Why I'm RETURNING this 3500$ guitar!!! (Rickenbacker)
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- čas přidán 13. 02. 2023
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I have never so quickly disliked someone.
Cause you're dumb
even after this, i still want one
Someone call the wah-mbulance?
Lmao thanks needed a ride
Why buy it in the first place... most of the critisim could have been identified prior to purchase.
Find me one in stores you can try.... they don't exist. It's not a Mexican strat where you walk in and there are 20 to try?
@@chrisbmusic5560 Fair call... perhaps - a simple google search would have been enough to highlight its flaws and then I'd be inclined to hold off until I had one in my hands before parting with thousands of dollars.
@@chrisbmusic5560But a lot of the things you mentioned you can see on the guitar if you just looked at a photo. For example, all the knobs you complained about. You knew this before you even bought it.
EXACTLY
Not gonna lie; as much as I adore my Rickenbacker guitar it took an crazy amount of tweaks over a number of years to finally get it to where I want it to be. They’re great guitars for rabid Beatles fans or heirloom collectors, but the standard players typically are turned off by them.
This is the most honest comment lol thank you 😊 I could definitely see how years of tweaks could make it usable
As a Rickenbacker owner and admirer, I would like to say a few words of explanation of this most different of all guitar brands. I know your guitar is long gone and happily so.
Rickenbacker, as a company, produced electric guitars before anyone else did. The family that now owns the company was the original finance and distribution arm of Fender instruments. F. C. Hall, who loaned the money to Leo Fender (and was never paid back), wanted to control all aspects of production and sale of the guitars he was handling. Leo was delivering defective and incomplete instruments to Hall which frustrated him. He went on to purchase Rickenbacker and is responsible for the design which you purchased.
His son owns the company and the guitar you bought is a modern adaptation of a mid, late fifties design. This is a classic design which bears no resemblance to any other on the market. It is a complete original. Therefore, it is due some patience from people who are used to Fender, Gibson designs. These are a "hi-fi" design that enhances the adjustability of the instrument and the sonic fidelity, as well. That was the intent and it is a sound (pun intended) design that has influenced modern Rock n Roll on a profound scale.
The tone is extremely precise and needs to have a precise adjustment. The tuning issues, which may not be as apparent on other guitars, is pronounced on these. The guitar mechanically as well as electrically produces the distinct and full frequency tone. In order to do this, the pickups are very low gain. The company continues to produce extremely high quality guitars in a limited number to avoid outgrowing the long term market and therefore prevent any outside financial institution from controlling what the customer gets. Rickenbacker pays all their own bills and owes no money. I hope this clarifies.
Rick owners are different... thank you lol
@@chrisbmusic5560 Yes, and bravely so. 😉
@@dansmusic5749 lol I'm not hating, I can appreciate your knowledge 😌 😊
@@chrisbmusic5560 Well, that's fine. You're certainly entitled to your opinion, and I respect it. They are not everyone's cup of tea.
BTW Take a listen to Yes's Awaken (1977) on the album Going For The One. Steve Howe does a blistering guitar passage near the beginning of that song on a 360/12 that shows some of the versatility of these guitars. Some people think they're one trick ponies.
I appreciate your honesty. Best wishes.
@@dansmusic5749 dang very nice! This guy knows his stuff
I own a 2010 Rickenbacker 360 Fireglo and i love it! It is without a doubt the best rhythm guitar ive ever played and when i bring it in the studio, everyone begs to play it! Coincidently, i didnt like the first rick i ever tried either, a 340, but this one had all the magic. Ricks can be hit or miss, especially the newer ones, my suggestion is try one from the 90s to 2012, youll find a lot more gems than duds in this era.
this is the first time i've ever heard someone describe a guitar neck as "gross", idk why that makes me giggle.
Something about it was just wrong in my hand lol
The very expensive "R" tailpiece seem to fly apart after a while, but there are good replacements
Keep the guitar, return this guy
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I do agree with a lot of your critiques, especially in regards to price but I have to ask what strings you had on it? Shprtscale guitars tend to require heavier gage strings to maintain tension and stay in tune
I just had what ever was put on before sent to me, so I couldn't tell you. But that is good to know!
