What do you make of this?

ken_swearingen · Post by **ken_swearingen** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 3:22 pm

why is the body pieced together as such? http://www.tblair.com/images/Ricpage/850FT1.JPG http://www.tblair.com/images/Ricpage/850BAC1.JPG

wints · Post by **wints** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 3:30 pm

Ken, this was common in the 50's and early 60's I believe for guitars. Bodies were made from more than the usual 3 or 4 pieces of wood. There are a couple of crazy examples out there apparently.

My green RM is a four piece, (if original..) which is the only example I've seen on a bass though.

ken_swearingen · Post by **ken_swearingen** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 3:37 pm

Ive also have seen this a number of times on older Ric guitars and a handful of basses,maybe overtime it becomes more noticeable as the instrument gets older ,wood and clearcoat changing color.

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Sat Jul 23, 2005 4:50 am

Combo 850s were among many Rickenbackers that were made of this 'butcher block' style construction back then; many of the Capri semi-hollow prototypes and early production models have multi-piece tops as well.