George Callins of The Textones

admin · Post by **admin** » Sat Jul 23, 2005 12:29 am

Here is a photo of George Callins of the Textones in the 1980s. It is a 625 and while going out on a limb, I am going to suggest that it may be a blueburst finish. Thanks to Karl Teten for sending it to The Rickenbacker Forum.

Perhaps George will offer his comments on the venue and the instrument. No pressure, of course, George.

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Sat Jul 23, 2005 11:13 pm

Sure it's not Greyburst, Peter..... colour blindness coming on.......

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 4:38 am

More than likely it is Fireglo..

admin · Post by **admin** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 5:33 am

You may be right Steve. The shading just looked a little light for me to be Fireglo.

tony_carey · Post by **tony_carey** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 10:13 am

If those early bluebursts were like MCC's, then it's not light enough in the middle Peter.

On black & white photography, reds tend to go very dark, so it might not be a FG either.

AG?

jps · Post by **jps** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 3:07 pm

"On black & white photography, reds tend to go very dark"

It depends on what color filter one uses on the lens. For example, a red filter will make red lighter while making green darker, and the reverse is true with a green filter.

expomick · Post by **expomick** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 6:26 pm

Check out the front cover of the Textones' album "Midnight Mission" from 1984 (A&M/Gold Mountain). Carla Olsen, who later recorded with Gene Clark, is playing a Rickenbacker...which to these poor eyes looks similar to the one in the above photo.

jwilli · Post by **jwilli** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 7:39 am

Looks like '62 or so FG 625. Note the "Accent by Paul" vibrato.

admin · Post by **admin** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 7:54 am

MIck: Here is a photo of Carla Olsen, with a different guitar it would seem. I am not sure what album this is from though.

winston · Post by **winston** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 10:16 am

That is a picture from her website.

There is a great shot of her with her Ric there

http://www.carlaolson.com/photoGallery_fs.html

winston · Post by **winston** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 10:22 am

The photo is from the Midnight Mission album cover session by Gary Nichamin

expomick · Post by **expomick** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 7:47 pm

I did say that I had poor eyes...and a poor bank account from wanting all these fine, fine, fine, fine guitars. Actually listening to "Midnight Mission" album earlier today; I still like a number of tracks off it. Gotta dig up my cassette copy of Olson/Clark.

xtone · Post by **xtone** » Sun Sep 04, 2005 3:15 pm

Dear Forumites,
The 1962 625 I am playing is Fire-Glo. The photos of Carla are the same guitar. An Azur-Glo 620/6, but Ric made it just for her with ckecked binding that they found at the factory. Those are facts as near as I can place them.
BTW, that 620 of Carla's was stolen and if anyone has seen it... you know.
George Callins
AKA Xtone
AKA The Thread Killer

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Sun Sep 04, 2005 5:38 pm

Oooooooh! A star in out midst! Hi from Australia, George!!

I haven't got Carla's guitar by the way........

xtone · Post by **xtone** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 5:08 am

Sounds like a confession to me! LOL
Hello Down Under!

Xtone