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Topic: ??? About Rickies & Frypans |
Wayne Cox
From:
Chatham, Louisiana, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 27 May 2004 7:07 am |
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I confess I have never played a Rickenbacker or a "Frypan",but, from listening to other professionals,it is obvious that a vintage "Rickie" has a distinct tone just as an Emmons Push-Pull has a distinctive tone of its own. I think that Rickie tone is often described as the "Rickenbacker growl".
My question is this: do the vintage "Frypans" or any of the current copies have that growl too? Its obvious that an all-metal body would create a slightly different tone from a wooden-body instrument(all other things being equal),but still I was wondering if the "Frypans" have that unique quality also.??!
~~W.C.~~[This message was edited by Wayne Cox on 27 May 2004 at 08:50 AM.] |
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Rick Aiello
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Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 27 May 2004 8:11 am
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They may not all "moan" ... but I've yet to meet a Ricky ... cast aluminum, bakelite, stamped brass, stamped steel ... heck, even wood .... that didn't "growl"  
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C Dixon
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Duluth, GA USA
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Posted 27 May 2004 9:17 am
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I agree with Rick.
Unlike most, I am one that does not care for the frypan's sound. It has always appeared too muddy for me. I much prefer the bakelite. But I agree they both groul.
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Jeff Au Hoy
From:
Honolulu, Hawai'i
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Posted 27 May 2004 9:59 am
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 27 May 2004 10:50 am
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In my opinion ...
I sure wouldn't call a Frypan "muddy" ...
... but once the magnets of both a Frypan and a Bakelite are "equal in strength" ...
... and those tone sucking 100K pots that many of the older Rickys have are replaced ...
... and the tone control (if equipped)isn't "rolled off" too far ...
... I find the Bakelites to have "Crystalline-Like" overtones ... not found in the Frypans.
Of course, the Frypans have that "Glorious Hollow" sound that I "gush" over ...
Best to have 1 of each ...
Ok ... so you've heard enough from me lately ... 
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 27 May 2004 10:58 am
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"Best to have 1 of each"
Agreed. No muddiness in my Fry Pan, even through those old 1940s Epiphone amps. My favorite steel by far. |
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basilh
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United Kingdom
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Posted 27 May 2004 12:23 pm
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I think The "Frypan" MUST have a sweet Maple syrupy tone, if the description of it on page 61 of Lorene Ruymar's book is correct !!!
A bit like the tone Scotty had here :-
Baz
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Bill Creller
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Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 27 May 2004 3:55 pm
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| I would have to agree with Rick...you need one of each. My frypan has to have the tone controlled at the amp, or it's very treble and bright. The bakelite is a different animal, and a joy all it's own. |
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George Keoki Lake
From:
Edmonton, AB., Canada
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Posted 27 May 2004 9:40 pm
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Years ago I picked up an old Ric Fry Pan in Hawai'i. This thing is so ugly ! I'm sure the previous owner, (whoever he/she was) must have used it as a spare outrigger paddle. But I'll tell you, it's one SWEET guitar especially in the F#9th tuning. If this buggah evah growls at me, I'll throw it a bone!  |
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Wayne Cox
From:
Chatham, Louisiana, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 1 Jun 2004 8:06 am
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OK,guys,I get the humor,but remember I pled ignorance on this subject from the start...moan. Tom Brumley recently told me that his 7-string bakelite sounds good through almost any amp. After hearing him play it,I had to agree.
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