The Rickenbacker Club Part Six

[BassGen]

Originally Posted by StrangerDanger

What about "backer" vs "bocker"?

Backer.

[cassius987]

Originally Posted by BassGen

Backer.

+1... If you call them there's a recording of John Hall saying "RickenBACKer" at the start.

[Alvaro Martín Gómez A.]

Most people where I live pronounce it like "Baker" and I'm pretty sure most of them think I'm wrong when I promounce it like "Backer".

[Coolhandjjl]

Originally Posted by Alvaro Martín Gómez A.

Most people where I live pronounce it like "Baker".

Baker like in A Baker's Dozen? Never heard it like that.

[Alvaro Martín Gómez A.]

Originally Posted by Coolhandjjl

Baker like in A Baker's Dozen? Never heard it like that.

Exactly. Many people here have the misconception that the English "A" is ALWAYS pronounced that way. That's why they also talk about "tapping" and "apple" pronouncing the "A" as on "baker".

[NightTripper]

In an interview on youtube, Geddy pronounces it "bocker."

Lately I just call them Ricks to avoid this debate.

By the way, anyone know what years the Turqoise color was used? Just curious.

[Coolhandjjl]

Originally Posted by NightTripper

In an interview on youtube, Geddy pronounces it "bocker."

Meaningless.

Wait until you hear Canadian's pronounce garage!

[tomersg]

Dear club friends i have a question if i may

an old owner of my jetglo stupidly put a stupid sticker on it.
i dont know which and i dont care. i received the bass without it.
but the sticker leaved a circle mark.

its not really sticking out but can seen in some light and angel of view.

i pictured it for example with flash. it cant be seen without flash.







i tried to clean it with dunlop guitar polish and dunlop carnauba cream but no results.

any advice to remove this mark without any damage?
no pressure here, i can live with this mark but if there a way to to get rid of it, ill be happy.

and another question: how to make the back of the neck lees sticky? its gets sticky after some time of playing no matter how i clean it.

thanks

[rodl2005]

Saw pawn shop tv show the other day.
They had a pre-war Ric frying pan pedal steel & the "expert" called it a Ricken-"barker"
I've always said "backer"

[Ric5]

The original spelling was Rickenbacher .... bach as in JS Bach pronounced Bok

[StereoPlayer]

Originally Posted by StrangerDanger

What about "backer" vs "bocker"?

I watched a vid with John hall talking about the history of Rickenbacker.

He pronounced it "backer"

I've always said "blocker"

[PaulBoyer]

Originally Posted by NightTripper

In an interview on youtube, Geddy pronounces it "bocker."

Lately I just call them Ricks to avoid this debate.

By the way, anyone know what years the Turqoise color was used? Just curious.

The family name was Rickenbacher, but because of the various unpleasantries of the 20th Century, many German Americans (or Swiss as this family was) changed the spelling. Adolf Rickenbacker's cousin was famous race car driver, fighter ace, and businessman Eddie Rickenbacker. This is from the Eddie Rickenbacker Wikipedia entry:

During World War I, with its anti-German atmosphere, he—like many other German Americans—changed his surname; the "h" in "Rickenbacher" became a "k" in an effort to "take the Hun out of his name." As he was already well known at the time, the change received wide publicity. "From then on", as he wrote in his autobiography, "most Rickenbachers were practically forced to spell their name in the way I had..."

Early instruments had Rickenbacher, but that appeared to change in the 1940s(?).

Supposedly, Turquoise was a standard color from 1991 through 2003.

[Nick901]

Originally Posted by Coolhandjjl

Meaningless.

Wait until you hear Canadian's pronounce garage!

Perhaps you meant to say: Wait until you hear Canadians pronounce garage!

We pronounce it "garage".

[Nick901]

Originally Posted by rodl2005

Count me in.
My '97 4004c Cheyenne arrived today

450

Welcome to the club!

[Sartori]

I say "backer" because it requires less effort and I'm really really lazy.

Man, playing mine today... I can just get so into playing with that bass, it's so enjoyable.

[DaveSill]

I called mine a 'bocker for years. It was obviously just an Americanization of Richenbacher. But, of course, the reason for Americanizing it was to make it less German, so the "correct" pronunciation was changed to 'backer. So I try to remember to say 'backer but sometime I slip up. And I won't correct anyone, but if they ask, I'll tell them.

Either way, people will know what you're talking about.

[NightTripper]

PaulBoyer, thanks! That is an interesting story, and your book sounds interesting too. I'll have to look that up.

And since Turqoise was produced for that many years, maybe there is hope yet of me finding one someday.

Given the history of the name, I suppose both "bocker" and "backer" are accurate.

[Jeff Scott]

Originally Posted by NightTripper

PaulBoyer, thanks! That is an interesting story, and your book sounds interesting too. I'll have to look that up.

The book is still in the works so don't go look it up, you won't find it for sale anywhere, just yet.

[cassius987]

Originally Posted by PaulBoyer

The family name was Rickenbacher, but because of the various unpleasantries of the 20th Century, many German Americans (or Swiss as this family was) changed the spelling. Adolf Rickenbacker's cousin was famous race car driver, fighter ace, and businessman Eddie Rickenbacker. This is from the Eddie Rickenbacker Wikipedia entry:

During World War I, with its anti-German atmosphere, he—like many other German Americans—changed his surname; the "h" in "Rickenbacher" became a "k" in an effort to "take the Hun out of his name." As he was already well known at the time, the change received wide publicity. "From then on", as he wrote in his autobiography, "most Rickenbachers were practically forced to spell their name in the way I had..."

Early instruments had Rickenbacher, but that appeared to change in the 1940s(?).

Exactly, thanks for posting this Paul.

Whatever the original German pronunciation, the company goes by the Americanized form and has for many years thanks to Adolf, their original namesake... so it's "-BACKer". Get it right or I'm going to start saying "FEEnder", people!

[rodl2005]

Originally Posted by Nick901

450

Welcome to the club!

450 is me. Thanx.
Loving the way it still sounds like a Ric, but has the neck pup right up next to the board, for a good deal of "woof".
Using the Cheyenne at a corporate function gig tonite.
Will report back.