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Topic: Spring time in the Southern hemisphere...... |
Michael Hogan
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Posted 26 Nov 2017 12:25 am |
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A few weeks ago I got around to cleaning the man cave and emptied out the shelves and storage cupboards.
It was a nice day outside so I thought I would line up some Rickenbacher lap steels and matching amps for a pic. I hope you enjoy.
The Gibson end of the CLEANED UP cave:-
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Lee Holliday
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United Kingdom
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Posted 26 Nov 2017 3:21 am
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I do not enjoy that you have stolen the sunshine from the Northern hemisphere!!!
I will be in Oz in March so will bring some English rain for you to enjoy.
Lee |
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Bill Groner
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QUAKERTOWN, PA
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Posted 26 Nov 2017 6:39 am
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Very nice collection! 
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Currently own, 6 Groner-tone lap steels, one 1953 Alamo Lap steel, Roland Cube, Fender Champion 40 |
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Nathan Laudenbach
From:
Montana
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Posted 26 Nov 2017 2:13 pm
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| Can you elaborate a bit on the sunburst Ric on the top left? |
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Michael Hogan
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Posted 27 Nov 2017 3:49 am
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| Nathan Laudenbach wrote: |
| Can you elaborate a bit on the sunburst Ric on the top left? |
Hi Nathan
There has been a lot of conjecture about the wooden Suburst Guitar.
Best story I heard was that it was a war time model because all the usual materials were being put to war production. I have seen the same lap steel before and the same amp but never a matched outfit like mine.
One forum member categorically said it was a fake and that Rickenbaker has never made such a thing. As I said, I have seen others. |
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Jerry Wagner
From:
California, USA
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Posted 27 Nov 2017 4:14 pm
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Hi Michael,
Any idea what kind of wood the sunburst Ric is? Is it all 1 piece, neck & body? Does it stay in tune any better than the frypans & bakelites, and how's the tone compare? |
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Michael Hogan
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Posted 27 Nov 2017 5:56 pm
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| Jerry Wagner wrote: |
Hi Michael,
Any idea what kind of wood the sunburst Ric is? Is it all 1 piece, neck & body? Does it stay in tune any better than the frypans & bakelites, and how's the tone compare? |
Hi Jerry, The output lead was disintegrated the pots stuck then scratchy then the pickup was intermittent. Most of the issues have been addressed and it still sounds terrible. The amp had as many problems and now has very low output. I will find the time to load a file in the near future using the outfit then the lap steel through a quality valve amp. |
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