TMNtv - RICKENBACKER FRYING PAN ELECTRIC GUITAR

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The "Frying Pan" was the first electric guitar ever produced. The instrument was created in 1931 by George Beauchamp, and subsequently manufactured by Rickenbacker Electro. The Frying Pan is so called because of its shape: it has a flat, circular body, and the neck represents the "handle;" it is also known by its official model number, A-22. It was a lap steel guitar designed to cash in on the popularity of Hawaiian music during the 1930s. It was made of cast aluminum, and featured a pickup incorporating a pair of horseshoe magnets that arched over the strings. Beauchamp and machinist Adolph Rickenbacker began selling the Frying Pan in 1932; however, Beauchamp was not awarded a patent[[1]] for his idea until 1937, a fact that allowed other guitar companies to produce electric guitars during the same period.

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[beatlefan247]

@mac899 nah. i wouldnt judge rickenbacker for one model. you should look at the other models. fantastic guitars

[chloey1997]

looks kind of creepy!

[KillerWario]

Do they make em anymore?

[bgirl788]

Cool. Looks like a banjo.

[isomikieee]

The fretboard looks like a skatepark XD

[mac899]

If i was rickenbacker, id shoot my self :L

[WhiskeyMansMyFwlend]

The one and only :D

[Rick36561]

the original Frying pan is at the Rickenbacker factory in Santa Ana Ca. Insured for 1.5 Million Bucks

[Rafcyk]

A copy which Rickenbacker started producing with an inventor. It's not a real frying pan. Check the net. It was made of wood of course, has only some of the frets left and guy is holding it with white gloves:) I think it's not playable coz it's priceless for now. All in all that thing started it all and changed the world somehow.

[pikeystudmuffin]

First leccy guitar ?