Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

Thanks Kris - I had not seen the thread in the 'For Sale'-section.

There's currently a very interesting prototype Rick with 'invisible' pickups (a la Fender's Marauder-model) on eBay :
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170006144697

The auction will end tomorrow and has currently a highest bid of US $9,100, and I wonder how much this guitar ...

Wow - I never knew that Gerry & The Pacemakers and The Everly Brothers ever appeared/played together! Great clip, thanks for sharing that, Tony!

Thanks for posting that pic, Tony - that could very well be the same guitar. Do you have some info about this particular example, e.g. what is the official model-designation of this 12-string, 3-pickup Rick?

Erm....sorry to disturb you guys, but I was wondering if somebody might have also something to say about the mapleglo Rick for which I had actually opened this thread...

I was just 'googling' around when I came across this page -
http://www.mikekennedy.com/Gear.htm

Whilst scrolling down this page I was admiring the gentleman's very nice collection of guitars, but I nearly fell off my chair when I saw the pic of last guitar he has listed on his page...
http ...

In the late 50's Model "380" was indeed a flattop acoustic with a round sound hole - here you can see a photo of Rick Nelson with his "380", as seen on Rickenbacker's website :

http://www.rickenbacker.com/us/nlacstc.htm

Hi Marc,

that this particular guitar has been (heavily) modified goes without saying...however I don't think that it's a Rickenbacker-copy - judging from the available pics which show e.g. the shape of the neck-heel, I have every reason to believe that this guitar is a genuine Rickenbacker from ...

Hi everybody,

this heavily-modified Rose-Morris Rickenbacker, serial number "EJ 915", and described by the seller as being in 'relic condition' (...) was sold on eBay Germany yesterday for Euro 928,- (ca. US $ 1138,-) :

http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7324840402&rd=1 ...