Check out this vid (Link) This is a long video,go to 24:00 to see trade show in 1957. At about 27:00 you can see the Rickenbacker booth.Chet Atkins at the Gretsch Booth at around 29:00.
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 8:45 pm
by Joey
Can't believe Fender sold his company to CBS cause he thought he was dying...
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 9:32 pm
by othomas2
Thanks for posting. I've seen snippets before and other footage but nothing of this length.
I'd really love to own that Jazzmaster prototype !! I wonder where these guitars are right now.
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 9:55 pm
by westtexasred
othomas2 wrote:Thanks for posting. I've seen snippets before and other footage but nothing of this length.
I'd really love to own that Jazzmaster prototype !! I wonder where these guitars are right now.
Check out this guitar. It is at my friends store. He bought it about 20 years ago for $250. He thought it was a parts guitar but he sent photos to the Fender Museum and they told him it was guitar they used for testing pickups in the early 50's.
The center section comes out and they had blocks with different pickups I guess. They told him It was used when they started designing the stratocaster.
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 10:33 pm
by paul_
Oh shit, 3-saddle strat trem prototype. Awesome.
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 2:39 am
by DGNR8
Tough luck for your friend. WOAHFUCK
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 2:46 am
by ultratwin
Curious history lesson there!
And while we're on the subject, I never thought of Tele neck pickups as metal Robroez, but I see the potential in a full/twin set.
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 3:44 am
by Mo Law-ka
28:25. WTR, what is the deal with that fancy looking rick? AWESOME
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 3:45 am
by taylornutt
Great video. As a guitar builder, I just loved every second of it.
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 5:09 am
by westtexasred
Mo Rawka wrote:28:25. WTR, what is the deal with that fancy looking rick? AWESOME
Richard Smith said they were experimental models. The one on the left is still in the Rickenbacker Museum.The one on the right has "gone underground"(they don't know where it is).
these two are regular production Combo 400s.
Rory Gallager had a 1957 Combo 400
John Fallon of the Steppes also had a a '56 or '57 Combo 400
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Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 7:44 pm
by pumpkin
For me, the narration on this video made it unwatchable.
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 7:57 pm
by othomas2
pumpkin wrote:For me, the narration on this video made it unwatchable.
Why ? & if that it the case, then hit mute ?
He seemed to know all the more odd ball things like proto jazzmaster / Duo etc, but like when a strat was quite clearly being cut out, he was baffled..
I enjoyed it so nerrrrrr
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 8:53 pm
by westtexasred
I think that is the guy who wrote the book about Rickenbacker guitars,Richard Smith.
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 11:24 pm
by DGNR8
Great video. Took a while to load. I tried to download, but no luck.
