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Rickenbacker's in the wild... (Help me be right)

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Sydney:
I'm one of those people who has to always be right. But the thing is.. I always am, so there.

The story so far....
Theres this guy I sit by in one of my classes.. I don't have much choice really because he's the only other person in the class. But he's ok.. Theres just one problem. Not too long ago as we were doing a 'revision' lesson I borrowed a set of speakers from the teachers office and plugged my mp3 player in and played "Private Hell" By the Jam... and had to, as I do practically every time that track comes on, comment on how awesome the Rickenbacker bass sounds.
Now this guy plays guitar. He knows what a Rickenbacker is alright. But.. he says.... he dosn't like the look of it. *sigh* I know... some people are just... you know.. He thinks looks are really important and that Rickenbackers don't look cool.
So we had a "heated debate" on the matter..
My points are as follows.. Firstly, the looks don't matter when it sounds that good (and my god does a good Rickenbacker sound awesome..) Secondley, the Rickenbacker I speak of (something like one of these I believe) looks damn good. So he thinks that no cool contemporary bands play Rickenbackers. Now this guy listens to Kings of Leon and Arctic Monkeys.. that sort of music. So friends, I ask for your help. Join the search for Rickenbackers in the wild, being played by "cool" bands. I have coincidentally seen a Rickenbacker base in a new Snowpatrol video. In the Editors video All Sparks, both the bass and lead are Rickenbackers (I think thats a nice trump card there). But I need more, so if you folks could post any sightings of Rickenbackers, I would be much obliged, cheers.

I won't see him for a couple of weeks now (easter break) so hopefully I'll have a nice long list by the start of term.

Omnicide:

--- Quote from: Sydney ---
 Now this guy listens to Arctic Monkeys
--- End quote ---


The poor bastard...

I've seen Against Me! use them and the Libertines use them so yeah, no decent contemporary bands. Sweet guitars though- if only I didn't get the urge to smash them every time I hold one.

Praeserpium Machinarum:
I think Lemmy from Motörhead plays a rickenbacker, though I don't know if they are "cool" nowadays.

Bastardous Bassist:
Geddy Lee played one.  These days I think he mainly plays a Fender, though.  I'm personally not a fan of them.  I like active pickups much better, and I think they look needlessly vintage.  You want a nice-looking instrument, go Modulus:

The Genesis model (pictured) is the most playable electric bass I've ever tried, and it sounds killer, too.

ImRonBurgundy?:
Guy Picciotto.  Fugazi.  that's all you really need.

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