The Walkmen

wwittman · Post by **wwittman** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 7:41 pm

Anyone see them on Letterman?
I really liked them. And especially the guitar sound.. which looked like a Jetglo Capri with a gold pickguard and trapeze tailpiece.
Anyone know if it really is, or some sort of reissue?

jaymi · Post by **jaymi** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 2:54 am

The guitar is either a gibson or a gretsch...I checked the pictures on their website..The other dude is playing a Sting reissue F***der...One day they will get Ricks....Oh yes one day they will be theirs...

spencer · Post by **spencer** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 4:23 am

You guys are quick. That was definitely a Capri he was playing last night and they didn't make reissues of those, that was vintage man.
I just bought their first record a couple of weeks ago and I like it alot. On the record at least, he played a Gretsch with lots of 'deep space echo' so when Letterman announced them last night I thought, cool, let's get a look at that Gretsch. Well I was blown away by the Capri, wasn't expecting that.
I'll have to check out their website.

ted_williams · Post by **ted_williams** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 8:00 am

I was certainly surprised to see a Capri. If the finish is original, wouldn't that make it extremely rare?

spencer · Post by **spencer** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 9:17 am

Maybe I'll hunt down some pictures, but if it was original, it was JG WBBS and gold guards. Pretty cool looking to me.

ratso · Post by **ratso** » Thu Dec 02, 2004 7:42 pm

Definitely a cool piece, they were on Jimmy Kimmel last night (Wednesday, December, 1)! The capri was really striking in the black/gold combo with trapeze. Wish I had one!

spencer · Post by **spencer** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 8:09 am

I haven't been able to find a picture of one like that, and it finally occured to me (duh) that there weren't any black Capris. It must have been painted later by someone else.

ratso · Post by **ratso** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 3:25 pm

Apparently this guitar was just sold last spring by Guitar Hangar for $4100! Here is a link to the story and pictures. Thanks to Karl Teten for remembering it and provided us this link. Cool Guitar.....

http://www.guitarhangar.com/guitars/rickenbacker59360capri.htm

ratso · Post by **ratso** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 3:39 pm

Here is a pic of this unique beauty! The guitarist gets a great tone from his set up. Thanks again to Karl for his great investigative work and damn fine memory! Enjoy...

ratso · Post by **ratso** » Wed Dec 29, 2004 4:20 pm

Walkmen on Letterman again tonight. Must be an encore (repeat) performance!

longhouse · Post by **longhouse** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 5:55 am

D'oh! I meant to watch them...