This is a Rickenbacker 350 which is not short scale, it’s a regular scale. The Rickenbacker 325 is the short scale guitar.
Yep, put 13s on mine and love it now
Rickenbackers are definitely not for everyone. I love mine, but I've heard the same complaints from more than a few who have tried one. There's a guitar out there for everyone!
Thank you for this! I agree and appreciate your comment!
best video Ive seen . I felt the same way I sold my 325 short neck for a loss But I love my 360 cheers
I really appreciate that! thank you for a nice comment.
I have the 325c64. It can be a little wonky sometimes but it's still my favourite guitar.
Nice hell yeah
I have one as well, and you know what sounds super good on it - slide guitar. I'm probably the first person to play slide on a short scale Rick.
I'll have my 325 too in 7 days and i cant wait ‚ i cant buy the original and mine Will be a Copy ‚ but actually that's my favorite guitar cause i love John! Everyone Has their tastes and every guitar has his Problems
@@magicalmysterybeatles9084So how did it turn out?
I have a 360/12. This has been my holy grail since I was 14. (am now 71) I love it! Plays well, sounds great. Mine is a 2008, bought slightly used from someone who didn't particularly like it. Granted these are not for everyone, but if you want that 60s sound there is nothing better. I think it plays very well. I don't know if the blend knob was the best idea, but use it to my advantage. I am a drummer so only use it in the studio. (drums about 65 yrs, guitar a bit over 50 yrs) I will never let this thing go.
I have three. I adore one of them. Like another and would let the other one go. My fave is the 330. Perfect for me.
Nice that's sweet
As a proud owner of a Rickenbacker 325 i can tell you that they’re not easy at first but once i got the hang of it and got used to playing it and saw its potential, i loved it. I will agree it is not for everybody and since I’m a Beatles fan i was more keen on playing it. Lastly if too many buttons put you off i would suggest you don’t go near a Brian May red special guitar.
The trouble with the 350 is that it's too long for the size of the body. Should've got a 325.
Should have got a prs lol
The third syllable of Rickenbacker should be pronounced as "back", not "bok".
Das German so I don't think so
@@chrisbmusic5560 / The German name was Americanized. The third syllable was pronounced the same as the name of the composer, Bach. By the way, Bach is not pronounced "bok". The vowel is pronounced as the Latin long A: ah, followed by the aspirated "H".
For someone who claims to be of German heritage, you sure as heck don't understand German engineering........Merkel, Walther, Sig Sauer, JP Sauer Maico, BMW, Audi AND Rickenbacker are all examples of quirky German engineering that perform at the highest levels!!!@@chrisbmusic5560
@williamsmyth5047 you're supposed to pronounce it like you live in New Hampshire.
Yeah there is the "this guy" group and the "me guy" group. I think Rickenbackers are fantastic. I've owned a 370/12, and a 330 in the past and currently have a 330 and a 360/12. My 360/12 was the same price. Only a Rickenbacker can do a Rickenbacker. I do hear your opinions often. They are not for everyone. I'm different in that I only buy American guitars (so no Gretsch) and American guitars from manufacturers that have decent left handed support (so no PRS). I love all of the guitars I have and I do NOT hang them on my wall or otherwise leave them out of their cases. When did this become a thing?
Is this satire? Complaining about how volume and tone knobs work haha.
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@@chrisbmusic5560 I do not know why people bitch about the knobs. It's simple: two tone pots, tow volume pots and a 5th knob that is essentially an EQ.
Yet there's other makes out there with a billion switches and nobody bats an eye about it.
@@joellebrodeur1015 because it's annoying on stage to adjust all of them for certain songs
Obviously you know nothing about 10-10.....@@chrisbmusic5560
Did you not play it before buying it?
Online order hard to find any in a store
Have a 320: love it! Use Pyramid Heavy Gauge Strings & it stays in tune just fine. Hey - different strokes for different folks!
Thanks buddy, did hear heavy strings are a must
You probably had the wrong strings for that model. The 325 Lennon played was strung with 14 gauge flats. I played a 325 strung with 9's and it couldn't stay in tune from one strum to the next. With any short scale guitar you'll need heavier gauge strings.
