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jingle_jangle wrote: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.

Would this "newly-completed" acoustic be a beast such as we've never seen before?
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Unusual, yes.

Beast, yes.
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Paul: Thanks for the information with regard to Rick Nelson and Sam Cooke. I watched most if not all of the Ricky Nelson show episodes and I never remember seeing the acoustic he is seen playing in the Smith book.
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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.

Yes I`ve just to see the acoustic ric in youtube
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tristanbacker wrote:
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.

Yes I`ve just to see the acoustic ric in youtube
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I have the Smithereens videos DVD ... I'll see if I can get a screen shot of that acoustic.
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Jesus, Gary has just taken delivery of a 700C/12 of his own. He's had it about a month now...
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The acoustic that Jim B. played in the video was borrowed from Rickenbacker.
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Let's not forget about Jim Reeves.

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A very cool and probably unique Fender Jazzmaster turns up at around 1:10 in this video...it's a gold-guard '58, and I imagine it was painted Blue Boy just like Jim's jumbo Rick.

The 75th Anniversary 700C/12 Jumbo in John Hall's collection was played at the 75th acoustic concerts by both Marty Willson-Piper and Paul Kantner. I'll tell you that never before had I seen one guitar played in the same show in two polar opposite styles. :shock: :shock:
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jingle_jangle wrote:A very cool and probably unique Fender Jazzmaster turns up at around 1:10 in this video...it's a gold-guard '58, and I imagine it was painted Blue Boy just like Jim's jumbo Rick. ...
You noticed that Jazzmaster. :D
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jingle_jangle wrote:The 75th Anniversary 700C/12 Jumbo in John Hall's collection was played at the 75th acoustic concerts by both Marty Willson-Piper and Paul Kantner. I'll tell you that never before had I seen one guitar played in the same show in two polar opposite styles. :shock: :shock:
Yeah, but wait until you see Jason Feddy playing it!
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Please, continue.
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Feddy is a very fine acoustic player. Would it be wrong to say he's a sometime or fulltime member of Hautewerk now?
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Jason's a full-time mermber. He did a set at NAMM, and we were impressed and amazed with his stage presence, energy, and musicianship.

I want to see him with that Rick 12er, too. :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :!: :!:
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