mystery Ric

parker_knoll · Post by **parker_knoll** » Mon Dec 19, 2011 9:11 am

what's this from the Ric museum i glimpsed in the Premier Guitar video? Looks like a Reverend or a Toronado

electrofaro · Post by **electrofaro** » Mon Dec 19, 2011 2:53 pm

Maybe a converted Astro kit - that didn't have the regular headstock, or am I mistaking there?

Would be lovely just to be in there for 5 minutes and stare at those guitars and basses!

parker_knoll · Post by **parker_knoll** » Mon Dec 19, 2011 3:50 pm

looks like a regular headstock but unusual Fender-ish body shape and two white single coils. Perhaps Mr Hall will come in and enlighten us

jps · Post by **jps** » Mon Dec 19, 2011 4:05 pm

I have a good photo of that guitar in a book. it seems to be based on the 3000 series body shape, with features that make it sort of a cross between a 230 and a Fender Mustang.

electrofaro · Post by **electrofaro** » Mon Dec 19, 2011 4:07 pm

A Rick Mustang, now that would be sweet!

parker_knoll · Post by **parker_knoll** » Mon Dec 19, 2011 6:39 pm

maybe they decided it was too Fenderish, especially with those small single coils

fabandgear · Post by **fabandgear** » Mon Dec 19, 2011 9:24 pm

Is that by chance the Geico Caveman doing the interview?

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Mon Dec 19, 2011 10:41 pm

fabandgear wrote:Is that by chance the Geico Caveman doing the interview?

Ow! But funny!

cjj · Post by **cjj** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 10:21 am

ajish4 · Post by **ajish4** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 12:08 pm

fabandgear wrote:Is that by chance the Geico Caveman doing the interview?

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 12:46 pm

ajish4 wrote:
fabandgear wrote:Is that by chance the Geico Caveman doing the interview?

Maybe it's his brother.

jfine · Post by **jfine** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 5:56 am

I think that's a prototype of the 430, an early one designed by Forrest White, after he left Fender and went to work at Rickenbacker in the early '70's.

opticnerve · Post by **opticnerve** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 9:21 am

What about that F body guitar with f hole!? That's one I've never seen...or even imagined.

electrofaro · Post by **electrofaro** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 2:24 pm

rickenbrother wrote:Maybe it's his brother.

I swear I know this guy somewhere... or met him

Would be cool if RIC could put pictures of all of their museum guitars on their website if they redo it completely!

parker_knoll · Post by **parker_knoll** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 2:28 pm

opticnerve wrote:What about that F body guitar with f hole!? That's one I've never seen...or even imagined.

Looks a slightly different body shape from the F series just behind it as well.

Prototype jazz guitar?

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