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Topic: Triple neck Ric on Raleigh CL |
Nathan Golub
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Durham, NC
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Bill Creller
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Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 17 Jun 2008 2:29 pm |
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| Likely sounds good, but my back hurts when I look at the picture. |
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 18 Jun 2008 10:50 am
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He put it on e-bay and I bought it.
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 18 Jun 2008 11:33 am
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Very succinct Erv! How about some comments on the guitar?
Last edited by John Billings on 18 Jun 2008 12:19 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 18 Jun 2008 11:49 am
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John,
I'll have to wait until I get the instrument.
It doesn't come with a case so I have already contacted Kevin Hatton about a tweed case for it. He has built me a few cases already for some Stringmasters.
I don't have many Rickenbacker guitars. A couple of bakelites and a D-8 console model so far.
I hope the instrument looks as good in person as it does in the photos.
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Jon Nygren
From:
Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 18 Jun 2008 12:11 pm
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Hey Erv-
Looks to be a good score. Seems to be in great shape, too bad the case is missing.
How do you like your d8 console, and how would you compare the sound to an equivalent Fender?
I have my first Rick on the way, looks to be an early blonde s-100- pretty excited to try something with a 50's horseshoe PU in it. |
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 18 Jun 2008 12:28 pm
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Jon,
My D-8 Rick is a nice instrument but the horshoe pickups are "faux" and not the real thing. It was built when Rick's quality wasn't as good as in the prior years. They were starting to cut corners.
The triple neck I just picked up has the real horshoe pickups on it and should be a finer instrument. I think the pickups alone should be worth what I paid for it.
As far as comparing it to a Fender, I'm sure it will have a mellower sound to it. Fenders were always brighter and more treble sounding than their contemporaries. |
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Jon Nygren
From:
Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 18 Jun 2008 12:53 pm
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Thanks Erv. As far as you know, when did they start to cut corners? The sixties?
I had a Fender dual 8 pro that I do miss...but I am looking for something a bit less 'biting', for lack of a better word. Im hoping a good 50's rick may do the trick. If this s100 fits the bill, I may look for a dual 6 or 8 next year.
Keep us updated when it arrives, real interested in how you think it sounds. |
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 18 Jun 2008 12:58 pm
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Jon,
A Gibson Console Grande also had a mellower sound.
nothing like a Fender.
My double neck Rick looks like this one in the lower left hand corner (1968 Rickenbacker catalog):
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 18 Jun 2008 1:34 pm
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| Erv! I had one of those Transonic 100 amps! I sold it to George Bradfute, who was playin' with Web Wilder at the time. Really a very good-sounding transistor amp. Had everything built into it. Reverb, trem, fuzz, etc., It even had vu meters for each channel. And about ten little pilot lights! It's shape made it very awkward to carry. But it made a visual statement on stage. |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 18 Jun 2008 1:38 pm
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Looks like quite an amp!  |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 18 Jun 2008 1:45 pm
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| I wish I had tried playin' my steel through it. Oh well,,,,,, |
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