6-String Violin Rick Bass?

ealdrett · Post by **ealdrett** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 4:37 pm

I stumbled across this on a website. Seems to be taken from Richard R. Smith's "The History of Rickenbacker Guitars", p. 207.

"The British invasion groups helped to start this trend with their interest in hollow body models; before the 4005 was available, the company received many requests for hollow body basses from England. The company even took an order for a violin shaped six string bass with a natural finish in 1965, but there is no evidence the factory made it"

So it may be speculation but I'm curious if it does exist. Would be an interesting find.

jwilli · Post by **jwilli** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 5:25 pm

One thing is sure about Rickenbacker in the 50s & 60s....any thing was possible! In the last couple of years, we've discovered a '64 360/12 with a prototype headstock and a tenor Rickenbacker. There are more models out there that we don't know about.

alanz · Post by **alanz** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 6:17 pm

"The company even took an order for a violin shaped six string bass with a natural finish in 1965, but there is no evidence the factory made it"

It's still on backorder.

shinynewtoy · Post by **shinynewtoy** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 6:20 pm

HAHAHAHA!!!

simer4001 · Post by **simer4001** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 6:25 pm

Nice Alex. lol

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 7:37 pm

a 6 string rickenbacker bass with a hollow body ... http://www.3dentourage.com/425/4005.htm

bobcat · Post by **bobcat** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 8:51 pm

"It's still on backorder."

Ouch.

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 9:06 pm

That was f'ing funny...Sad but true.

Hopefully the backorder is overcome soon though so I can get my Jazzbo!

ilan · Post by **ilan** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 10:06 pm

banta · Post by **banta** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 5:21 pm

It's funny until it happens to you.

alanz · Post by **alanz** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 5:40 pm

That's why it's funny to me.

fran4001 · Post by **fran4001** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 11:50 am

Alan, just blew my coffee through my sinuses. Hysterical. Except for those waiting. Thanks for the best on-line laugh I've had in ages.

thumper · Post by **thumper** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 7:06 am

i have the backorder blues. a 4003jg sence the last of december, the order wasn't placed till last of november. when will the hurting stop!

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 7:30 am

I'm on Month 14, Lonnie. I feel your pain.

incubus2432 · Post by **incubus2432** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 7:45 am

"It's funny until it happens to you."

It did happen to me and it is still funny!

4.5 years I spent waiting for my LK so 14 months is a minor inconvenience.

Just kiddin'....hope you get it soon Steve!