Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

Whilst thumbing through my newly-arrived copy of the Rittor Book today, I noticed an advertisement within the book for a video tape featuring Rickenbackers.

The advertisement lists it as "The American Guitars Video Series - Volume 1 - Rickenbacker"

The rest of the text is in Japanese of course, and the video tape cover depicts a 12-string headstock.

First question: Does anyone have a copy of this, and if so, what's it like?

Second-bleeding-obvious question: Does anyone want to sell me one, or know where I can find one?

I may have a copy of that. Its narrated in Japanese and had a bit of McGuinn too. I'll have to go find it, find a VHS player and report back to you on this.

I found the tape but I haven't found a VHS player yet. I did find my old laser disc player.

Was that next to your tricorda and phaser???

John, I eagerly await your next instalment .

Ok, I found a VCR. This had to have been made in the early '90s. John Hall gives a bit mon the history of Rickenbacker and even strums the original Frying Pan. There is a tour of the factory. Before CNC machines. I saw a few Lennon & Squire Ltd. Eds. Roger mcGuinn plays a 340/12 Lightshow aand his Ltd Ed. and does an interview. The video is better than I remember! Unfortunately, the video is very short, maybe 25 minutes? The rest of the video tells about the other 11 volumes of American guitars.

Can you get all of us copies?

Jeff, what was that about copyright? :^0

He he he!

Just waiting for you!

I have a DVD recorder that I can pipe my VCR and anything else into it, record it on the hard drive then burn it to a DVD. Isn't life grand?

But I don't have the RIC videotape..

I was thinking about buying one of those but bought a VHS machine ($60) instead. I'll figure a way to connect it to my Powerbook and make dvds. Then I will rule the world! Or maybe not. ;-0

The only problem I had making a dvd on a PC was that the audio didn't match for me. It would turn out like an old Japanese Godzila movie.