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Steve England

 

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Post  Posted 11 Oct 1999 7:14 am    
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Any of you ever hear of a Rickenbacker "ACE" guitar. I saw this guitar at the weekend. The guy selling it says it is a 1940 Rick, It is a White body with ACE, not rickenbacker on the headstock. Also this model did not have Horseshoe pick ups on it. Did rickenbecker make these guitars? Just curious!
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Brad Bechtel


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San Francisco, CA
Post  Posted 11 Oct 1999 8:41 am    
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Rickenbacker made the Ace student model guitar from 1948 to 1953. They don't have the horseshoe pickup found on other models, but can be a nice sounding lap steel.

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Ian McLatchie

 

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Sechelt, British Columbia
Post  Posted 11 Oct 1999 12:48 pm    
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Steve: Prior to the Ace, Rickenbacker also made a similar instrument, but with the horseshoe pickup. It was called the Academy and came in a number of colors, including brown, maroon, white and red. These instruments are really worth seeking out. They sound GREAT.
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