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Fender home movie 1957
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 3:20 pm
by octagon
Check out this vid
(Link) This is a long video,go to 24:00 to see trade show in 1957. at about 27:00 you can see the Rickenbacker booth.Chet Atkins at the Gretsch Booth at around 29:00.
Re: Fender home movie 1957
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 1:12 am
by octagon
Some nice Rickenbackers in that film. Richard Smith said they were experimental models.
these two Combo 400s ?
Re: Fender home movie 1957
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 11:36 am
by jingle_jangle
Those look like standard JG C400s from here. The one- off archtop is still in the RIC "collection", and I believe the strange semi-cutaway electric was a one- off, too, though it seems to have gone underground.
I've always been intrigued by that M-series amp with the 8" speakers. A neat idea!
Re: Fender home movie 1957
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 9:13 pm
by Ivan3000
Thats pretty cool!
Re: Fender home movie 1957
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 4:00 pm
by octagon
Re: Fender home movie 1957
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2011 8:58 am
by elisha wiesner
I watched this the other day. Amazing footage. Both of the factory and then the trade show. It made me want to make some home movies.