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Re: Rickenwhitefalcon
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 8:08 pm
by weemac
While whe are on the white "--------" type of guitar stream.. Here is my "White Elephant" (2nd pic by Bruce Thomsen)
It's been passed around a bit before I got it, hence the name
Eden.
Re: Rickenwhitefalcon
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 8:36 pm
by ken_j
clearblue wrote:I wonder how many other Gold "R" tailpieces are out there...
A forum member has an "R" tailpiece that has a gold "R" with the rest remaining chrome. It looks great IMO.
Scott Jennings is a forum member who hasn't posted in a long time.
Re: Rickenwhitefalcon
Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 2:30 pm
by jsm610
clearblue wrote:
I wonder how many other Gold "R" tailpieces are out there...
You see them from time to time....
Re: Rickenwhitefalcon
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 11:05 am
by clearblue
jsm610 wrote:clearblue wrote:
I wonder how many other Gold "R" tailpieces are out there...
You see them from time to time....
Gold-r.jpg
Nice!
Re: Rickenwhitefalcon
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 3:23 pm
by jingle_jangle
This late 1980's Rickenbacker 370/12 is a one-of-a-kind. Built to order for a Nashville session player who didn't take delivery, it was offered to us to sell.
The white finish, gold binding, gold plated parts, and uncarved 381 body depth would remind any guitar savvy individual of a Gretsch White Falcon. This resemblance seemed lost on the folks at Rickenbacker until it was pointed out to them after we presented it for sale.
We had the guitar for a couple of months before RIC CEO John Hall requested the guitar back. To my knowledge it is still hanging in his office with the remaining instruments in the company's collection.
This studio shot was taken during the same session as my lefty 1959 Les Paul Special that appears in The Les Paul Book, and a one-off Gibson that will be featured here soon. Jeffrey did not take this image. I am quite certain he wants that known, as he was less than complementary about the way it turned out. Regardless, it is an image of a truly one-of-a-kind Ricky 12.
In fact, the "Nashville session player" (Fred Newell, who played with Waylon Jennings) requested that RIC build him a flashy White Falcon-style instrument, so they pulled out the stops. In fact, if Newell
didn't "like" it, it was no doubt because John Hall drew the line at the gold sparkle Gretsch-style binding that a factory employee was going to apply, insisting on black binding instead. Outside of this discrepancy, all the stops were pulled out.
http://www.myspace.com/frednewell
Fred Newell is
known for his excessively gaudy instruments. Here's a link to one of his best, a Gibson Howard Roberts with a virtual tour of Nashville appliqued on its top and fretboard:
http://www.guitars.com/features/newell/newell.html
He played this Gibson (among other outrageous instruments) on the 'Nashville Now" TV show, on which he was staff guitarist.
This 370/12 was not "returned to RIC". In fact, its current whereabouts are unknown.
Re: Rickenwhitefalcon
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 6:09 pm
by scotty
OK so i forgot about this until now and i needed to find this pic so here it is.
Mark Thackers 381
oh and another wee cracker too.MMMnnnnn Suzanna ...
Re: Rickenwhitefalcon
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 6:17 pm
by sloop_john_b
Interesting back story on that 350...
Re: Rickenwhitefalcon
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 6:19 pm
by scotty
sloop_john_b wrote:Interesting back story on that 350...
Do tell and whats with the fretboard?
Re: Rickenwhitefalcon
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 8:26 pm
by wints
Scrolling down that page, and looking at those guitar shows makes for very interesting reading/viewing to say the least.
Some seriously fabulous gear there...
Re: Rickenwhitefalcon
Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 1:39 pm
by 2ricks
I must say, that guitar looks really really awesome. Any other pictures of it?
Re: Rickenwhitefalcon
Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 2:04 pm
by paologregorio
2ricks wrote:I must say, that guitar looks really really awesome. Any other pictures of it?
Ooh, how cool would that be?! And where is it now?
Re: Rickenwhitefalcon
Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 7:51 pm
by jsm610
Do tell and whats with the fretboard?
its black and made of ebony...
Re: Rickenwhitefalcon
Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 8:18 pm
by paologregorio
jsm610 wrote:Do tell and whats with the fretboard?
its black and made of ebony...
Sounds like firsthand knowledge; this your Rick, John?
Re: Rickenwhitefalcon
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 10:06 am
by xcoyle
I thought this guitar had come up for sale within the last 6 months and they were asking something like $5K-$7.5K. There was a thread about it, and it also linked to the same Route 66 page info. I made an offer, which the guy sat on for a few days. He finally got back to me and said it was sold.
Re: Rickenwhitefalcon
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:13 pm
by mcarroll1031
How could anybody not take delivery of such a beautiful guitar is way beyond me.