Rickenbacker as a weapon?

Memphis Blue · Post by **Memphis Blue** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 10:45 am

Really cool video of Gerry and The Pacemakers and the Everly Brothers...except at the 2:40 mark when Gerry whacks Don in the face with his Ric headstock. Ouch!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juby0KtA88Q

fatcat · Post by **fatcat** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 5:50 pm

Yep. That was fun to see live in living B&W.

jwilli · Post by **jwilli** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 9:04 am

Gerry's '64 360/12 string was one of the best looking ever.

brian_l · Post by **brian_l** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 6:04 pm

I read in Andy Babiuk's Beatles Gear book where Gerry actually sawed the top off the headstock off that guitar so it would fit inside a homemade case that he built for it! He said in the interview that the guitar is now in New Zealand. Does anyone have any recent pics of that guitar?

simer4001 · Post by **simer4001** » Sun Apr 05, 2009 12:46 pm

Can you imagine? Hacking away at your guitar so it fits into a case?

brammy · Post by **brammy** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 1:54 am

That was fun.

Who's shorter... Gerry or Ringo?

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 2:55 am

Great video!

admin · Post by **admin** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 6:39 am

Jerry did indeed take the top edge off the headstock and the result could be seen on the Ed Sullivan Show appearance.

Also take note to the scaring around the sound hole in the following photo taken from the video that forms the basis of this thread. Jerry was hard on his guitars.

jch · Post by **jch** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 3:21 pm

Could this be Gerry's 360/12? Check out the head!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aO5yH3CiSBc

ataritoobin · Post by **ataritoobin** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 4:50 pm

jch wrote:Could this be Gerry's 360/12? Check out the head!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aO5yH3CiSBc

According to this (https://www.rickenbacker.com/forum_view ... 20Marsden?) thread on the Rickenbacker corporate forums, it may very well be and was apparently last seen left in the back of a NYC taxi cab

jch · Post by **jch** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 5:39 pm

It is hard to believe that someone would do that on purpose,just because it wouldn't fit it the case!!

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