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Did Rickenbacker ever make a bass with a Fender-esque competition stripe (and what would they call it? "Competition-Glo"?), or is it a self-applied graphic, OR is the bass actually a Japanese knock-off?
Furthermore, do I win any points for Most Irrelevant Guitarz Blog Post?
G L Wilson
© 2012, Guitarz - The Original Guitar Blog - now in its 10th year!
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What's going on here: Rickenbacker 4001 bass with competition stripe?
guitarz.blogspot.com:
You'll have to forgive me for exhibiting trainspotter-like tendencies and being a bit of a guitar nerd, but what's the deal with the Rickenbacker bass that Tony James of Generation X (Billy Idol's "punk lite" band from before he went solo) is playing in this classic archive clip from BBC TV's Top Of The Pops.
Did Rickenbacker ever make a bass with a Fender-esque competition stripe (and what would they call it? "Competition-Glo"?), or is it a self-applied graphic, OR is the bass actually a Japanese knock-off?
Furthermore, do I win any points for Most Irrelevant Guitarz Blog Post?
G L Wilson
© 2012, Guitarz - The Original Guitar Blog - now in its 10th year!
- Vintage & Rare Guitar Of The Week: The Lanzi Telecarla From Argentina
guitarz.blogspot.com: Last month here on Guitarz we looked at a bass from Argentinian luthiers Lanzi Instruments, namely the Lanzi Mk1 Rick Bass which takes the famous Rickenbacker 4000 series bass design as a starting point and boldy updates it for the...
- One-off Rickenbacker 481/12 Walnut Twelve-string Electric
guitarz.blogspot.com: AS far as I was aware Rickenbacker do not offer one-off or custom shop versions of their guitars and basses, but here we have a factory one-off Rickenbacker 481/12 in a stunning walnut finish, made in August 2011. I guess...
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guitarz.blogspot.com: Bonjour M. Wilson; I'm a long time reader of your blog ... Thanks a lot for this daily "Guitarz minute"!! Here is my bass (and its story): It started as a US Fender PBass of 1989 bougth in 2000 with Seymour Duncan active pickups...
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guitarz.blogspot.com: A lot has been written about the high quality of Japanese guitars and the immaculate attention to detail on copies of famous brands such as Fender and Gibson. We are often told that those giants of the American guitar were so worried...
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