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WireBoy
Aug-16-2005, 3:16pm
Hi folks,
#I was at the Tom Petty show in Irvine on Sunday and had a Rickenbacker? sighting. #one of his last tunes was Melinda (a new tune from his DVD). #anyhoo, his lead guitar man, Mike Campbell played what looked like a miniature Ric 360 guitar, only its got 4 tuners on either side of the headstock. #Looked really great. #sounded good too, but he didn't play it much. #this tune is where Ben Tench stretched out with a fabulous piano solo. #i think there was a recent pic posted somehere of another similar Ric mando. #i'm not sure if these are official Rics or one shots.

jmkatcher
Aug-16-2005, 3:25pm
What color was it? I'm wondering if it's the same green one made by Tony Revell that occasionally gets mentioned...

If Rickenbacker had a custom shop, I swear I'd contract for a 360-8 electric octave...

mrmando
Aug-16-2005, 4:11pm
http://www.mudcrutch.com/modules/coppermine/albums/userpics/10044/00520048.JPG
I'll be danged. It IS the Revell!

The official Ric mandolin is kind of ugly and doesn't really look like their guitars. See emando.com for a pic.

WireBoy
Aug-16-2005, 5:34pm
Yep that's it !!

delsbrother
Jan-16-2008, 3:19pm
How about this one: Ricky Mando Guitar (http://web.mac.com/john_minutaglio/iWeb/Site/Mando%20Guitar.html)
Of course, it's really an 8 string banjoline, but what's a little thing like scale length and tuning between friends. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

Totally cool...

http://web.mac.com/john_minutaglio/iWeb/Site/Mando%20Guitar_files/IMG_7116.jpg

delsbrother
Jan-16-2008, 3:21pm
10th fret marker!

johnrhaupert
Jan-22-2008, 4:38pm
Holy #### I want one!

Ted Eschliman
Jan-22-2008, 5:22pm
10th fret marker!
D'OH!

groveland
Jan-22-2008, 8:11pm
Wikipedia says it's a 26" scale length - Perfect!

Jim Garber
Jan-22-2008, 9:46pm
I guess the site changed since 2005 -- I can't see the pics of the Revell mandolin above. Like this one?

http://www.emando.com/images/builders/Revelbaby_rick.gif

mrmando
Jan-22-2008, 9:52pm
That's the one. There's also a photo of Mike playing it at emando.com.

TP & the HB will play the halftime show at the Super Bowl! Here's hoping they do one of Mike's mandolin songs.

BTW, in case you missed it in the NAMM thread, the Rickenbacker 5002v58 is back in black this year, finally with a 10th fret marker!
http://www.emando.com/images/builders/Rickenbacker/Rickenbacker_black.JPG

Christian McKee
Jan-23-2008, 11:49am
Uhhhm, where is the NAMM thread, anybody?

C.

mrmando
Jan-23-2008, 12:07pm
We gotcher NAMM thread (http://www.mandolincafe.net/cgi-bin/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=15;t=50272) right here...

johnrhaupert
Jan-27-2008, 5:05pm
Why are those Rickenbacker EMs so ugly when their guitars and basses are ridiculously beautiful? I need to get in touch with this Mr. Revell.