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Beside our illustrious cohorts on the RRF, can we think of anyone well known, as in famous celebrities, who own/play/have owned/have played/record with/have recorded with Rickenbacker acoustics? The factory's or P.W.'s?

But I would not feel so all alone....
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Chris Squire on the live "unpluged" version on "Long distance runaround" from the mid 70s.......
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Purely out of curiosity, I'd love to play one somewhere. I wonder what they feel like, sound like; Youtube videos notwithstanding.

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Mary Chapin-Carpenter, I believe.
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Ricky Nelson!
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It seems the whole Ricky Nelson-Sam Cooke thing were factory photo ops, and the two artists never actually owned the guitars in question...I'd love to see some video of either playing a Rick acoustic.

Jerry--I just strung up your beaut, and it sounds BIG. See you at NAMM.

A friend (who handbuilds incredible custom bicycles) and I are going to have a gallery showing of bicycles and guitars later this year, here in the SF area, and I'm going to request that some of my acoustic customers lend their instruments for a month for the exhibition. Yours, being so unusual, is at the top of my list, Jerry...
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jingle_jangle wrote: Yours, being so unusual, is at the top of my list, Jerry...
Where can I find a pic of this unusual Rick acoustic Paul or Jerry? Did I miss it being posted on the forum?
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I'm keeping it under wraps, Brian, unil NAMM. Jerry should be the first to see it.

I'm also bringing one more newly-completed acoustic to NAMM.

I'll post pics of both later this week.
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That's great Paul. I am looking forward to seeing pictures of it.
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Rickenbacker + Unusual/Special = NAMM....... didn't you know that, Brian??

Then add the PW factor.................... :wink:
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Unusual Ric acoustics? Coooooool..... 8)

I can't wait to see the pics! :D
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jingle_jangle wrote:It seems the whole Ricky Nelson-Sam Cooke thing[s] were factory photo ops ...
I wonder if the same is true in the Blue Period video by The Smithereens ... Jim B. is playing some sort of RIC acoustic in it. If I can get a screen shot of it I'll post it.
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doctorwho wrote:
jingle_jangle wrote:It seems the whole Ricky Nelson-Sam Cooke thing[s] were factory photo ops ...
I wonder if the same is true in the Blue Period video by The Smithereens ... Jim B. is playing some sort of RIC acoustic in it. If I can get a screen shot of it I'll post it.
Edit: Remind me to read these posts before actually responding to them!

Yes, the 390 from Blue Period is the Rick Nelson guitar.
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Thanks, Kenny!
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jingle_jangle wrote:A friend (who handbuilds incredible custom bicycles) and I are going to have a gallery showing of bicycles and guitars later this year, here in the SF area, and I'm going to request that some of my acoustic customers lend their instruments for a month for the exhibition. Yours, being so unusual, is at the top of my list, Jerry...
I hope it is in the Fall, as we are thinking of coming out to SF and Monterey, perhaps in October.
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