  • @antonina-fk7lq
    @antonina-fk7lq ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Thanks for Bruce Foxton. The Jam is underrated. Cheers from Russia 🎸

    • @evgeniymolyakov1562
      @evgeniymolyakov1562 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      привет земляк, от любителя the jam

    • @iconcanada3660
      @iconcanada3660 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      He rocks love him

  • @LargeWatermelon
    @LargeWatermelon ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Should have included Colin Moulding from XTC, not enough people are talking about him and his incredible bass playing and songwriting along Andy partridge

    • @Conn88
      @Conn88 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He never played a Rickenbacker

    • @LargeWatermelon
      @LargeWatermelon ปีที่แล้ว

      I believe he used one for most if not all of oranges and lemons I may be mistaken though

    • @milesmcmillansr999
      @milesmcmillansr999 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He had an epiphone fretless

    • @Conn88
      @Conn88 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      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.

    • @edwardschaller4129
      @edwardschaller4129 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Pretty sure all of that was on a Wal bass.@@LargeWatermelon

  • @alexskibicki2262
    @alexskibicki2262 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome clip, Danny 😎🤘🏻🎸 lemmy kilmister, cliff burton, Peter hook, and geddy lee are one of my personal favorite rick players.

  • @cletusbeauregard1972
    @cletusbeauregard1972 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    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.

    • @Conn88
      @Conn88 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Colin never played a Rick.

  • @donovanemery597
    @donovanemery597 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Geddy Lee could be in a top 10 list for Fender Precision / Jazz basses as well

  • @GVike
    @GVike ปีที่แล้ว +13

    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).

    • @cletusbeauregard1972
      @cletusbeauregard1972 ปีที่แล้ว

      forgot about Mike; definitely a Rick stalwart.

    • @scottlewis4387
      @scottlewis4387 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Came to the comment section to look for some Mike Mesaros love. 👍

  • @AJ_KISH
    @AJ_KISH ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Another one is Lisa Umbarger on Possum Kingdom by the Toadies. I believe the bass player from The Smithereens also used one

    • @bigbadbillb
      @bigbadbillb 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Mike Mesaros

  • @tezzanewton
    @tezzanewton 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hey mate, thanks for this. Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺

  • @innocentoctave
    @innocentoctave ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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.

  • @Viper505repiV1
    @Viper505repiV1 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    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.

  • @the.bloodless.one1312
    @the.bloodless.one1312 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Just finally got myself a Ricky about a month ago. It’s been spiritual!!! So worth every penny!

  • @davidfox7983
    @davidfox7983 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Great video man.. Foxton of The Jam.. if I had to pick one

  • @resistenceisfutile
    @resistenceisfutile ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Actually Peter Hook didn't play on a Rickenbacker. It was Hondo II bass.

    • @tamtenmateusz9475
      @tamtenmateusz9475 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      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

    • @resistenceisfutile
      @resistenceisfutile ปีที่แล้ว +6

      ​@@tamtenmateusz9475 During Joy Division years It was not actual rick. It was replica, Hondo II bass.

    • @Ian-qs3fz
      @Ian-qs3fz ปีที่แล้ว

      @@resistenceisfutile🤓

    • @TheMusicalElitist
      @TheMusicalElitist 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@tamtenmateusz9475 Not a Ricky.

  • @barrieglenn8353
    @barrieglenn8353 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Glad you included Chris Squire, one of my favourites.

  • @TheMusicianTom
    @TheMusicianTom ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Tiran Porter (Doobie Brothers) played a Ric- so did Maurice Gibb - they both had funky cool lines

    • @mdwayne741
      @mdwayne741 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Absolutely..... really great stuff. Tiran Porter is incredible. Those bass lines for the Doobie Brothers are iconic. Love Maurice Gibb as well.

  • @1funkyangel
    @1funkyangel ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Danny,.. this is one of your best videos,.. and that’s sayin’ something,.. ‘cause they’re all good ! 😎👍🏽🎸🎶

  • @paulsimvient
    @paulsimvient ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I freaking love your channel. Greatest bass channel on TH-cam ❤!

  • @Vaskonga
    @Vaskonga ปีที่แล้ว +9

    What about Mike Rutherford? Genesis's bassits with that literally unique double-neck Rickenbacker bass

    • @justsomedude5727
      @justsomedude5727 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Mike Rutherford is great, I love the bass on Fountain of Salmacis in particular

    • @Farewelltokingz
      @Farewelltokingz 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Was gonna say this, although I think he became more famous for his breathtaking unaccompanied bass pedal solos.

