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Dave W

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Private Tour of the Rickenbacker Factory
« on: May 20, 2019, 10:30:00 PM »
Saw this shared to a friend's timeline on FB. You should be able to see the photos even if you're not on FB.

Rickenbacker photo tour
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Re: Private Tour of the Rickenbacker Factory
« Reply #1 on: May 21, 2019, 03:17:51 AM »
This one is interesting. F holes, fishtail headstock, weird double dot inlays, all hardware removed, no holes in the body for pots.

This one too - Dumpster Bass 4th from left; 2nd from right a Tele-shaped bass, Fender headstock with 3+1 Musicman-ish tuners, tailpiece without the mute section. Weird and beautiful.
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Re: Private Tour of the Rickenbacker Factory
« Reply #2 on: May 21, 2019, 03:31:31 AM »
Wow, I've never seen any pics of those museum pieces before.
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Re: Private Tour of the Rickenbacker Factory
« Reply #3 on: May 21, 2019, 08:46:36 AM »
The 3 + 1 headstock (actually the whole bass) was presented to FC Hall by Forrest White - formerly of Fender, later with MusicMan. Apparently his response was something like "That will NEVER be on a Rickenbacker!"  ;D
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Re: Private Tour of the Rickenbacker Factory
« Reply #4 on: May 21, 2019, 08:54:10 AM »
Quote from: gearHed289 on May 21, 2019, 08:46:36 AM
The 3 + 1 headstock (actually the whole bass) was presented to FC Hall by Forrest White - formerly of Fender, later with MusicMan. Apparently his response was something like "That will NEVER be on a Rickenbacker!"  ;D

Very interesting. So what's the story with this 660 bass with P pickup (5th from left)?
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Re: Private Tour of the Rickenbacker Factory
« Reply #5 on: May 21, 2019, 12:26:23 PM »
Cool to see a "defrocked" 4003AC there. too.
« Last Edit: May 21, 2019, 07:06:49 PM by Jeff Scott »
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Re: Private Tour of the Rickenbacker Factory
« Reply #6 on: May 21, 2019, 12:31:52 PM »
This is a great post.
I wonder how many of these were protos.
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Re: Private Tour of the Rickenbacker Factory
« Reply #7 on: May 21, 2019, 07:07:19 PM »
There are quite a few prototypes and experiments in the museum.
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Re: Private Tour of the Rickenbacker Factory
« Reply #8 on: May 21, 2019, 10:06:17 PM »
I remember the Forrest White story being discussed years ago at the RRF.
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Re: Private Tour of the Rickenbacker Factory
« Reply #9 on: May 22, 2019, 07:41:41 AM »
There was a factory tour story in Bass Player magazine maybe 10 years ago where some of these were discussed. I'll try to find it. I remember the 660 in a photo, but I don't remember it being mentioned. That would be a great body style for a short scale!

Jeff, what's a 4003AC?
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Re: Private Tour of the Rickenbacker Factory
« Reply #10 on: May 22, 2019, 10:48:53 AM »
Quote from: gearHed289 on May 22, 2019, 07:41:41 AM
what's a 4003AC?

This hideous bass

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Re: Private Tour of the Rickenbacker Factory
« Reply #11 on: May 22, 2019, 11:35:38 AM »
He's also an effective posterboy to warn against smoking too much of the devil's lettuce. A grown man like that should know better.
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Re: Private Tour of the Rickenbacker Factory
« Reply #12 on: May 22, 2019, 02:57:05 PM »
Quote from: ilan on May 22, 2019, 10:48:53 AM
This hideous bass



I just knew this would become a meme  8)
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Re: Private Tour of the Rickenbacker Factory
« Reply #13 on: May 23, 2019, 07:39:59 AM »
Quote from: ilan on May 22, 2019, 10:48:53 AM
This hideous bass

Oh yeah, THAT disaster. Sweet Rush shirt bro, but your bass is ugly as f#&k.  :mrgreen:
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Re: Private Tour of the Rickenbacker Factory
« Reply #14 on: May 23, 2019, 09:21:06 PM »
I had no idea who AC is. Searched and listened. Now I'm sorry I did.
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