Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

If I were describing a person to you, and I said their looks were "unusual", I think you'd run for the hills!

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?

Unusual, yes.

Beast, yes.

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.

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

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

Welcome to the Forum, Jesus!

I have the Smithereens videos DVD ... I'll see if I can get a screen shot of that acoustic.

Jesus, Gary has just taken delivery of a 700C/12 of his own. He's had it about a month now...

The acoustic that Jim B. played in the video was borrowed from Rickenbacker.

Let's not forget about Jim Reeves.

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.

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.

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.

Yeah, but wait until you see Jason Feddy playing it!

Please, continue.

Feddy is a very fine acoustic player. Would it be wrong to say he's a sometime or fulltime member of Hautewerk now?

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.