Good information but it has factory strings, so what ever Rick wanted to use
I also had one of those Lennon 325 short scale Rickenbackers, and sold it off for the same reasons. It's like trying to play a child's toy guitar. The fretboard is small and uncomfortable. Even Lennon retired it for the Epiphone Casino.
Thank you, people hate that I don't like this guitar lol
@@chrisbmusic5560 My pleasure! Those that criticize you probably haven't tried to play a 325. It's a terrible electric guitar to play. It looks nice on the wall though. If I ever purchase a Rickenbacker electric guitar again, it will be a larger model like those Pete Townshend or Tom Petty played.
@@leonardhevia5452 much appreciate that 🙏 thank you so much for being so cool
To be honest about it, John Lennon retired his 325 because he said it was pretty much "knackered" so I'll assume he literally played it to death! it was however to make a comeback after being refurbished with rumours that it was on the Double Fantasy album.
You should try one that’s not a reissue, I have three I bought at Guitar Center in person, they stay in tune and play wonderfully. I do agree the old bridge looks bad, or at least not as good as the R shaped ones on mine. When I was younger I tended to play with more gain, now I use considerably less, maybe that’s why the sound suits or maybe the pickups on the reissue are different. I’m also so stubborn so maybe I forced myself to like them? lol
Lol I've had 2 now and had the same issues with both. I do love their basses though. My student has one and it's awesome 👌
@@chrisbmusic5560 I should also admit I am no longer a gigging musician, stayin in tune in my guitar room is very different from the stage.
Hi Chris, your reasons for not liking the guitar are a bit vague. I was getting one of these now I am more confused. Did you not try one first? If you dislike it that much why did you buy it?
That's a fair question, no it was an online purchase because they're impossible to find in store.
a bit vague? I think he was relatively clear for someone who didn't do extensive research in exactly how guitars work. he's a guitar player, not a luthier.
You can get the 5th knob disconnected you know... Or figure it out. I never could but some people love it.
I just bought a prs instead never looking back
Thank you brother!! 🙏🇧🇷
Thank you! Appreciate the nice comment, everyone else is a dick lately lol
Funny video. I'm not exactly Eddie VanHalen, or a guitar virtuoso. I f*** around with with them & play power chords/punk stuff. That said, I got a Rick 360 due to my love of The Jam. And yes, other than the beautifully look & undeniable history, a very annoying guitar for the price. The switch & knobs really are annoying. Later, I got the Tom DeLonge signature Epiphone (Gibson copy) & recently released Delonge Fender (for my daughter), and for what I/we play it for, one knob, one pickup, sounds great, with so much ease & simplicity. Others may need a more sophisticated guitar, but Rickenbacker has these irritating qualities. And I haven't even mentioned the floating tail-piece & trying to change strings with it! LOL!
Lol thank you, been getting a lot of hate for this video. I couldn't agree more with your points, and I'm glad you enjoyed!
Yes. They are ridiculously expensive and all but the new Rickenbacker guitars aren't made like the old ones. Ben is taking shortcuts on productions. I bought a 360/12 and had nothing but problems with it.
Finally someone who doesn't rip my opinion because they're fan boys lol I'll be doing another review just to piss everyone off again
@@chrisbmusic5560 They are also terrible with customer relations. They never returned a call or email from me. Hell, even Trogley the guitar reviewing guy tried getting hold of them n they ignored him.
@@heathenwarrior2522 thank you for that info! I didn't even consider customer relations!
@@chrisbmusic5560 no prob.
Stick with it fella-they take a bit of getting used to.
I'm going to barrow one and do an update
I think you were playing and using it wrong. Set it to the middle position and use the blend knob to get the tone you want. Ric's are great guitars and I'm not a super fan. I just own a 12C63 and had a Lennon model.
@@BushidoPhoto believe me I played it everyday for weeks, and even though everyone on here thinks I am inexperienced, I have had quite a lot of guitar experience 😅
@@chrisbmusic5560 I didn't mean you were inexperienced. I have played Ric's off and on for years and didn't understand the blend knob since nobody explained it to me. Even George Harrison didn't know what it did. I now typically set the guitar to the middle pickup selector position and use the blend knob to make it brighter or darker or somewhere in the middle. Cheers!
