Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

Benjamin wrote:

"What, may I ask, is a tenor guitar? And does it look differently from a regular guitar. Please post pictures..."

I'll try to post some pics later on.

There was at least one Tenor Guitar made by Rickenbacker as a custom order in 1961 based on a 3/4 sized tulip-body Combo model...Fireglo finish.

Tenor Guitars only have 4 strings, usually tuned CDGA; there are quite a few other alternate tunings, like a tenor banjo or an octave mandolin.

Thanks for the info. If I get the guitar, I'll go with an aluminum one that I'll make in my shop.

Benjamin, here's pic of the 1961 Tenor Guitar alongside of it's cousin the Mando Guitar, one of 2 or 3 made, all in 1971:



Don't know for sure, but I believe the Tenor Guitar to be a one-off.

WOW

I have never seen pictures of that Tenor Guitar, specificly what would be the model number?

I really like the cross between the 381 and the 360 shape.
Man that be cool!

That is a couple of RARE Rickenbacker instruments!

To my knowledge,neither of these instruments had a model number because they were both custom orders. The Tenor Guitar shares the most features with a model 950; And if there would have been a model number assigned to the Mando Guitar by Rickenbacker, maybe it would have been 6008(?)

A Banjoline is a 6006, and this is like a Banjoline but with 8 strings.

Oh so the one on the left is the Tonor Guitar?
I meant the Mando Guitar in my post then...

I reall have no knowledge of those instruments. Generally what kind of music is recorded with these? (not that there's any limit to what you can do with it probably)

I recall seeing a slightly different model on eBay, I still have the pictures somewhere on my computer if you guys want me to post it I'll shrink them and have them up.

The Tenor Guitar is the one on the right.

And there goes my often confusion of lefts and rights...
Thankfully that never happens when I drive

Thanks John.