THE BIG BANG

The following  is one of the most historically important instruments which we have ever offered for sale. Developed in 1931 by George Beauchamp and Adolf Rickenbacker, it is one the first electric guitars to have been produced by the Rickenbacker company and was the forerunner to the most commercially successful of all instruments, the electric guitar, details as follows 

Rickenbacker A22 Frying Pan 

1931 (Circa) 

Aluminium construction 

6 String 

Electro magnetic pickup 

Condition - good/used 

The evolutionary time line of the electric guitar 

1931 - The Rickenbacker A22 Frying Pan - The first electric guitar 

1936 - Gibson ES150  

1940 - Les Paul's - The Log  - Les Paul's prototype solid body guitar 

1950 Fender Broadcaster (Telecaster)  

1952 Gibson Les Paul

Comments

The above will be of interest to collectors and investors that wish to acquire one of the world's most historically important instruments from the very beginning of the evolution of the electric guitar. 

 

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