Not me looking for a Chinese copy😆 I have always hated when I see guitars that don’t seem to cool enough for there price. Don’t get me wrong, the guitar has good history behind it (Lennon) but just because they don’t mass produce uncomfortable guitars anymore doesn’t mean they should sell it for such a big price. I am in market for a Chinese copy. I have seen enough reviews to trust it. (Enough) Because I ain’t payin almost 3000 dollars for such a small guitar!!
@@JordanMcLaughlin918 I am McLovin the way you think
@@chrisbmusic5560 😆 Yea I don’t think a Rickenbacker at 3500 is anywhere near worth it
The Guitar is not Short Scale, it is a Rickenbacker 350, With a Full Scale Neck and Headstock and shouldn't really need 12-54 heavy guage strings to Stay in Tune. 🎼🎸🎶🎸
I owned one of these.
It was probably the most beautiful of my collection.
I can agree with many points, some objective, some subjective:
- too many knobs, i agree, not my style.
- slim baseball bat neck, i loved it! my favourite
But also some points that makes it a bad guitar for the price: gets out of tune very easy, plastic nut and the most important for me: size and weight.
It is so small and lightweight it feels like a toy guitar.
Is it worthy? Maybe if you find it at $2kish.
It is probably considered heresy, but I've played a recently purchased Chickenbacker 325 and I'm here to tell you, for 1/10th of the cost it is a very good guitar.
Thanks, many people have been butthurt saying in spewing bs but it's just my experience. I hope people enjoy them and love their instruments. Appreciate you!
Should've gotten a 330. For one, they're slightly cheaper and shortscales are known for having crap tuning stability, so a 330 would probably stay in tune. Although, I'm surprised a $3600 guitar would be like that.
Edit: Come to think of it, just by a Fender Tele, they're way cheaper and sound akinned to a Rick if you want that sound. The quality control is better as well.
I would honestly get a Reverend Guitar 🎸 best bang for the buck I've seen. Plus music man making some amazing cheap guitars
@@chrisbmusic5560 good choice!
@@kajuiceboi3592 I appreciate you lol
Fair enough, my Strat has issues sure, but would you rather pay $3200 for a Rickenbacker that doesn't stay in tune, or $1600 for a guitar that sounds just like it, maybe with a few issues? @@Jpaintingdesigns
When did the dollar sign move to the end of the number? $3,500
Lol thanks didn't even notice that, 😅
@@chrisbmusic5560 It happens all the time now. A fascinating phenomenon.
@@DTension I think it's because 3,500 dollars or 3,500$. It's the same idea with music F# is said F sharp but in notation the # comes before the note
First of all you didn’t mention what model it is. Looks like a 350V63. I have one, and I love it. It’s not my first Ric, and I loved them all. Hey but if it’s not your cup of tea well, it’s not your cup of tea.
I don't remember which one it is now, but appreciate the tea
(Bit of a lengthy post, but I tried to chunk it up)
They're definitely marmite instruments! (Seriously, people either think they're flawless works of a deity or the biggest POS ever devised) that in mind, I'll say a few things objectively:
I cant tell if that's a 350 or a 325, but if it's the latter, you really need to have at least 12 gauge strings on there, for tuning stability.
(The 325 is an extremely short scale (20.75 inches)
Not sure what the gripe over the tailpiece is about, it's a typical trapeze style tailpiece,
Standard Ricks have had the more decorative "R" tailpiece since the 60s, but the flat steel one shown here is actually far better, in terms of structural design.
The controls are strange... but simple once explained, If it's a 2 pickup guitar, you get 1 volume and tone per pickup, like a Gibson. 3 pickup guitars complicate this, but iirc the middle pickup shares controls with the neck.
The small 5th knob is redundant nowadays, but it's just a secondary volume knob for the neck pup.
If you ever come across one, i suggest giving the Rickenbacker 650 a try, it's a simpler, more contemporary version of a solid body ric- A modern bridge, wider fingerboard, 2 humbuckers, and no silly 5th knob to impede playing!
Thanks for the in depth reply, I appreciate the fact that that's condensed lol
Probably should have played it before you bought it. What a maroon.
I really never saw one in any store.. and what does it matter if there's a return policy.. that's the way it's going to be in the future with all the music instrument stores closing down..
