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6-String Violin Rick Bass?
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 4:37 pm
by ealdrett
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.
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 5:25 pm
by jwilli
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.
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 6:17 pm
by alanz
"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.
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 6:20 pm
by shinynewtoy
HAHAHAHA!!!
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 6:25 pm
by simer4001
Nice Alex. lol
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 7:37 pm
by jwr2
a 6 string rickenbacker bass with a hollow body ...
http://www.3dentourage.com/425/4005.htm
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 8:51 pm
by bobcat
"It's still on backorder."
Ouch.
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 9:06 pm
by sloop_john_b
That was f'ing funny...Sad but true.
Hopefully the backorder is overcome soon though so I can get my Jazzbo!
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 10:06 pm
by ilan
ROFL
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 5:21 pm
by banta
It's funny until it happens to you.
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 5:40 pm
by alanz
That's why it's funny to me.
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 11:50 am
by fran4001
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.
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 7:06 am
by thumper
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!
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 7:30 am
by atomic_punk
I'm on Month 14, Lonnie. I feel your pain.
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 7:45 am
by incubus2432
"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!