#14: The Beatles and Rickenbacker guitars!

Jimmy is on location in Santa Ana, California and visits the location of the legendary Rickenbacker guitar factory which was made very famous by their association with The Beatles in the 1960's. John Lennon first bought a Rickenbacker whilst in Hamburg pre fame - George Harrison played a 12 string Rickenbacker - most memorably on the opening chord of 'A Hard Days' Night in 1964', whilst Paul McCartney played his left handed Rickenbacker bass guitar extensively from late 1965 onwards.
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[@aminahmed2220]

Absolutely fantastic have a wonderful day ❤😊

[@MoreMovies4u]

Thr most beautiful looking electric guitars ever made. Great video dude.

[@williamfurman2042]

I had no idea those guitars were made in a warehouse off the 405 fwy in Orange County. We think of fine craftsmanship in Europe, and maybe the Lays Potato Chip factory near Santa Ana.

[@Duvidoo]

For the longest time in the 60s I thought John had snagged his Ricky in Germany utilI I remembered that Rickenbacker was the surname of one of America's greatest air aces in WWI. I bought a program at a Beatles show I attended and there was an ad for Rickenbacker and they were indeed American. Found my own Ricky by chance in 1980 at a local music shop an havew never looked back. Needs an overhaul but it still is a joy to look at.

[@vincewhirlwind68]

Adolph Richenbacher (sic), who started the company in the early 20th c was Swiss. He emigrated to America, where he started his eponymous guitar company and co-created the first-ever electric guitar (the 'frying pan') with George Beauchamp. The latter-day designs of Rickenbackers (the h was changed to a k somewhere down the line) we've known since the '50s and '60s were created by master luthier Roger Rossmeisel, who was indeed German.

[@vincewhirlwind68]

John did buy his famous Rick in Germany, during the Beatles' Hamburg stint, apparently having seen the great jazz guitar and harmonica player Toots Thielemans with one.