I had an early 90s 330 and a mid-90s 360 and they both had the exact same problem - WAY too much lacquer on the fretboard. It's almost as if they lacquered OVER the frets. What a stupid idea. With my sweaty hands it got tacky quick. They should have a bare rosewood fretboard and a bone nut.
Thank you, everyone's getting on me for this video but I don't think most are being honest about their guitars
Someone got up on the wrong side of the bed. Just brutal! I've got two Ricks, a 330 12-string and a 620 six-string, and both sound and play amazingly well. Of all the Ricks, why on earth did you pick out the one with a 21-inch scale length? I wouldn't cut off 3-4 inches for anyone! 🎈
It isn't the short one lol but I tried that one too. Hated it lmao they're just not for me lol I appreciate the hilarious comment
These type of guitars are more like an investement + Instrument. I want a Rickenbacker 325 so bad for years already and buying a cheap fake chinese copy is not an option. So i have to wait till I can afford it. It is definitely not worth the price but unless one is able to build the guitar on his own there is no other way then to buy it. I already searched for custom builds where you can type in exactly what you want but no one offers a short 21" neck that this guitar has...
Don’t sugarcoat it. Tell me what you really think about that 350. I’d like to be able to make an informed purchase decision. It seems like you’re holding back in your comments.
I try to be respectful 🙏 but I would never buy one of these guitars 🎸 they're super over priced.
Reason: its not for you. The thing your guitar should be: feels right period. No explanation needed.
Sure, the guitar is over priced, but most of the complaints here are purely personal...
That's why it's a video on why "I" am returning it?
Geeky.
Me? Lol
like the guitar or not, eitherway i don't peronally think it's worth $3500
tengo una rick china y decearia tener una original rick 325, porque tengo manos pequeñas y es perfecta para mi :D
You must have seen the buttons lay out before you decided to shell out 3 or 4 grand. Why did you even buy it? I think Mattel still makes plastic guitars with a crank handle. Might be a better fit for you.
What a whiner.
-Can't palm mute with the bridge cover on? Funny...I've been palm muting on my Rickenbacker for 40 years with the bridge cover on, so there goes that theory. But if you really need the bridge cover off, it comes off. You'll have to find a luthier who can operate a screwdriver, though.
-The controls are not difficult to figure out. There's this thing called the Internet where you could find a tutorial on the function of the controls in about a minute and a half.
-If you ever had a Rickenbacker guitar with the "R" tailpiece, you'd be glad to have the stamped metal one.
-The only issue you have that I'd actually agree with you on is the price. This guitar should be $1200 to $1500 AT MOST, but the endless parade of John Lennon fetishists out there have driven the sticker price to a ridiculously inflated figure.
That's why this is my review on what I think of it, it's not a shot at everyone who lives rickenbacker lol
R tailpiece looks cool but is a pain in the ass to string. And a total nightmare for a 12 string! I did it once and nearly went Pete Townshend on the thing. Strung it and sold it.
The trapeze tailpiece is a lot easier to deal with and has a cool 50s space age style to it. There's nothing uglier than a standard Tele metal ashtray arrangement. Not that it isn't functional and even cool but it has the aesthetic feel of a tractor motor.
Winfield Vintage offers a lovely Harp tailpiece for Ric 6 and 12 strings BTW.
I recently ordered an Accent vibrato tailpiece from them and turned my 360 V64 into a 365. The trapeze used to make a pinging sound but this mod fixed it.
I also followed a video from Psionic about changing a capacitor to open up the vintage tone for the modern higher output, bass heavy toasters. Totally works! I had my tech turn the confusing, useless 5th knob into a blender for the Vintage and modern tones. Brilliant! Lastly, flipped the Volume and Tone knobs so the V is on top and more accessible. It's a different instrument!
The last thing to do for a Ric is to play it through a compressor. Instant Byrds chime.
Watch the Psionic Audio vid on CZcams about the toasters and the capacitor change.
Rickenbacker is an eccentric company. They are world famous for a reason but their guitars are not for everyone. Just people like the Beatles, Byrds, Jefferson Airplane, REM, Tom Petty, Mike Campbell, Johnny Marr, Susana Hoffa, Pete Townshend... Not to even start with the bass players. Just ordinary trash, I guess...
