What is he playing?

[rickosound]

What is John Jorgenson playing in this video?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeIdpqJiSNo

The TRC appears to be cut down like the one on Lennon's 325/12 here.
http://www.rickenbacker.com/gallery_ima ... _year=1960
I don't know when this was stopped, but this could help identify the guitar.

It's kind of a Blueboyish color. It's got 3 toasters and oven knobs.



Matthew

[gregga41]

I may be totally wrong here, but is it a 450/12???

[1965]

I concur. It's obviously had that third toaster added though, so not sure what to call it.

[rickosound]

I just ran this guitar through the Ric Model ID. Nothing came up. The Toaster in the middle must have been added, as when I specified 2 pickups instead of 3, it came up as a 450/12. The color must be Azureglo.

So what about the oven knobs and gold plastic? Those weren't stock, were they?

Matthew

[sloop_john_b]

450/12 with 3 pickups. The oven knobs probably weren't stock, the pickguard may have been (depending on the year).

[admin]

Perhaps this photo from June 1990 will be of interest.

[sloop_john_b]

I WANT IT.

[grazioso]

it is refinished 450/12 with 3rd pickup addition. by the headstock outline it is from around 1966. 450/12 is probably best rick 12 for gigs.

[rickosound]

Here's another video.


Can anyone tell whose signature that is on the pickguard?

Matthew

[longhouse]

Gorgeous 450/12! Not so sure about the 70s porn moustache and fro on the singer -and how about John's leather pants! YIKES!!!

[jimk]

The singer is Byrds co-founding member, Chris Hillman. And I think that so-called 'fro is his natural hair.

JimK

[longhouse]

Hillman! I thought he looked familiar.