Identify Mystery Rickenbacker Guitar

philco · Post by **philco** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 2:15 pm

Came across this Rickenbacker, and don't remember seeing one like it anywhere else. Must be from the same era as the 260 as it has a similar dual humbucker look on a 350 body with a wide 660 style neck. Would like to hear it played beside a 260. For lack of a better name, I'll call it a Rick Paul. I call the 200 series the UnTeleCasters.

jps · Post by **jps** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 2:29 pm

admin · Post by **admin** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 3:48 pm

Philip: This does look like a mystery.

beatlefan · Post by **beatlefan** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 4:21 pm

What is it, TANglo? It really merges with the background , Philip....

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 6:53 pm

Maybe it once belonged to Wonder Woman and she played it on her invisible jet?

ken_james · Post by **ken_james** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 7:07 pm

It's the Charles Manson OLP red X version!

philco · Post by **philco** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 7:56 pm

I think it wants to stay a mystery. It may have been used by ? and the Mysterions for all I know.

ken_james · Post by **ken_james** » Sat Mar 20, 2004 2:57 am

Great Band. Where did the bass player end up from that band, good trivia.

jps · Post by **jps** » Sat Mar 20, 2004 4:09 am

Her is the mystery guitar.

dave4004 · Post by **dave4004** » Sat Mar 20, 2004 4:43 am

Great Band. Where did the bass player end up from that band, good trivia.

He came into your town, he helped you party it down...

jwilli · Post by **jwilli** » Sat Mar 20, 2004 5:09 am

It's not a real RIC. The neck is but the rest of the guitar was built around it.

ken_james · Post by **ken_james** » Sat Mar 20, 2004 5:21 am

Dave wins! The prize? A night with sweet Connie..

philco · Post by **philco** » Sat Mar 20, 2004 6:22 am

John, I wonder if my father's 'mystery Gretsch' is the same way. It could be a Gretsch neck and pickups on a custom body. However, he lives across the river from the old Arkansas Gretsch factory, so he figures it was a prototype or limited production trial run. The assembly job was done too well to look amateurish, and the neck is a great one with the typical Gretsch zero fret. Once he got a new set of RIC strings on it, the sound was as good as my 650D. If anybody considers themself a Gretsch expert and wants to figure it out, I will e-mail a couple of photos to you. A dutch guy said it was worth $1500 in his country in it's well worn condition, and about $2500 in excellent condition, and that was 15 or more years ago. If he could determine the model number and value, he would consider a trade for a vintage Fender Telecaster. But his Gretsch is definitely the most rare, and I consider the tone superior to a Telecaster.

philco · Post by **philco** » Sat Mar 20, 2004 8:24 pm

I got the answer on the Mystery Gretsch. It's a solidbody in a stylized fat Strat shape with a bolt-on maple neck and Filtertrons from the late 70's made just before the Arkansas plant closed, so it's a real Gretsch.