Is this a Rickenbacher

Craig Carley · Post by **Craig Carley** » 12 Sep 2024 3:05 am

Hi Everyone,

The only information I can find on the guitar is that it may be a Rickenbacher.

Is anyone able confirm please.

I’m looking to sell it once I can confirm its value.

Thanks.

Terry Wood · Post by **Terry Wood** » 12 Sep 2024 5:26 am

Looks like a Rickenbacker Lap Steel. However I am not sure.

K Maul · Post by **K Maul** » 12 Sep 2024 6:02 am

It’s modeled after a Rick but the pickup is not correct, it seems to me. Maybe a homemade job.

Jon Light (deceased) · Post by **Jon Light (deceased)** » 12 Sep 2024 6:32 am

An RSO. Rickenbacher Shaped Object.

It could possibly be a Ric body & neck. Is the body a material like a bowling ball (bakelite) or is it wood?

Website · Post by **Brad Bechtel** » 12 Sep 2024 7:10 am

Moved to Steel Without Pedals.

It’s definitely not made by Rickenbacker, but whoever built it had Rickenbacher in mind.

Noah Miller · Post by **Noah Miller** » 12 Sep 2024 8:33 am

Yup, no part of that is from Rick.

Bill Groner · Post by **Bill Groner** » 12 Sep 2024 12:23 pm

There are a lot of things on that steel that are way off from a Panda!

Craig Carley · Post by **Craig Carley** » 12 Sep 2024 1:33 pm

Jon Light wrote:An RSO. Rickenbacher Shaped Object.

It could possibly be a Ric body & neck. Is the body a material like a bowling ball (bakelite) or is it wood?

The body is wooden.

Jon Light (deceased) · Post by **Jon Light (deceased)** » 12 Sep 2024 2:01 pm

Craig Carley wrote:
The body is wooden.

If the body HAD been bakelite, then this image would be sort of appropriate. As in "look what they've done to my Ric, ma!"
But not having anything to do with an actual commercial guitar, it's only value is as a player --- if it plays and sounds really good. Then I'd price it around, I dunno, $200 US?

Matt Berg · Post by **Matt Berg** » 15 Sep 2024 6:45 pm

Reminds me of an Audiovox, those colored fret markers of a Vega, but I'd bet it was a period Aussie copy of a Ricky. I don't think it's worth a fortune, but it's kinda cool

J D Sauser · Post by **J D Sauser** » 18 Sep 2024 3:47 pm

Jon Light wrote:
Craig Carley wrote:
The body is wooden.
If the body HAD been bakelite, then this image would be sort of appropriate. As in "look what they've done to my Ric, ma!"
But not having anything to do with an actual commercial guitar, it's only value is as a player --- if it plays and sounds really good. Then I'd price it around, I dunno, $200 US?

I need to go to the bathroom because of you now, Jon!

... J-D.