The Suzi Arden Show

paul_yan · Post by **paul_yan** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 11:16 am

Carole,
These are the Rickenbacker Combo 850 guitars.
John might have been referring to a friend though.

(Image courtesy of John Williams' site and David McLaughlin.)

paul_yan · Post by **paul_yan** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 11:20 am

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 1:48 pm

Carole,
does Suzy realize that she had the first 12 string Rickenbacker guitar and that it is famous in guitar collecting circles?

carole · Post by **carole** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 1:52 pm

She is, Bob. I was not -- until I arrived here.

carole · Post by **carole** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 1:53 pm

Paul, funny. Wish I knew how to play one of them. My forte is computers.

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 1:58 pm

Your answer begs the question Carole, Does she regret selling it? and my forte is basses, definitely not computers or cameras, as Paul I'm sure can testify to.
Also does she know the she and her guitar are the subject of this thread?

jwilli · Post by **jwilli** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 2:07 pm

Did you notice in Carole's last picture, the fellow is holding a 4005 bass?

paul_yan · Post by **paul_yan** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 2:08 pm

Haha, being good at only one thing is great achievement already, Bob. Gotta be a superhuman to be good at more than two.

Carole, better let Suzi know what's going on here. Give her a call and send our greetings!!!

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 2:10 pm

Not until you pointed it out, I glanced at it and thought it was a 360 or something.

paul_yan · Post by **paul_yan** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 2:14 pm

Yeah, I didn't notice that either.
You've got eagle eyes, John.

ted_williams · Post by **ted_williams** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 6:21 pm

Caught the 4005 - thought I would scoop everyone on it until I read the rest of the thread. Good eyes, Jwilli (no relation, as far as I know).

carole · Post by **carole** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 8:16 pm

Then there was (from left to right) me, Suzi and Cowboy Phil. Ages and ages ago.

carole · Post by **carole** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 8:18 pm

Buddy Arden Darden, the nephew.

carole · Post by **carole** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 8:26 pm

A memorial for Suzi's brother, Dan Darden.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Darden&GSmid=25560076&GRid=7378094&pt=Charles%20Daniel%20Darden&

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Mon Sep 01, 2003 12:52 pm

Carole, 'Combo 850' is the handle used by a good friend of mine who lives near me, and he is a Rickenbacker collector and a member of this Forum...He was a touring Bluegrass musician for almost 20 years as well.

Combo 850 is also a certain model of Rickenbacker guitar made mainly in the late '50's....