  • @HOTMINUTEStudios
    @HOTMINUTEStudios ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I find it super funny how scott Pilgrim and the Rickenbacker bass are forever connected

  • @dez1989
    @dez1989 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for putting Geddy Lee up there! One of the best! His tone on Moving Pictures, Red Barchetta, and the Camera Eye! Signals, Subdivisions, and The Analog Kid! Distorted, compressed, and Grindy! That Ashley Preamp and Bgw power amps! Beautiful and Nasty as Hell!

  • @RickNBacker
    @RickNBacker 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I'll add Jon Camp of Renaissance to the list, played with a crunchy Squire-like tone on their 70's albums.

  • @tannhausergate6310
    @tannhausergate6310 ปีที่แล้ว

    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!

  • @Sabitsukii
    @Sabitsukii 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I really love Geddy Lee, thanks for putting him here alongside with my favorite bass!

  • @toznerd6369
    @toznerd6369 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What a great list! I knew it was going to be good when it started with Michael Bradley! Thanks Danny, you made my day!

  • @grayznbluz8643
    @grayznbluz8643 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice list!! I'd like to add Jon Camp from Renaissance. Played a double neck Rickenbacker.

    • @jazwiseman
      @jazwiseman ปีที่แล้ว

      It was his own home made Ric copy - wasn't a real Ric but he did use Ric pick ups in it.

  • @EBShusky
    @EBShusky ปีที่แล้ว +4

    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”.

    • @Conn88
      @Conn88 ปีที่แล้ว

      Never seen John McVie with a Rick.

  • @althetriangle2559
    @althetriangle2559 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Al Cisneros is unreal. But should have played Cremation Ghat I by OM for his entry. What a bassline. Great video. Great channel.❤

  • @lumbarsupport
    @lumbarsupport 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Great video! Jon Camp (Renaissance) would be my top choice for those super melodic bass lines with an amazing fizzy pick attack. Day Of The Dreamer (from 03:30), Song For All Seasons, Kindness (At The End) and, of course, Northern Lights

  • @kronglemcdongle-quiverberr7778
    @kronglemcdongle-quiverberr7778 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great to see the stoner/doom stuff represented because those bass tones are unrivalled

  • @fretpound
    @fretpound 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I watched it all to make sure you got the top 2 right
    You did.
    Although Geddy would probably say Chris should be #1.

  • @WS102
    @WS102 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So sick. Awesome behs video as always. So tempted to buy a Rick now.

  • @davidsutherland7737
    @davidsutherland7737 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Nice to include Pilot and Graham Gouldman, but check out Renaissance- Northern Lights. Surprised not to see it on your list given the other two - it’s from the same era. If you don’t already know it, I think you’ll love it.

  • @andrewfisher3035
    @andrewfisher3035 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Was getting worried Geddy wasn’t on your list but saved who I thinks the best till last. Great list all good bass players and some great songs, nice one

  • @Gell1967
    @Gell1967 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Great to see Pete Quaife getting the recognition he deserves. There's a picture of Macca (Circa 1964) with Pete and his Rickenbacker, always wondered if that's what inspired Macca to buy one. In the 1990s John Entwistle was asked was there anybody that stood out to you when you began, he said yeah the guy from The Kinks, he literally drove that band along. Great to also see Bruce Foxton in the list, I learnt to play bass by playing along to a whole host of songs by The Jam. How about a video on Doug Lubahn?

  • @paulabbott8757
    @paulabbott8757 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good list but one major glaring omission. PAUL GRAY! UFO, Damned, Eddie and the Hotrods, Wingmen. Check him out, been using Rics for 45 years. Start with Therapy on the Damned's Black Album, in fact the whole album, then Strawberries.

  • @AvStevieStevenJamesDrums
    @AvStevieStevenJamesDrums 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That was very cool. It’s because of Chris Squire and Geddy Lee I picked up playing bass in the late 70’s.

  • @Supernautiloid
    @Supernautiloid ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Paul D’Amour. His bass tone on Undertow has influenced me ever since I first heard it.

    • @OriginalUsername
      @OriginalUsername ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Correct me if I'm wrong but I was under the impression he mainly used an Ovation Magnum bass for Opiate and Undertow?

  • @Jeffcatbuckeye
    @Jeffcatbuckeye ปีที่แล้ว +13

    John Entwistle?

  • @fernandoperdomomusic
    @fernandoperdomomusic ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for including my friends Martin Gordon and David Paton!

