I think the trick with Rick's is, you don't TRY to get it the way you like it... you like it for the way it is!
Hard to argue with the Beatles and the Byrds. It's basically impossible to get that sound any other way. Not to mention that great bass, too...
Totally unique sounding guitars. In a sea of 'me too' guitars, personally, I LOVE a guitar that you can recognize from one or two notes