The 13th Floor Elevators

35012 · Post by **35012** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 3:55 pm

Is there any confirmation that this excellent yet obscure band ever used ricks on recordings? I believe I read something on this forum about a 360/12 converted to a 365 (with the bakelite plugs in the tuner routes) that was once owned by them.

j_gary · Post by **j_gary** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 6:42 pm

Wow, dust flying everywhere hearing this band again.

Were they a Michigan based group?

Can't remember their big hit. I think it was a cover.

karl_teten · Post by **karl_teten** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 8:29 pm

That bakelite conversion RIC was mine. I bought it used in a pawn shop in Kerrville, Texas in the summer of 1985. During that time I used to hang out in Kerrville's only music store. I was told by the store owner that my RIC possibly once belonged The 13th Floor Elevators. I also used to hang out with local Kerrville drummer, David Fair, who was playing in a blues band with a guy named Ronnie Leatherman on bass in 1985. I was later told that Ronnie was one of the bassist's in The 13th Floor Elevators. I didn't find out till several years later that the music store owner was the first drummer in The 13th Floor Elevators but was replaced during the recording of the second album "Easter Everywhere". The lead guitarist of The 13th Floor Elevators in buried right outside of Kerrville in the town of Center Point.

I have searched for photos of that RIC with The 13th Floor Elevators but have had no luck. Hardly no photos of the band exist! I do have a photo of Roky Erickson with a Rickenbcaker 360 from the mid 70's. This RIC photo appeared on one of Roky's early solo albums.

karl_teten · Post by **karl_teten** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 8:32 pm

Several years later in 1989, my old 80's group recorded a version of 'You're Gonna Miss Me'.

http://www.myspace.com/theallisons1989

karl_teten · Post by **karl_teten** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 8:37 pm

http://www.rokyerickson.net/index.html

j_gary · Post by **j_gary** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 2:51 am

Thanks for the link Karl. Wasen't able to open myspace, but the rokyerickson site revealed a great old song. Was that the original version?

Any idea who was the 13th's lead singer?

rikk · Post by **rikk** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 7:28 am

I was a big Roky fan in college. Brings back fond memories.

iamthebassman · Post by **iamthebassman** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 11:00 am

"Were they a Michigan based group?"

Nope, they were part of the Sixties "Texas Underground".
Got to see a reunion here a few years back, Roky's doing OK considering.