  • @eliamor1782
    @eliamor1782 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    can’t forget kira roesseler from black flag! she was a legend

  • @sergeanttibs6345
    @sergeanttibs6345 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That entire list I was thinking "#1 better be Geddy" lol he should be #1 on any list IMO

  • @liamparker928
    @liamparker928 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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

  • @gtasomogyi
    @gtasomogyi 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great list! Happy for #18, love the guy! 😁 Tasty song choice for #2! I just miss 1 person from the list, Paul D'Amour, Tool's first behs-player, love his tone and playing too!

  • @michellerosebrown
    @michellerosebrown ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Lemmy 5:34
    Cliff Burton 5:54
    Chris Squire 6:23
    Geddy Lee 6:34

  • @jordanscott4066
    @jordanscott4066 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Leon Sylvers is a rick player and he is my all time favourite bassist. Hes the spiritual successor to Jamerson imo

  • @captainchunk4078
    @captainchunk4078 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    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

  • @zuke55
    @zuke55 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    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). 😉

  • @Luke-1296
    @Luke-1296 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    David patons bass playing in the Alan parsons project’s may be a price to pay is absolutely amazing. Maybe you could do a can they actually play bass on him as I’ve heard people say that he can’t play well which is Simply not true highlighted by just this bassline alone.

  • @tyretear1263
    @tyretear1263 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    al cisneros and scott reeder! spot on

  • @benjimartinnc
    @benjimartinnc 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You left off Maurice Gibb because he played Rickenbacker basses almost exclusively during the Bee Gees' rise to international success late 60s and early 70s. Also, John Wetton played a Rick bass in one of Asia's videos, whose title I forgot.

  • @timhebden-cl1yr
    @timhebden-cl1yr ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Paul Gray, The Damned/Eddie and the Hotrods.
    GOT to have him in there, Strawberry and The Black Albums justify an inclusion.

    • @FromaTwistedMind
      @FromaTwistedMind ปีที่แล้ว

      EXACTLY! Totally agree with you.... after Lemmy Paul IS Mr Rickenbacker of bass. A shameful exclusion if you ask me.
      th-cam.com/video/jOYJRcjvezA/w-d-xo.htmlsi=C2KFbymAht5p3tOS

  • @bathroomcarpet7198
    @bathroomcarpet7198 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Exceptional video!!! Can you do one for Thunderbird bassists?

  • @atldeadhead
    @atldeadhead 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The Ric. What a hell of a behs!

  • @maurocoimbra9624
    @maurocoimbra9624 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Rickenbacker is a fabulous bass guitar. I have a 4001 since 1974 ! It's 50 years old now. A respectful sir.

  • @mccypr
    @mccypr 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    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! 🙂😎

  • @ryanloughridge
    @ryanloughridge ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was very hyped to see Al Cisneros on the list. He has a signature Ric after all.

  • @nigelrmason
    @nigelrmason ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Awesome. Love it. Rickys are the tone masters and it was ace to see Becky Baldwin's name in there.

  • @armbarre
    @armbarre 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    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!

  • @monsterforge1763
    @monsterforge1763 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Criminal... No Paul Gray The Damned. ... Black Album and Strawberries are unreal. Not forgetting his Eddie and the Hot Rods stint!

  • @charlesstalnaker7039
    @charlesstalnaker7039 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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........

  • @rickmarch502
    @rickmarch502 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I've seen a few mentions for John Entwistle (my all time favourite bassist), but none for (Paul Gray (Eddie & The Hot Rods) - "The Beginning of the End".....

  • @claudiogallucci563
    @claudiogallucci563 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great job i love Peter Hook Joy Division glad u played him

  • @brusselssprouts560
    @brusselssprouts560 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great to see Fred (CF) Turner in there!

  • @DickieRude
    @DickieRude 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thanks for including In The City. ❤

  • @Dave-Whalen
    @Dave-Whalen 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I went to see Better Lovers, and one of the opening bands, Full of Hell, the bassist had a Rickenbacker! Very cool.

  • @jimthethirdprobably
    @jimthethirdprobably ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Glad to see Fred turner on here, one of my biggest influences.

  • @ssmouse77
    @ssmouse77 ปีที่แล้ว

    Way cool. I love this clip. Thanks. 😎

  • @TheCrusader1099
    @TheCrusader1099 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thx for including Al Cisneros!

  • @MrSandalwood
    @MrSandalwood ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was getting worried and then it arrived Geddy Lee... the best of the best..wonderful