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     John Minutaglio (Jsm610) Senior Member Username: Jsm610 Post Number: 125 Registered: 04-2004 Posted From: 66.135.163.170 |
The 6-strigns look right to me. If I hadn't noticed that they were mono and that they didn't have the right TRC I wouldn't have thought twice. The 12 strings have the wrong headstock style of course - wonder where he got the tailpiece on that? I assume this one isn't fake:   | ||
| Stan Castles (Buzfluhart) Senior Member Username: Buzfluhart Post Number: 384 Registered: 06-2004 Posted From: 64.216.32.210 |
Think the pic you posted is the real deal, John. The checkered binding and the seam white color seems to fit the bill | ||
| John Williams (Jwilli) Senior Member Username: Jwilli Post Number: 762 Registered: 04-2002 Posted From: 24.88.72.49 |
Yeah, that one is real. Quit rubbing it in! :-) BTW: Prior to Mid '60, they had single jackplates. | ||
| John Minutaglio (Jsm610) Senior Member Username: Jsm610 Post Number: 128 Registered: 04-2004 Posted From: 66.135.163.170 |
"Quit rubbing it in! :-) " That wasn't rubbing it in, I was just posting a photo...  | ||
| Noel Christian Riddell (Longhouse) Senior Member Username: Longhouse Post Number: 242 Registered: 04-2003 Posted From: 68.217.135.109 |
THAT is rubbing it in! John Hall, you're my only hope... bring back the 360F. I promise I'll buy one. 360F in blueburst - mmmmmmm =Noel= | ||
| Noel Christian Riddell (Longhouse) Senior Member Username: Longhouse Post Number: 243 Registered: 04-2003 Posted From: 68.217.135.109 |
It did not go unnoticed that you even have a 360F on your PC monitor. | ||
| Graham Griffiths (8mileshigh) Senior Member Username: 8mileshigh Post Number: 167 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 82.163.189.40 |
That's a very nice wall you have there John! I hope you're not in an earthquake zone! | ||
| Peter McCormack (Admin) Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 3171 Registered: 04-2003 Posted From: 142.166.105.220 |
Nor the page you are looking at John. Fantastic guitar. | ||
| paul wilczynski (Jingle_jangle) Senior Member Username: Jingle_jangle Post Number: 1325 Registered: 12-2004 Posted From: 63.193.9.8 |
I did (as part of my never-ending Rickenbacker education) some online research on the Crockenbackers. Piers Crocker is the creator. From what I can glean, he is a luthier in Oz, who repairs You Am I's instruments. Tim Rogers, who was a confirmed Tele player, was at Piers' studio, saw one of the Crockenbackers hanging on the wall, and asked if it was for sale. Piers sold it to him, and also another. Sorry if this is common knowledge to anyone; but I did think that for those of us who didn't know, it might start a bit of knoweldge-sharing on this topic. Can anybody add to this, please? | ||
| Noel Christian Riddell (Longhouse) Senior Member Username: Longhouse Post Number: 244 Registered: 04-2003 Posted From: 68.217.135.109 |
Piers has only made a few of these instruments (it's not his sole profession). It's hard to pour salt on his tail... He is however a true lover of guitars. |
