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Topic: Rickerbacker console |
Eric Jaeger
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Oakland, California, USA
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Posted 14 Sep 2007 6:42 am |
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I've found a used Rickenbacker 8-string that appears to be a fifties model that I've never seen before. Three legs, three knobs and one switch, horseshoe pickup, natural finish. Does anyone have any information/experience with these? Should I grab it?
Thanks,
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 14 Sep 2007 8:25 am
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Depending on the price, I'd say yes. It sounds like a CW-8 based on the description. These are very nice guitars.
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Wayne Cox
From:
Chatham, Louisiana, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 16 Sep 2007 6:14 pm
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On the cover of "The Man of Steel" album by Jerry Byrd, Jerry proudly poses with a CW-8.
~~W.C.~~ |
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Al Terhune
From:
Newcastle, WA
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Posted 16 Sep 2007 9:00 pm
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One recently went on ebay for over $700, I believe, which was a BARGAIN.
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David Wren
From:
Placerville, California, USA
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Posted 17 Sep 2007 11:45 am
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I have one.... I absolutely love it. Mine says "Jerry Byrd Deluxe" on it (eight string), and it is has speaker "grill cloth" on it's face, I believe to match the Rick amps sold at the time.
Let us know if you pick it up.
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John Kuntz
From:
Florida, USA
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Posted 18 Sep 2007 3:51 pm Rickenbacher Console
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| I recently bought the Jerry Byrd model with one 8 string neck, 3 legs, 1 vol control, 1 bass control,1 treble control on ebay for 700. This is the only rick 8 string guitar out of 3 or 4 different models I own with 8 pole pieces. On all the rest the lowest bass string is outside the pickup coil and the tone of the lowest string suffers for it. |
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Scott Appleton
From:
Ashland, Oregon
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Posted 18 Sep 2007 3:54 pm yes yes
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I just purchased a CW 8 on ebay It is missing the nameplate but it is the 3 leg model .. anyone willing to send me theirs so i can make a mould and cast a copy
these name plates are impossible to find.
Scott |
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