OK! What Model Is This?

winston · Post by **winston** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 9:21 pm

This is something new to me. What is it?

http://cgi.ebay.ca/RICKENBACKER-Custom-Unique-teardrop-body-style_W0QQitemZ7349616579QQcategoryZ2384QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

jps · Post by **jps** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 9:52 pm

Looks like someones bad dream came to light in a "custom" bandsaw job!

tony_carey · Post by **tony_carey** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 11:34 pm

They made a right hash of adding the third pick up. Not straight & not central...looks like his lad did it.

The ad says that it was 'customised' for him from a doubleneck.

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 12:01 am

Well, allow me to translate the description:
"Rick '75 - Fireglo - Very good condition (see pics) - Three pickups - Grover tuners - Special binding - One-of-a-kind guitar, built for me in 1976 from a 362/12 - Has seen a fair amount of recording - De-luxe case included - Collector's piece."

Yeah, right.

admin · Post by **admin** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 1:06 am

I have looked at the photos, side by side. While this won't win any awards, it does look as if the project is feasible and could have been cut from a doubleneck. Customized means different things to different people. Fashioned with a Vox teardrop in mind, perhaps?

marc61 · Post by **marc61** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 1:29 am

The fact the he's the only one that did anything like this doesn't make it valuable. In fact, because Rics aren't meant to look like this, IMO it has almost no value except for the usuable parts on it.

What happened to the 12er part?

marc61 · Post by **marc61** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 1:32 am

Geez, How many doublenecks did this guy screw up? He should be jailed...

http://cgi.ebay.ca/RICKENBACKER-485-Custom-Unique-body_W0QQitemZ7349594372QQcategoryZ2384QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

admin · Post by **admin** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 2:08 am

Agreed Marc. It has little value to my way of thinking. However, had Lennon owned it, many would be at the bandsaw today.

tony_carey · Post by **tony_carey** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 2:42 am

I think that no one should sell a doubleneck to this chap, he is obviously on a mission to rid the world of Ric doubles!

Peter, you are of course absolutely right....

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 3:12 am

I think that seller escaped from somewhere...

admin · Post by **admin** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 3:26 am

Right you are Tony. Unless the 12 string neck met with a horrible accident or the creator worshiped Brian Jones, I cannot see the motivation for this creation.

longhouse · Post by **longhouse** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 4:14 am

At a glance, and I cannot overstate the glance part, the second one looks fair. A closer look, of course, induces cringing.

And did the guy scrub them with Brillo after painting? My goodness...

Maybe Paul Reed Smith told him to position that middle pickup on the teardrop as such to avoid a harmonic node.

blech

Noel

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 7:36 am

OMG. Twin disasters that you could BIN for only about $9K.

Quick, where is my blood pressure medication???

dswp · Post by **dswp** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 8:10 am

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

They were double-necks

melibreits · Post by **melibreits** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 10:08 am

Ick.... What a shame.