I feel ye. I recently got a 325C64 being a Lennon fan. It helps if you put on 12’s due to the short scale tension. Tuning adjustments will take time if you have the patience meaning you’ll have to keep tuning after every couple of songs or so until it sets in. I can understand how many will not want to. I just love the look and sound it creates when paired with a Vox. For Beatles and other specific tunes its perfect. But it aint versatile. 😅
She's back from where she came, but that is good advice. I'm not exactly sure what size string comes on there stock but I don't think they were very thick.
The Guitar is a Fuĺll Scale Rickenbacker 350 which he is not pleased with, it has the full scale neck with trapeze. All Rickenbacker 325's variants are Short Scale With Various types of Tremolo units fitted 🎸🎸
Don't listen to him. It is a great guitar, I own one. It has that magical Beatles sound that is hard to get on other guitars. Yes, it is expensive but it is a Cadillac of a guitar.
..... you're saying my criticism isn't at least valid, weather you like it or not?
If I was paying 3.5k for a guitar, I think I would try one first.
Plenty of people have already made this comment but I'll answer yours anyway, you cannot find one of these in a store to try You have to order 1 in order to get Be able to play one. But thank you for such a common sense remark
It's not always possible. Rickenbacker dealers are not so common even in metro areas.
Also, many people go to a store to try out/test a certain model then afterwards go online and purchase it elsewhere. This is a lame practice to use on brick and mortar guitar and instrument stores. And how easy was it to visit music stores during that plandemic horsesh!t?
Ordering a model previously unplayed is extremely common now along with trouble-free returns for whatever reasons. I don't see a problem with that.
haters will hate
Lmao yes they will
You can give it to me :) I love ricks
Lol if only I were rich
Dude Xanax helps
XD how do you think I made the video
The reason you not liking the rickenbacker is because Rickenbacker guitars have thin frets, a lacquered over fretboard, 24.75 scale length, and a different neck profile that tapers out different than other guitars. For a lot of people that is the reason they love them while others it is the reason people hate them. Like you in this situation. You don’t like the way it plays.
You should have played one before you purchased.
Watch my follow up video, it'll explain more
You are 100% correct. It is a total piece of junk. I will happily pay for the shipping to Australia if you sell it to me for $100USD. Cheers from the Land Down Under.
By golly thanks mister!
I've never heard more whining in all my life.
Lmao it was a heavy disappointment
If John Lennon hadn't bought that second hand Rickenbacker in Hamburg out of desperation to replace his Hofner Club 40 under conditions of limited choice and constrained funds, Rickenbacker would have faded into utter "Who?" obscurity and no one would want one today. Even as it is being of a Beatles afficionado, there is no way while gravity exists I could ever bring myself to pay AUD$6k for a Jet Glo RIck 325! Just NO. John would never have either back when they were broke before fame if he had the choice we have today.
Boom roasted 🔥
Did it also make you feel nauseous? I wouldn't be surprised if you said you were nauseous after playing it. Pass the salt, please...
It’s a Rikkensenditbackken 🤔
😆 🤣 thank you
Should of bought a Telecaster 😉
Lmao I did play my students 1965 Tele the other day and it was epic!
@@chrisbmusic5560 I always return to playing my Tele, I should really sell my other electrics as I only ever seem to record and write on the Tele too, Maybe Leo Fender sold his soul to make the Telecaster a bit more special than all the others 🙂
As soon as you got to the point where you said that you couldn't figure out the control's you lost whatever credibility you might have thought you had. Just go and buy a Les Paul Junior with a dog ear P-90 and your world will return to it's axis.......They take pedals well and if you can figure out how the controls work on THAT guitar, you'll find out that you don't need any pedals. I do thank you for the late night comedy.........
I love how butthurt everyone is that I don't like this guitar 😆 I understand the controls, doesn't mean I like them. They're annoying to use live and quite frankly les Paul's suck too
What guitar do you like? What's your stage axe? Your statement that Les Paul's suck tells me that you're just a troll. You like being a troll??
