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Topic: Dating a Rickenbacker B6 (not romantic..just curious) |
Asa Brosius
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Posted 8 Dec 2008 3:49 pm |
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I've been scouring the net for info. on a Rickenbacker B6 with a 'spear-shaped' logo on the headstock. (sorry-no pics). One source suggests the headstock puts it in the fifties. Could someone verify this? This model is a potential purchase, so I'd love to hear opinions on it's sound and construction.
Thanks,
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George Manno
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chicago
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Posted 9 Dec 2008 3:45 am
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From your description, it sounds like a late-40s or early '50s B6
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Steven Cearley
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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Posted 9 Dec 2008 5:29 am
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When I removed the plates on mine there were newspapers stuffed inside. The date on these were October of 1950. Not a sure bet when the guitar was produced but a fun way to get a ball park idea.  |
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Bill Creller
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Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 9 Dec 2008 7:59 am
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I had one of those. I was told at the time that it was a 1950 model. All the others I've had were "T" logo, late 40s types. It's a bakelite!! you can't go wrong!  |
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Asa Brosius
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Posted 9 Dec 2008 12:11 pm
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Thanks for the info.-I'm going for it!
Asa |
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