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leftyguitars · Post by **leftyguitars** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 9:54 am

Just saw one of these in a major UK chain, it had a bit of everything in it! It certainly looked different (or not - depending on your opinion). They claim that it is the easiest 12 string to play, and that it delivers that 'classic British band sound' with its 'sparkling' pickups. It even has a Rickenbacker(ish) shaped logo! They do double necks and basses too!

Somehow I don't think that I will be buying one.

http://www.arbiter.co.uk/italia/electric_guitars/rimini_deluxe.htm

sowhat · Post by **sowhat** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 10:01 am

It looks a bit like everything.

melibreits · Post by **melibreits** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 10:20 am

Weird.... It looks oddly familiar, in a different way. Not hard to see what inspired the design, LOL!

shamustwin · Post by **shamustwin** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 10:25 am

yep, body looks a bit close...

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 11:07 am

Pass.............

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 11:19 am

The rest of their lines are Strat KOs, Jazzmaster KOs, Gibson KOs, and a Gretsch KO tossed in for good measure.

Whatever happened to really imaginative Eyetalian stuff like:

rick36 · Post by **rick36** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 12:31 pm

Is it supposed to be an eyeball or a chariot? Oh whatever...Bravo!

kcole4001 · Post by **kcole4001** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 12:44 pm

Hmmm...musical hair dryer?

jps · Post by **jps** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 1:34 pm

Hmm, I was just looking at a photo of one of those guitar with amp thingies the other day in a book I have.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 2:02 pm

It's a Wandre Bikini. Guitar with built-in amp/speaker. If Eastwood ever comes out with one, I'm on the list.

Mebbe I should build one...

jps · Post by **jps** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 2:28 pm

It was sold under the Krundaal name. Made by Wandre Pioli of Cavriago, Italy in the early '60s.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 2:34 pm

Wandre was one odd duck, but really right-brained when it came to geetars. He also did some unique engineering, such as his pivoting aluminum neck with one thumbscrew to adjust the action.

His finishes often used candle soot buried under clearcoat for a really strange effect.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 2:42 pm

alanz · Post by **alanz** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 3:44 pm

Man I love wacky stuff like that.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 4:25 pm

Me, too...check out this website:

http://www.fetishguitars.com

and scroll to the Italian pages. You'll see what the guitars that started this thread could have been instead of bad pastiches of cliche styling cues.