@@Trial212 lol I just don't like them honestly, but my most used guitars for live shows are a silver sky SE and a hollowbody II with pearly gate pickups and cts pots. I also sometimes use my ibanez premium which was my first guitar. (Electric)
But you knew all that before you bought it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So why did you buy it?
Tu no eras para esa guitarra y menos aun esa guitarra para ti.
Lol ignore these connoisseurs, because these are terrible instruments. The fact they have the nerve to charge these crazy prices, just makes sense why they're not successful and are trying to make up for their losses. Don't ever feel bad or regret returning this!
Lmao thank you, needed that one. People been ripping me a new one all year for this video..... guess what... I got a new one too review 😉
Maybe you should stick to bass.
How you know I play bass too? :*
The knobs are literally the same as every guitar on the market. Tone and volume. Put the 5th on in the middle and leave it alone. However, if you want to use it, its basically a tone cut knob. All of your other complaints have zero substance behind them. The tail piece is just a piece of stamped metal? Ever see gibson ES tailpieces? The same thing. Also you can remove the metal on the bridge if palm muting is something you need to do.
They aren’t entirely similar, the layout is a little strange with both volumes being at the bottom.
I rotated mine to make them easier to access.
I don't like most Gibsons ether, so don't feel bad. The controls are definitely complicated, I've played 100s of guitars and this was one of the most obnoxious. But thanks for the comment lol
@@RSimusic thank you lol
You're a freaking walking contradiction....."I've played 100's of guitars and this was one of the most obnoxious". Okay, valid opinion to some degree. One question, with all this vast experience, how or better yet "why" did you order this Rik sight unseen with no research done on your part?? Don't give me the bullshit that you couldn't find one, unless you live in backwoods bumfuk America.@@chrisbmusic5560
They have a unique sound and can sound fantastic. You just can't play. IMO !!! If you could you would hear how great they are. I have one and i tis excellent.
Have you heard me play? Go check out my videos
Please tell me you sent it back and someone who understands the instrument bought it and is enjoying it. I hope, many years from now, you look back at the video and be suitably ashamed. John Lennon wrote and arranged most of the early Beatles songs on one almost the same. John Fogerty wrote all of those amazing CCR songs on his. Yes, it’s not a Strat or a Tele or Les Paul or a PRS. Gretschs play different too. Grow up.
...... me grow up? You're commenting on an opinion videos on what I think of the guitar? In the videos I start this is what I ME thinks and why. Just because you're a fan not and butthurt doesn't make me wrong.
With all of the comments about whining on this post that’s the conclusion you come to? And so the sun sets on civilised society with utterance of the word “butthurt”. Good grief!🤦
Rickenbacker called. They don't like you as well.
@@Hasselblad9999 probably because I say the truth
You bought a 325. I don't know anyone wo would buy this model unless they were a Lennon freak (he did quite well with it) did you not do research? You spent $3.5k without researching it? A fool and his money... A 330 or 360 is what you should have bought
Guess what? Another Rick review coming...... a whole new model
I own nothing but Rics. Got a 325v63 and a heavily modded '320 (see profile image). It's not everyone's speed of guitar but the kind of complaints people have are rooted in ignorance of the instrument itself.
Shit, not all guitars are two or three control knobs set ups. Don't whine about controls on a Ric because you can't simply look at the manual in the case or a quick little fiddle will tell you what does what.
Neck isn't for everyone, however different models and even different production years will yield variances in the neck radius and width. My 325 has a skinny profile compared to the ever so slightly rounder profile on the 320. Oddly enough, the 320 neck is a 1/4" longer than the 325, so there's a tad more real estate to play with.
I like to whine, feels good
I can vouch for Reverend Guitars. If you’re looking for a 12 string electric the Airwave 12 is a blissfully good alternative to a Rick and for 1/3 of the price. I own a 4003sw and I’ll never buy another bass it sounds so kick ass but something about these 12 string Ricks just didn’t seem worth the price in the current electric 12 market.
Yes I love Reverend ❤️ check out my video on them!
Guitars are like women. I'd walk across broken glass for mine. Find the one that suits you and you will understand. This is NOT the one.
XD I love that
You dont deserve it, get yourself a £100 guitar.
Lmao someone's upset his guitar got shit on
This went from criticism to just whining after the first point.
