Ok.........what the hell is this?

ojobob2 · Post by **ojobob2** » Sat May 31, 2003 4:05 am

The Frankenstein of guitars......its just too odd.

Weird Rick connection too

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2535196406&category=41439

mayhem · Post by **mayhem** » Sat May 31, 2003 4:25 am

Someone's custom work, obviously, no way that came out of any guitar factory. I don't like it, at first it seems cool because its different, but close examination of the photos shows me that I could take a $200 Tokai, add some plates and panels and switches that don't do anything and sell it on ebay for $1000.00... wait this gives me an idea... gotta go!

corey · Post by **corey** » Sat May 31, 2003 9:44 am

Happy enterprising, Alex!

aceonbass · Post by **aceonbass** » Sat May 31, 2003 2:59 pm

Some folks here get so cynical sometimes. I would assume the guys telling it like it is and not a story that could be easily disproven if fabricated. It even looks like something an eccentric inventor type would do...like in that re-make of "The Time Machine".

carr · Post by **carr** » Sat May 31, 2003 4:29 pm

Miguel Perez wrote in part I'm sorry, but what can you do with that thing?
And the drawing of the guitar doesn't even match the actual guitar!
Some patent. "

I dont see the seller representing it as anything other than what you see..a proto type...... the patent is the drawing not the instrument.

its worth what a purchaser is willing to pay. You dont want to pay, dont buy it . simple...

gpatt5762 · Post by **gpatt5762** » Sat May 31, 2003 5:45 pm

…a Fender Jaguar, somewhat modified.

Garry

mayhem · Post by **mayhem** » Sun Jun 01, 2003 9:44 am

As I said above, I don't like it. BUT, a few years ago I was involved with an industrial/metal band, and at that time I probably would have loved this guitar... so while very few Rickbacker flag wavers would like it, for the right person I'm sure this could be a prized possesion.

And I think Gary has it, Jaguar angles on the body, I think.

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Thu Jun 05, 2003 2:37 pm

This has become a moot point because I just checked the eBay link above and it came back as "Invalid Item". Nonetheless, here are my comments.

First is that, in spite of its 'Frankenstein' appearance, the guitar has historical value. I probably would have bid on the item for that reason alone had it not been pulled.

Second, a patent drawing is a general representation of the invention, and is not intended to be inclusive of all of the claims contained in the patent. This is most obvious in chemical patents, but I ran across this 'drawing not representing reality' situation in a Steinberger patent while trying to figure out the missing parts on the Steinberger tremelo on my 1980 Gibson Les Paul Junior Pro Custom:

When I looked up the patent number that was stamped on the tremelo unit, the drawing therein only loosely resembled the actual unit, and was of no help in trying to figure out what the missing parts were, or even looked liked, for that matter.