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In 1968, Ampeg asked Dan Armstrong to design a line of guitars for the company. Armstrong, the owner of a guitar and amp repair business wanted to build a modern instrument with new materials. The result was an instrument that features an acrylic see-through body and a quick-change pickup system. The guitar was discontinued in 1971 due to a dispute between Ampeg and Armstrong. There have been several reissues since that time.
The guitar pictured here is from the collection of the National Guitar Museum.
The guitar pictured here is from the collection of the National Guitar Museum.
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These are so cool! Armstrong made several different pickups that could be swapped out very easily.
Keith Richards used one of these on stage a lot during the late '60s with the 'Sustain Treble' pickup. You can hear it very well on Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out, especially on Midnight Rambler and Sympathy for the Devil. It's one of my very favorite guitar sounds.
Keith Richards used one of these on stage a lot during the late '60s with the 'Sustain Treble' pickup. You can hear it very well on Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out, especially on Midnight Rambler and Sympathy for the Devil. It's one of my very favorite guitar sounds.
A truly beautiful instrument. But to my taste, nothing beats this for sheer Flash Gordon Moderne!
http://vintagemartin.com/Rick_Spani.....aGold_A014.jpg
The 1935 Rickenbacker Electro-Spanish B.
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The 1935 Rickenbacker Electro-Spanish B.
It so happens There is one of those in my gallery, too: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/20006180/
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