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Title: Interesting Rossmeisl-designed Fender lucite prototype
Post by: Dave W on June 28, 2012, 03:50:58 PM

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1972-FENDER-VINTAGE-LUCITE-PROTOTYPE-ELECTRIC-TELECASTER-STRAT-JAGUAR-GUITAR-/170863843969

Most of the time when someone claims they have a prototype, it's not. This one sure looks real to me, there's even a pic of Carl Wilson playing it.

The shape is certainly in the Fender tradition, yet it's different.

Title: Re: Interesting Rossmeisl-designed Fender lucite prototype
Post by: Chris P. on June 28, 2012, 04:40:41 PM

I also believe this one. Bridge looks genuine and rare

Title: Re: Interesting Rossmeisl-designed Fender lucite prototype
Post by: chromium on June 28, 2012, 10:52:32 PM

Early experiments in black hardware...  :P

That is a strange egg!  Not a big fan of the lucite, but I do like the design.  Was that headstock only used on the Starcaster?  This one would have pre-dated those...

Title: Re: Interesting Rossmeisl-designed Fender lucite prototype
Post by: Basvarken on June 29, 2012, 02:35:51 AM

That headstock looks like a Smurfs hat...

 :puke:

Title: Re: Interesting Rossmeisl-designed Fender lucite prototype
Post by: Chris P. on June 29, 2012, 04:05:11 AM

Not Fender's best headstock design indeed... But I got used to them, cos I really like the looks of the Starcaster.

Title: Re: Interesting Rossmeisl-designed Fender lucite prototype
Post by: Highlander on June 29, 2012, 04:44:51 AM

I was once told of an EBO (style?) neck married to a pentagonal shaped with prismatic (effect) edges but the "owner" never showed up with the beast, nor with even an image of it - he commented that the light "sprayed off it" in all sorts of directions and that it "weighed a ton..."

I often hankered after a Dan Armstrong (even though I'm not a shorty fan) but it never happened and I guess it never will...

Title: Re: Interesting Rossmeisl-designed Fender lucite prototype
Post by: nofi on June 29, 2012, 07:09:27 AM

it needs a lucite headstock. i think it would work although i have never seen one.

Title: Re: Interesting Rossmeisl-designed Fender lucite prototype
Post by: Nocturnal on June 29, 2012, 09:37:10 AM

BC Rich had some lucite headstocks for a while.

http://www.normansrareguitars.com/product.php?productid=2245&cat=13&page=1

Title: Re: Interesting Rossmeisl-designed Fender lucite prototype
Post by: Highlander on June 29, 2012, 03:11:05 PM

 :o

Title: Re: Interesting Rossmeisl-designed Fender lucite prototype
Post by: clankenstein on June 29, 2012, 07:18:14 PM

thats kind of neat,it reminds me of pounamu (jade)

Title: Re: Interesting Rossmeisl-designed Fender lucite prototype
Post by: Dave W on June 29, 2012, 09:34:12 PM

Sold for $28,700!

Title: Re: Interesting Rossmeisl-designed Fender lucite prototype
Post by: nofi on June 30, 2012, 07:20:56 AM

lucite, the incredible tone polymer. :)