The Rickenbacker "Multi-Pick"..........???????

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Thu Feb 20, 2003 12:07 pm

This is pretty wild.....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2510120441&category=621

Anyone ever had the experience of using one of these??

John Hall, how popular were these?? Did you ever try one out yourself?

admin · Post by **admin** » Thu Feb 20, 2003 12:44 pm

Good one Lefty. I am going to guess that they didn't catch on.

lawnjockie · Post by **lawnjockie** » Thu Feb 20, 2003 12:53 pm

The 1966 version of the eBow maybe?

corey · Post by **corey** » Thu Feb 20, 2003 2:05 pm

These remind me of the attachments that come with my barber clippers.

360dave · Post by **360dave** » Thu Feb 20, 2003 2:31 pm

Corey....ya know, that's exactly what I was thinking and as a test I used my beard trimmer comb and used it on a Fender (I didnt trust myself with the RIC)
The downstroke sounded pretty good but the upstroke ripped the damn strings right off that plank. A few small hunks of cheap plastic came with the strings.....I think they might be part of the pick guard...not sure.
Dang, now I'll have to drive over to Fender and see if they will reinstall the nut under warrantee, the only problem is I'll have to tell them I was using a Rickenbacker pick and the screws in the bridge let go....they would never believe that I was stupid enough to use a beard trimmer.....Oh well such is life in the fast lane when you love R&R.

jwilli · Post by **jwilli** » Thu Feb 20, 2003 4:11 pm

Does anyone have one? I could use a new tomato slicer at the restaurant. Haw haw haw!

johnhall · Post by **johnhall** » Thu Feb 20, 2003 4:55 pm

These were utterly and totally useless. Bless my dad's soul, had he played a guitar, he would have realized this and prevented many tragic injuries.

I don't remember actually shipping any of these but do remember a stock cabinet full of them.

rob · Post by **rob** » Thu Feb 20, 2003 5:04 pm

Anyone have one for sale? I might be interested in one, as a collectible paperweight, anyway. Really. I'm serious!!!

paul_yan · Post by **paul_yan** » Thu Feb 20, 2003 5:25 pm

Me too, they look nice, like post-modernist articrafts.
Good enough for display and occasional bass sound effects.

360dave · Post by **360dave** » Thu Feb 20, 2003 5:43 pm

Just screw one onto an old clapped out Tele neck and you got the best of both worlds....and a backscratcher too.
If that won't work, mount that MP 4-6 on a 500 rpm motor with some Nicads and strap it to the back of your hand like a vibrator....actually, I already have the vibrator, it took the place of the Vibrola.

corey · Post by **corey** » Thu Feb 20, 2003 5:52 pm

David,

I definitely would have tried what you did if I still had my old Kramer from the mid 90's.

sir_andrew_of_left_coast · Thu Feb 20, 2003 6:09 pm

Whaddya talking about??! I've been using the MP-6 since day one! Boy, you guys have been missing out!

...and I've got Bakelite trees too!

360dave · Post by **360dave** » Thu Feb 20, 2003 7:12 pm

Andrew...I get it now, your real name is Carlos Santana....I always wondered how the heck you were able to pick that thing so fast!
Great sound, Dude!

rick12dr · Post by **rick12dr** » Thu Feb 20, 2003 9:26 pm

Imagine a multipick used with a 366-12 "convertible"....Then add slanted frets!!!
and a Kaufmann vibrola...

admin · Post by **admin** » Fri Feb 21, 2003 4:59 am

John Hall: On the flip side of things your father, F.C. Hall, had many good ideas. I am still amazed by the number of innovations RIC introduced. The configuration of the keywinds on the Rickenbacker 12 headstock is but one example. He was way ahead of the curve. Developing a relationship with the Beatles was none to shabby an idea either!