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Courtney is an easy target to blame though (not that she's innocent), but the folks at Fender in that era had as much or more to do with taking credit away from Mercury Guitars and giving it to Courtney and themselves. It's a fascinating story, and I'd love to get my hands on an original Mercury (they are quite rare).jdogric12 wrote:I absolutely love Venuses, especially the black XII I still have. You're right about the design. I've read a little bit on that story and it's a shame how she stole credit for that.collin wrote:The other guitar that is said to be Rickenbacker-influenced is the Fender Squier Venus model (which was actually designed by a company called Mercury guitars, with zero involvement from Ms. Courtney Love). The Mercury had a few nods to Rickenbacker, sort of. But I don't see much of it in the Squier.
Story here: https://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/vi ... uier+venus
That's a good point, Fender are the ones most incentivized to attach a celebrity name to sell guitars. I hadn't thought of it that way.collin wrote:Courtney is an easy target to blame though (not that she's innocent), but the folks at Fender in that era had as much or more to do with taking credit away from Mercury Guitars and giving it to Courtney and themselves. It's a fascinating story, and I'd love to get my hands on an original Mercury (they are quite rare).jdogric12 wrote:I absolutely love Venuses, especially the black XII I still have. You're right about the design. I've read a little bit on that story and it's a shame how she stole credit for that.collin wrote:The other guitar that is said to be Rickenbacker-influenced is the Fender Squier Venus model (which was actually designed by a company called Mercury guitars, with zero involvement from Ms. Courtney Love). The Mercury had a few nods to Rickenbacker, sort of. But I don't see much of it in the Squier.
Story here: https://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/vi ... uier+venus
I'm with you on the JagStang. It just looks dumb.scott_s wrote:Interesting about the Squier Venus. I remember when that came out, and a few alternative bands featured in the ads, but the design wasn't my cup of tea. (Neither was the Jag-Stang.)
Yes, that's it!jdogric12 wrote:scott_s wrote:I believe you are thinking of the Kula Shaker Venus XII ad. I have one framed!
That's a "combo" of a couple guitars I could name.drumbob wrote:I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the Rivolta guitars, designed by Dennis Fano.
Certainly the upper horn is Combo-esque, but the rest of the guitar is basically Les Paul Jr.drumbob wrote:I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the Rivolta guitars, designed by Dennis Fano.
Jackson now has another Rickenbacker-inspired instrument, the Concert Bass CBXNT DX. Wasn't sure if it belonged in this thread or in the copycat forum. Though it's otherwise a standard PJ active tone metal bass, the pickups are further from the bridge than most PJ configurations are. If only they had gone all the way and took off a couple frets so a modder could install a pickup at that 24th fret node, those extra frets are a bit deep into the body.
Yeah, agreed that they're similar in a way. And also agreed that Ovation's implementation of a mute is better.espidog wrote: ↑Thu May 13, 2021 8:49 am I love my Ovation Magnum 1 bass. Although I don't think that Ovation were consciously aping Rickenbacker in any way, the shape and sheer heft of the bridge/tailpiece on this bass occupies a similar stylistic territory IMHO. I've long thought "If only the Rick tailpiece had the Ovation's instant mute lever..."
Not a huge fan of the body shape or it being a PJ. I think it should have been JJ or even J neck, reverse P bridge pickup.DesolationBlvd wrote: ↑Fri Jan 07, 2022 9:53 amJackson now has another Rickenbacker-inspired instrument, the Concert Bass CBXNT DX. Wasn't sure if it belonged in this thread or in the copycat forum. Though it's otherwise a standard PJ active tone metal bass, the pickups are further from the bridge than most PJ configurations are. If only they had gone all the way and took off a couple frets so a modder could install a pickup at that 24th fret node, those extra frets are a bit deep into the body.