| Author | Message | ||
     Neil MacLellan (Mac) Member Username: Mac Post Number: 41 Registered: 02-2005 Posted From: 66.188.45.216 |
http://www.axinhand.com/RickProto1968.htm | ||
| paul wilczynski (Jingle_jangle) Senior Member Username: Jingle_jangle Post Number: 1763 Registered: 12-2004 Posted From: 24.23.164.148 |
Gosh, it sure is a pretty shape, spoiled by an ugly switch assembly and ill-proportioned guard. Looks like Rick's answer to Freddy Tavares' Fender Marauder. But I'm sure somebody here can tell us for sure. | ||
| Gary Clauson (Doctorwho) Senior Member Username: Doctorwho Post Number: 1390 Registered: 06-2002 Posted From: 66.229.61.99 |
That one has been the subject of other threads which I can't reference off the top of my head. I do remember that the dealer wants some astronomical amount for it ... | ||
| Kevin Kuney (Krick) Senior Member Username: Krick Post Number: 121 Registered: 05-2002 Posted From: 64.12.116.7 |
If I recall correctly, it was a prototype and there are four pickups hidden under the guard. | ||
| John Simmons (Leftybass) Senior Member Username: Leftybass Post Number: 950 Registered: 04-2002 Posted From: 69.161.23.82 |
I'm had thought the guitar had sold back last fall, it may be just a rumor.... And yes, that's exactly what it is, an experimental/prototype. | ||
| Neil MacLellan (Mac) Member Username: Mac Post Number: 42 Registered: 02-2005 Posted From: 66.188.45.216 |
How cool would that be if they had a current protoype....you could have sersious bragging rights. "No you can't buy this man, its experimental!" | ||
| John Hall (Johnhall) Senior Member Username: Johnhall Post Number: 938 Registered: 01-2003 Posted From: 64.105.135.123 |
This was the Quilla "Porky" Freeman prototype, just a test fixture for the hidden pickup concept. The pickups, pickguard, and switches were not done in the factory, as you can tell. | ||
| paul wilczynski (Jingle_jangle) Senior Member Username: Jingle_jangle Post Number: 1769 Registered: 12-2004 Posted From: 63.193.9.8 |
The switches were done in Bulgaria. Seriously, this is an intriguing bit of history and I'd love to know more about it. |