Next time, do your research before buying a vintage specs guitar... or... did you buy it just to make this annoying video and then return it???
Lol what makes it annoying? Because I don't like it? Because the build quality is bad? Because you like the guitars but I don't? Now you feel the need to defend them because you're upset someone criticizes something you like making you feel like maybe you're wrong? So you're insecurities come out and decide to insult someone online because they don't agree?
Sounds like a you problem/skill issue
@@user-cj9dl2mi6q sounds like you only play pentatonic licks and open chords. What's a flat 5 substitute of G?
bro its known as a niche unique guitar, why didnt you try before you bought or at least learn about them, they are well known as not being for everyone
Why…why…why…whine….whine….why buy it?
Watch my follow up video
stop talking and being like that
Lmao 🤣 in not even mad, hilarious comment
Too green to have a guitar channel son.
To ignorant to leave a decent comment bud
Stick to the 3 blues licks you can play
Whining baby, if its a genuine Rick, it feels and plays weird its because it needs to be gotten used to. all the stuff he is crying about were obvious before buying, as for going out of tune, REPLACE AND STRETCH THE STRINGS !!!! I have NEVER bought a guitar thats stayed in tune with original strings, I own and play the following, Fender 80s Strat, Gibson Les Paul 2018, Rickenbacker 2020 6 string, Hondo 1986 LP, Fender 12 string acoustic, Gibson 6 string acoustic. All bought new, all needed restringing and setting up. The strat went out of tune and played worse than the Rick until set up. and every guitar sound and plays different. work with it dont whine about it.
Lol you good dude? Seem really butt hurt about my thoughts on a guitar 😆
@@chrisbmusic5560 if it's a fake Rick, then say so, if you bought it and it's real, what did you think, you were going to unbox and instantly become John Lennon or Paul Weller ? Before buying any guitar do research, before moa ing,make sure you have done set up and know how it's supposed to play and sound, then do a proper review. Rick 6 strings don't set up,play or sound like a fender or Gibson. As for the 12 string, I play acoustic 12, and even I FIND THE RICK A CHALLENGE. Your review? Was whiney, noninformative and had no insight. It should be, research, receive,review.....
@@vogonpoet5860 lol so if I don't like a guitar, which others also didn't like, I'm uninformed? And it also now may be fake? Lol it's also not supposed to sound like a fender or gibson?! Omg if only I knew. And if I only I paid to have a 3500$guitar set up instead of it coming ready to play like every other expensive guitar I own.... 😑 could it just be that I've played 100s of different guitars and some I just don't like? And your feelings are hurt because some guy doesn't like the brand you like.... grow up lol
@@chrisbmusic5560 He's right though. Your review was whiney and noninformative. Stick to playing triangle because guitar is clearly not for you.
@@user33755 Yeah I obviously can't play guitar, even though I could play circles around you in any genre 😗
Almost all your complaints you could have educated yourself on PRIOR to buying one by spending five minutes on the internet.
The thin necks is pretty common knowledge and has been discussed EVERYWHERE. It’s hard to find a discussion of Rics on any forum, group or social media without this being mentioned multiple times.
The bridge cover can be removed in five seconds by turning two screws. If this is beyond your comfort level you had better avoid doing any mods or setups on guitars because my five year old removed mine for me the last time I did a setup.
The controls aren’t really that confusing, but again there are literally thousands of pictures and thousands of discussions on line about them and so this should have not been a surprise.
There are plenty of inexpensive, one knob guitars with wide knocks out there if that’s your thing. Why buy something that is clearly not going to work for you?
I have a V63 350 so the necks longer than the one you have but I’ve picked mine up after not touching it for weeks and it stays in tune. So I’m not sure what the issue is there. You can say what you want but admitting you can’t find a tone to use on one of the most recognizable guitars ever built makes you look a little stupid to be honest. For example I think Michael Jackson sucked as a musician but his millions of fans would disagree. So I’d be inclined to say it was me! To say that a Rickenbacker has no value and is incapable of producing a musical tone is laughable. I don’t play my Rickenbacker a lot probably because I’m not talented enough to make it sound like it should. That’s still not the guitars fault. Go grab a Strat I’m guessing that’s more your style. You can wine on that while you’re playing the blues.