Serial: SN #2328691
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RICKENBACKER 1993 SEMI-HOLLOW BODY 12 STRING ELECTRIC GUITAR FIREGLO 3 VINTAGE TOASTER PICKUPS VIBRATO INCLUDES OHSC MINT CONDITION. . IN STOCK. . READY TO SHIP!
PETE TOWNSEND OF THE WHO. . REISSURE
PETE TOWNSEND ASKED RICKENBACKER TO UPGRADE HIS CHERISHED MODEL 1993 GUITAR. THE RESULT IS THE 1993 PLUS, ENHANCED WITH AN 1/8-INCH WIDER NECK. CARIBBEAN ROSEWOOD FINGERBOARD, AND MORE STABLE 2-PIECE NECK DESIGN WITH A ROUND HEEL FOR INCREASED COMFORT AND UPPER-FRET ACCESS. THIS CLASSIC SEMI-HOLLOWBAND 12-STRING ELECTRIC GUITAR IS FITTED WITH THREE VINTAGE ISSUED 'TOASTER TOP SINGLE-COIL PICKUPS, STEREO OUTPUT, A TRAPEZE TAILLPIECE, VINTAGE KNOBS, AND A PROPER F-HOLE. DOUBLE BODY BINDING AND PEARLESCENT INLAYS ADD A TOUCH OF REFINEMENT. X-BRACING HELPS TO BRING OUT THE RICH, FULL JANGLE OF THIS RICKENBACKER 12-STRING ARE FAMOUS FOR. THE ORIGINAL1993 DESIGN WAS ONCE EXCLUSIVE TO THE BRITISH DISTRIBUTOR ROSE MORRIS IN THE '60S. NOW IT CAN BE YOUR-ACT FAST THE RICKENBACKER 1993 PLUS IS IN SHORT SUPPLY LWE WAITED FOR 2 YEARS TO GET THIS ONE!
RICKENBACKER 1993PLUS SEMI-HOLLOWBADY ELECTRIC GUITAR FEATURES:
MAPLE BODY
COLOR FIREGLO
NITROCELLULOSE LACQUER FINISH
MAPLE NECK NITRO FINISH
SET NECK
ROSEWOOD FINGERBOARD 10-INCH RADIUS 21 FRETS TRIANGLE PEARLESCENT INLAYS
BRIDGE, MIDDLE, AND NECK PICKUPS VINAGE TOASTER TOP SINGEL-COIL
TREBLE VOLUME BASS VOLUME TREBLE TONE BASS TONE CONTROLS MIX KNOB PICKUP SELECTOR SWITCH
6-WAY SPLIT-SADDLE BRIDGE
1.75-INCH NUT
SCALE LENGTH 24.75
DELUXE VINTAGE TUNERS
NUT MATERIAL BAKELITE
RICKENBACKER 6-WAY SLPIT SADDLE WITH ANGLED TRAPEZE TAILPIECE
TUNERS DELUXE VINTAGE REPRO
EVERYTHING BUT THE RICKENBACKER 1993PLUS'S FINGERBOARD IS MAKE FROM HIGH-GRADE MAPLE. MAPLE'S DENSITY IS PARTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE 1993PLUS'S FAMOUS SUSTAIN AND TOP-END SHIMMER. MAPLE IS ALSO VERY STABLE, AIDING IS MAINTAINING STRUCTUAL INTEGRITY OF THE NECK. THE THICK ROSEWOOD FINGERBOARD ADDS I TOUCH OF WARMTH AND HARMONIC RICHNESS TO THE OTHERWISE BRIGHT INSTRUMENT. PERALESCENT TRIANGLE INLAYS ADD A DISTINCTIVE VISUAL TOUCH.
THREE TOASTER TOP PICKUPS DELIVER A BROAD RANGE OF TONES
THE HEART AND SOUL OF ALL RICKENBACKERS GUITARS ARE THE PROPRIETARY ELECTRONICS. IN THE 1993PLUS ELECTRIC 12-STRING, YOU'LL FIND A TRIO OF VINTAGE TOASTER TOP SINGLE-COILS. THESE PICKUPS DELIVER THE STRINGINESS OF MANY OTHER SINGLE-COIL, BUT WITH AN AGRRESSIVE CUT THAT DROVE MANY OF THE WHO'S EARLY HITS, SUCH AS "I CAN'T EXPLAIN". A 5 KNOB CONTROL LAYOUT WITH A BLEND KNOB GIVES YOU A WIDE RANGE OF SOUNDS TO PLAY WITH.
PARALLEL-MONO OUTPUT FOR INSTANT STEREO GUITAR
IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR AN INSTANT WALL OF SOUND, RICKENBACKER'S RICK-O-SOUND PARALLEL-MONO OUTPUTS DO THE TRICK, SENDING EACH PICKUP TO ITS OWN DISTINATION. THIS LETS YOU DRIVE TWO AMPS AT ONCE FOR EXTRA OUTPUT AND COLOR BLENDING. FOR EXAMPLEL YOU CAN FEED YOUR 1993PLUS'S NECK PICKUP INTO A CLEAN AMERICAN TWEED FOR BASS DEFINITION, THEN OUTPUT YOUR BRIDGE PICKUP TO AN OVERDRIVERN BRITISH STACK FOR A TASTE OF TUBE GRIT. THIS OPTION IS ALSO GREAT FOR STUDIO GUITARISTS. BY SENDING ONE SIGNAL TO TWO SOURCES, YOU CAN GET AN INSTANT STEREO TRACK WITH ONLY ONE PERFORMANCE.