Signature sound on Ricks

[JanBerisha]

Hey there, though of getting my own signature sound with any rickenbacker bass, but then I thought that a few people are already so known than when you mention "rickenbacker bass" you go "Lemmy", "Cliff Burton", "Al Cisneros" etc. So I though that If I were to become this famous person or whatever that itll be too much people being known for playing ricks.

Feedback is appreciated and thanks for reading

 

[joelns]

Not really sure what you're asking. But play what makes you happy. It's really irrelevant who else play's Ric's if you enjoy playing them. That didn't come out quite right, but I hope you get my point. If you like the Ric's, play 'em.

 

[JanBerisha]

Fair enough, thanks!

 

[dlmarquez]

Most Ric players seem to be quite satisfied with the Chris Squire/Geddy Lee sound.
I have long admired Chris Brubeck on his admittedly modified fretless Ric, and recently I discovered Al Cisneros and his unique sound on his Ric.
I think there is still an awful lot of sonic territory to be explored on Rickenbacker basses for those willing to search for new sounds and techniques.
I also think the Rickenbacker company could encourage more musical exploration if they diversified their bass product line to include single pickup models in fretted and fretless varieties as well as including a fretless 4003 and 4005 in the lineup.
However those kind of decisions tend to be sales not creativity driven.
As for the original poster, I don’t think anything beats having a signiture sound of your own. I remember once hearing a song on the radio for the first time back in the early 70’s. I turned to my companion after 3 notes and said….thats Santana. It was!

 

[MrAB4003]

Hey there, though of getting my own signature sound with any rickenbacker bass, but then I thought that a few people are already so known than when you mention "rickenbacker bass" you go "Lemmy", "Cliff Burton", "Al Cisneros" etc. So I though that If I were to become this famous person or whatever that itll be too much people being known for playing ricks.

Feedback is appreciated and thanks for reading

You picked the right bass to make your own signature sound on! Rics are incredibly versatile and not many bassists know it. Experimenting with your tone knobs is the first thing I would do. After that, I would also play with Rick-O-Sound (stereo outputs) and try some effects with your bass.

My own Ric tone has evolved over the course of making my first 2 albums. And there will be further evolution on display when I release my third one in the coming months. Plus, I will sometimes use variations of my signature tone for different songs as needed. Click on my Spotify link in my signature to hear the evolution of my Ric bass sound.