owner John Hall

The main reason why Rickenbacker bass guitars are so expensive is that there is more demand for Rickenbacker bass than the supply. And this is an intentional strategy by the company to increase the value of their bass by limiting production. Also, Rickenbacker bass is handmade in the USA by expert craftsmen.

They’re not better built than Fender and they don’t sound better than Fender. G&L guitars feel overly solid and lack the vintage tone and feel of great Fender guitars. They’re wonderful instruments, but when you want a great Fender, G&L just doesn’t build one.

Undoubtedly, part of this ‘do different’ philosophy is due to the way Rickenbacker is owned and run. Unlike Fender and Gibson, it’s a family owned business, headed by John Hall, who purchased the firm from his father, Francis C.

They are usually well built, in the USA. They typically play really good. They hold their value well in the used market. But because they are unique their used market is not as big as that of say a Fender Stratocaster or Precision Bass, so it will take longer to sell than another brand probably.

Overview. John Lennon played various guitars with The Beatles and during his solo career, most notably the Rickenbacker (four variants thereof) and Epiphone Casino, along with various Gibson and Fender guitars.

One of the reasons not often mentioned is that at the time the guitarists in the Beatles began being enthused about playing, many of the popular “hootenanny” type folk-pop groups that influenced skiffle and pop, were playing acoustic jumbo guitars holding them up high (sort of Johnny Cash way) to match the position …

The document shows not only the date that Lennon acquired his Club 40, but finally puts to rest the story that Mimi bought Lennon his “first guitar” for £17. John playing the Hofner Club 40 at the The Casbah Coffee Club. Cynthia Lennon watches from the front row, before the Beatles existed.

As a result, Lennon preferred short-scale guitars, like the Rickenbacker 325 during his time with The Beatles and Gibson Les Paul Junior in later years.

Paul McCartney

George Harrison was a better guitarist than John Lennon because George Harrison was more technically proficient than John. John Lennon was a good guitar player but he was not than technically proficient because John didn’t pay much attention to technical proficiency.

The 10 Best Rock Guitar Solos of All Time

1. Stevie Ray Vaughan – Little Wing.
2. The Jimi Hendrix Experience – All Along the Watchtower.
3. Van Halen – Eruption.
4. Lynyrd Skynyrd – Free Bird.
5. Dire Straits – Sultans of Swing.
6. Led Zeppelin – Stairway to Heaven.
7. Ozzy Osbourne – Crazy Train. Guitarist: Randy Rhoads.
8. Cream – Crossroads.