The first industry shattering invention came when Beauchamp and fellow National engineer Paul Barth designed the first electric magnetic pickup – commonly referred to as the “horseshoe pickup”. The work they would do together would inadvertently change the musical landscape forever. Their earlies guitars were branded as “Electro” but soon after they changed the name to Rickenbacker. So in 1931, Beauchamp, Paul Barth, Rickenbacker and several other individuals banded together and splintered off to form Ro-Pat-In. When The Great Depression hit the US in 1929, management at National was unwilling to branch out and try anything new. (It’s my third one.1931 Rickenbacker Frying Pan. Full disclosure: I also own and play a full-blooded Rickenbacker 330/12. Hall in order to get off his naughty list. The grenade handle is from a practice range weapon (I think).Īt one time, I was going to smash the original Tokai and send the pieces to Mr. I used glitter glue and $4 tiny lights from Barnes & Noble sale bin. The scotch corks are Drambuie and Highland Park. The tubes are some sort of infrared, high-end audio connectors. After pulling the electronics and removing the chrome from the pickup covers, I lost my nerve and embarked on the “art guitar” path. Keep in mind, I just wanted to change the appearance and keep it playable. Then I took some brass sheeting and tacked it on the body. The first thing I did was de-horn the guitar and alter the headstock. I think most will agree they’re looking at garbage. Only one thing to do: modify the imposter. Hall politely explained that if a Rickenbacker employee stumbled on my guitar, even at a yard sale, they could rightfully seize it. Hall informed me that those original manufacturers weren’t as diligent as Rickenbacker was in protecting their designs and, thus, opened the door for countless copies and knock-offs. What about the many other guitar designs that are copied? Mr. He explained that this was a copyrighted design and I couldn’t profit from said purloined design. I contacted John Hall at Rickenbacker for an explanation and had a rather enlightening email exchange. Shortly after, I received a rather terse message from eBay that my auction item was removed and that if I tried anything like this again, I’d be in big trouble. I tired of it and proceeded to list it on eBay, making sure prospective buyers knew it was NOT a Ric. It came into my life as a very playable Tokai Rickenbacker 325 copy. My guitar’s story is not so much a matter of what, but rather why.
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