Après quelques recherches, tu as raison sur le fait que Rick ait bien produit des guitares avec manches conducteurs, mais ces modèles resprésentent une minorité.
Malheureusement je n'ai jamais pu essayer aucune de ces grattes (et ce sont des modèles cheap qui ont de la gueule)..
Citation:
-Tulip (Double Cutaway) Body Shape Solidbody Models
Combo 400, available 1956 to 1958.
1956 specs:
Symmetrical tulip shaped double cutaway body,
neck thru body design, 1 retangular pickup with oblong metal plate in center in neck position, tone switch on treble cutaway, 2 knobs, large anondize pickguard covers most of body but not all of pickup, Cloverfield green (blue/green), Montezuma brown (golden) or Jet Black finish.
1957 specs:
Deeper cutaway on treble side, 2 switches, pickguard surrounds pickup.
Discontinued 1958 and replaced by Model 425
-Combo 450, available 1956 to 1958 with Tulip body shape.
1956 specs:
Symmetrical tulip body shape,
neck thru body design, 2 rectangular pickups with rectangular metal plate in center, 2 knobs, rotary selector switch with pointed knob on treble cutaway, Cloverfield green (blue/green), Montezuma Brown (golden), or Jet Black finish.
1957 specs:
Deeper cutaway on treble side, 2 chrome bar pickups, 2 knobs and 1 selector switch on treble cutaway.
Discontinued 1958 and replaced with Cresting wave body shape.
-Model 900 (1 pu), 950 (2 pu) and 1000 (1 pu)
3/4 size student model, tulip shaped body,
neck thru body design, single pickup models have pickup in middle position, black finish, large thick white pickguard. Available 1957.
Model 900 specs:
1 pickup, 21 fret neck.
Model 950 specs:
2 pickups, 21 fret neck.
Model 1000 specs:
1 pickup, 18 fret neck.
Model 900, 950 went to cresting wave shape in 1969.
Model 1000 discontinued 1971, Models 900 and 950 discontinued 1980.