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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Aaron Jennings
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Montana, USA
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Posted 26 Feb 2015 3:43 pm |
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This is honestly very cool. I've been wondering why there are not more (spanish) guitars with string-through pickups.
I enjoy the tone quite a bit.
I'd be interested in hearing a completely dry tone.
Thanks Doug! |
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James Hartman
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Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 26 Feb 2015 5:43 pm
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| Too cool. I've always wondered what one of those 'electro spanish' Rics sounded like. Thanks for sharing the demo. |
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Jean-Sebastien Gauthier
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Quebec, Canada
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Posted 26 Feb 2015 5:47 pm
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| Very cool guitar! Did the metal frets have been added? |
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 26 Feb 2015 6:22 pm
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Way too cool, Doug! I'd be surprised if the metal frets were factory installed.
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Jean-Sebastien Gauthier
From:
Quebec, Canada
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Posted 26 Feb 2015 7:06 pm
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| It would be the best blues bottle neck guitar possible! |
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Ray Montee
From:
Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 26 Feb 2015 7:50 pm Wow!.............
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That is one lead guitar...... What a sound, such clarity!
Only an early day BIGSBY standard guitar could even come close to that and and do believe, that the Ric has that beat a dozen ways.
Thanks for sharing. |
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Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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Ray Montee
From:
Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 26 Feb 2015 8:11 pm About that Ric Guitar..............
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NEGATORY!
It was a standard guitar since birth. |
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Jim Cohen
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Philadelphia, PA
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Posted 26 Feb 2015 8:37 pm
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Here's a video - John Jorgenson playing and discussing his 1935 Rick Electro Spanish ----> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hafGI5B6aC4
These were made from 1935 to 1939. The 1935 had a vibrato arm (whammy bar). John's guitar looks to be restored with the metal parts shining brightly. I think he's playing an open tuning, which is smart because bar chords on the upper frets are usually out of tune. There was no way to intonate the neck, no truss rod or other adjustments on these. Some of the upper voicings are a little out of tune, but the guitar is what it is... historical, and the coolness factor is off the charts! I'm looking forward to playing it as a lap steel, but for now it's going in the closet because I have too many other things to do...
I've been reading about the hot pickup in these guitars (and lap steels) for years, but this is the first one I've ever played. The output is hotter and louder than any of my other steel guitars or regular guitars. It really screams. Makes me wonder why guitar companies don't, won't, or can't make a pickup to these specs today? or maybe some do?
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Stephen Abruzzo
From:
Philly, PA
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Posted 26 Feb 2015 8:46 pm
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What a great sound on that Ric. Very nice song selection for your opening number.
Imagine if Ry Cooder had gotten a hold of a Ric with a horseshoe pick-up and how his Coodercaster would have looked. |
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Matthew Dawson
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Portland Oregon, USA
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Posted 26 Feb 2015 8:49 pm
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| When I saw the long neck on this it reminded me of a picture of Dick McIntire I have seen where he is playing what looks like a long-scale Ric bakelite guitar. I wonder if he did the same thing and put a nut raiser on an electro-spanish model. |
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Tom Pettingill
From:
California, USA (deceased)
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Len Amaral
From:
Rehoboth,MA 02769
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Posted 26 Feb 2015 11:54 pm
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Doug:
Great vibe on the Ric Spanish guitar and it's a closet classic for sure. These pickups have round punchy growl and the bakelite body adds to color of the overall sound. Very nice.... |
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Peter Funk
From:
Germany
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Samuel Bilyeu
From:
Alabama, USA
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Posted 27 Feb 2015 6:36 am
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"Imagine if Ry Cooder had gotten a hold of a Ric with a horseshoe pick-up"
He has....
http://youtu.be/xabbXSog2Cs |
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Roy Thomson
From:
Wolfville, Nova Scotia,Canada
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Posted 27 Feb 2015 6:44 am
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Impressive find!! Your demo sounds real good Doug.
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Lee Holliday
From:
United Kingdom
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Posted 28 Feb 2015 12:30 am
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I have the English variant of one of these, they were re badged as a premier vox as the anti German feeling was gathering speed in the mid to late 30,s. Aside from that it,s the same with the 1 1/2 pickup, the neck is currently broken at the heel (weak spot) I have been thinking of fixing it for several years but it,s still on the back burner.
I may well go the repro neck route and get a wooden neck fashioned with a wider nut and real frets.
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Lee |
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Steven Meyrich
From:
Colorado, USA
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Posted 28 Feb 2015 7:40 am
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| Where did you find the guitar? They same to be pretty scarce. Very cool indeed. |
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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