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I'm thinking of bidding on this item, but I've never played or heard one.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... K:MEWAX:IT

Any comments or reviews?
How much did it sell for when new?

As a former owner of an Aiello #11 they are incomparable. Very rich, great sustain. I don't think I'd pay a.10 more than the asking price.

Made a few years ago by esteemed forum member Rick Aiello. He did it all I think--making the bodies, etc.

Not many made. And I don't know if he has totally quit making more.

He has or had a website telling all about them, with lots of pics of them and the original Rickenbachers.

Use his name on the forum as a search term and you get lots of hits.

Mitch Drumm wrote:
He has or had a website telling all about them, with lots of pics of them and the original Rickenbachers.

http://www.horseshoemagnets.com/_sgg/m2m1_1.htm

It seemed to me that Rick was attempting to produce maximum sustain casting guitars with a solid square neck. They are incredibly labor intesive. Casting aluminum, and in one case bronze, in his back yard he must have been channeling Zeus, of Thor. And then there was all the experimental work with magnetism for a succesion of custom steel guitar pickups. $1800 might seem like a lot of money until you consider the details and the hourly rate. Those guitars will be collectors items soon. I'm lucky enough to own an 8 string "Pot-belly" pickup by Rick, and I can't even imagine parting with it.

I've got one that I was lucky enough to buy from a forum member a couple of years back...there weren't many made and most people won't part with them. They have sustain like there's no tomorrow.

I will say that they are very heavy houwever, so you need to understand that...this is a solid metal body.

I can't speak to price other than to say that's in the ballpark and since no more are being made, it should hold it value.

Rick Aiello's pickups are awesome

Hope this helps...

Thanks everybody.
That's pretty much what I thought.
It sold in less than one day.
I wasn't quick enough.

Sometimes a quest for information can lead to loss. There are
gr-inches who will snipe you right out of your
treasure, even on the forum.

I'm sorry Richard, I decided not to sell it anymore. I needed to make some money and did so buy selling some other guitars I had. I never really wanted to sell it but it is one of the only instruments I have that have value to it. But Rick sold it to me, this was one of his personals so its sort of sentimental to me because I was with Rick from the beginning when he started making these! I was stupid for even thinking about selling it and I apologize for leading you on. Peace~Andre'

No problem, Andre.
If something seems to be too good to be true..................

I played her little sister at Joliet this year ...

Welcome back, Rick.
I haven't seen anything from you for a long time.
Let me know if you make any more pans.

Oh, I've seen something recent from Rick: a beautiful baby boy!

Wow. I cant believe I missed that auction. I must've been asleep at the wheel.

I guess you can never say never , but it's highly unlikely that I would be persuaded to sell MY Dustpan . To each his own . For me , it was a such a long time in planning and execution and in the end I was so very happy to have something that works and continues to deliver .... let's just say that I'm going to have to leave it up to my heirs. I could sell a lot of my possessions right now that I could live without or be inconvenienced by them not being with me, but when you're talking about an essential instrument that contributes to your livelihood, that you depend on to create your particular signature sound with , man , you better think long and hard about it. Rick's guitars are not mass produced . Each is one of a kind that doesn't come along that often . With the addition of another child, we're probably not going to see Rick step up production of these anytime soon. Merry Christmas everyone . Doc

Yeah so what is your point??? Lol

I wouldn't trade mine for love or money......well, maybe for some luvin'...

Howard I wasn't thinking straight
But I think showing off your dustpan will only bring sorrow and to others

Anyhoo...what number you got??

Hey Howard, I'm pretty open minded...what kind of "luvin" you got in mind???

That's it . Moving this thread over to EHarmony.com .

you guys are cracking me up....


I have 006......

R, HowardR. License to steel.....

I have #3 - I will never sell it. It's a fantastic sounding guitar.

Chris

I let my black mamba sleep on my bed last night