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What do you make of this?
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2005 3:22 pm
by ken_swearingen
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2005 3:30 pm
by wints
Ken, this was common in the 50's and early 60's I believe for guitars. Bodies were made from more than the usual 3 or 4 pieces of wood. There are a couple of crazy examples out there apparently.
My green RM is a four piece, (if original..) which is the only example I've seen on a bass though.
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2005 3:37 pm
by ken_swearingen
Ive also have seen this a number of times on older Ric guitars and a handful of basses,maybe overtime it becomes more noticeable as the instrument gets older ,wood and clearcoat changing color.
Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2005 4:50 am
by leftybass
Combo 850s were among many Rickenbackers that were made of this 'butcher block' style construction back then; many of the Capri semi-hollow prototypes and early production models have multi-piece tops as well.
