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YIKES!!! Beheaded!
Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 3:34 pm
by ajish4
Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 3:50 pm
by simer4001
Can this be confirmed?
Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 3:50 pm
by leesh
Is that for real? Looks like the emperor is at it again.
Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 4:06 pm
by clankchris
I expected to see the exact opposite!
Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 4:11 pm
by fran4001
Well I'll be damned! Not what I expected either. Now I'm wondering what the Emperor may do should he win. Graft it on to some other bass or something?
Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 4:19 pm
by bosco64
First, I would clean it up a bit, then it would go in my office. Very different for sure.
Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 4:30 pm
by alanz
How does one "win" "first prize" at a guitar show? Being the shreddingest player? Having the prettiest booth? The bitchin'est **** on sale?
Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 4:36 pm
by ajish4
Well, I did say it was different!
What were you expecting, a headless bass?
Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 5:02 pm
by rickfan60
That is a good question Alan. I was wondering that myself.
Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 5:04 pm
by sloop_john_b
The inscription reads:
"OFF THE WALL" GUITAR CONTEST
TEXAS GUITAR SHOW 87
AWARDED BY
RICKENBACKER INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
Who knows what that means!
Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 5:26 pm
by rick_ovic
If I'm not mistaken, "Off the Wall" refers to a column by Teisco Del Ray in Guitar Player magazine during the 70s and 80s.
His column featured the weirdest, obscure guitars...those with plenty of knobs, switches, mother-of-toiletseat pickguards, pointy headstocks etc.
I imagine the Rickenbacker headstock trophy was awarded to the owner of the weirdest "off the wall" guitar at the guitar show.
Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 6:27 pm
by jwr2
the trc is modern ... not vintage ...
Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 11:28 pm
by rickcrazy
Just like the tuners.
Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 12:04 am
by sowhat
Oh my god. Luckily, it's morning, so perhaps i won't have nightmares...
Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 1:15 am
by ken_j
I would pay no more than the value of the TRC and wavy Grover tuners.