{"id":201229,"date":"2025-12-29T05:27:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T05:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=201229"},"modified":"2025-12-29T05:27:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T05:27:18","slug":"rickenbacker-had-a-doubleneck-guitar-and-bass-so-i-bought-one-then-fender-came-to-me-and-said-why-are-you-playing-that-how-moody-blues-bassist-john-lodge-found","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=201229","title":{"rendered":"\u201cRickenbacker had a doubleneck guitar and bass, so I bought one. 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