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Vintage 1948 Rickenbacker Academy Lap Steel Guitar Bakelite Body - Original Case
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Vintage 1948 Rickenbacker Academy Lap Steel Guitar Bakelite Body w/ Original Case All Original, All in Excellent Condition String through Body, Wrap-around Horseshoe Pickup This guitar can really scream. If you want to know what this guitar can sound like, try listening to Jackson Browne’s, Running on Empty album. This is similar to the set-up that David Lindley used on that album. Not the same guitar, mind you, but a post-war sister model that has a bakelite body and similar electronics. These pickups are very hot; and understandably, in great demand. Enjoy!We have photos of the case, but ebay rejected them. If interested, please contact us & I'll be happy to email them.*Please see our other listings and store for many other Vintage Lap Steel Guitars and Amplifiers. We currently have Alamos, Audio Vox, Bronsons, Dickersons, Dobros, English, Epiphones, Fenders, Gibsons, Harmonys, Kays, Maestros, Magnatones, McKinney, Nationals, Oahus, Rickenbachers, Sho Bud, Silvertones, Supertones, Supros, Vegas, and White Lap Steels.* *We also accept Cashier's Checks, Personal checks (have to clear) and Bank Transfers. Please contact for information.*
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Vintage 1948 Rickenbacker Academy Lap Steel Guitar Bakelite Body w/ Original Case All Original, All in Excellent Condition String through Body, Wrap-around Horseshoe Pickup This guitar can really scream. If you want to know what this guitar can sound like, try listening to Jackson Browne’s, Running on Empty album. This is similar to the set-up that David Lindley used on that album. Not the same guitar, mind you, but a post-war sister model that has a bakelite body and similar electronics. These pickups are very hot; and understandably, in great demand. Enjoy!We have photos of the case, but ebay rejected them. If interested, please contact us & I'll be happy to email them.
*Please see our other listings and store for many other Vintage Lap Steel Guitars and Amplifiers. We currently have Alamos, Audio Vox, Bronsons, Dickersons, Dobros, English, Epiphones, Fenders, Gibsons, Harmonys, Kays, Maestros, Magnatones, McKinney, Nationals, Oahus, Rickenbachers, Sho Bud, Silvertones, Supertones, Supros, Vegas, and White Lap Steels.* *We also accept Cashier's Checks, Personal checks (have to clear) and Bank Transfers. Please contact for information.*