Slant Fret Light Show..

dswp · Post by **dswp** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 1:38 pm

Slant Fret Light Show..

I never knew they made one….

http://cgi.ebay.com/Rickenbacker-Light-Show-Transonic-Amp-Promo-The-Byrds_W0QQitemZ320009921957QQihZ011QQcategoryZ41439QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 2:56 pm

I think it was McGuinn's.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 6:06 pm

McGuinn's SF Lightshow, was for sale back in the Fall of '80 on consignment with a dealer. I used to get the dealer's monthly newsletter.

I remember the price at being something like $1200. I could be wrong about the exact amount, but not the number of zeros or the first number being a "1".

It did not sell by the time I got the next monthly newsletter, or the next...on the fourth mailing, the dealer said he was going to lower the price by $100.00 every month until it sold. After the price went down to $900.00, it was no longer listed, so I assume it was sold.

I kicked myself a little at the time. and of course a lot now...

tony_carey · Post by **tony_carey** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 1:48 am

I've got that ad in my collection & never even noticed that it was a SF!

dswp · Post by **dswp** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 1:56 am

Paul, I guess that it is safe to say that just one was made?

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 3:46 am

Your guess is as good as mine.

But, everytime I think RIC has run out of surprises...

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 6:10 am

I remember reeading that it was a one-off that Roger would use for "Eight Miles High" at the end of Byrds sets.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 6:18 am

I self-kick ever harder...

I wonder who's kissing her now?

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 10:49 am

This may be the same 341/12SF that was at the RRHOF when I was there in 2004, and they had it credited as belonging to McGuinn. I was hoping that there would be more Byrd guitars on display, like the 1970 370/12Byrd, but it was the only one. It is probably the same one, and here is more about it....

http://www.mlode.com/~813/byrdsrickls.html