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  • Image 1 of Rickenbacker Student Model / M-8 Lap Steel and Amp Set (c.1956) - SKU# 185U-209770 : Product Type Lap & Pedal Steel Guitars : Elderly Instruments
    Cool matching lap steel and amp set. Speckled (white, gray and black) finish on Student Model (similar to Model 100) lap steel and Model M-8 amplifier. Steel includes chipboard SSC (green lining). VG-EC
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The following specs were provided by our repair and appraisal teams. For a more detailed description please call (517) 372-7880 
  • Cool matching lap steel and amp set.
  • SN U2464 steel and T243 for amp
  • c.1956
  • VG-EC 
  • Speckled (white, gray and black) finish on both.
  • Student Model (similar to Model 100) features:
  • 6 strings, "horseshoe" magnet pickup
  • One volume and one tone control on opposite sides of body
  • Composite bridge and nut
  • Inset tuners with metal covers
  • Metal fingerboard with block markers
  • Decal logo on headstock reads "RICKENBACKER / ELECTRO"
  • 2-1/8" nut, 2-1/16" string spacing at bridge, ~22-3/8" scale
  • Pots dated 3rd week of 1954 (615408)
  • One knob has a chip out of it.
  • Original chipboard SSC (green lining)
  • M-8 amplifier features:
  • 1X8 Jensen Alnico 5 speaker (dated 6th week of 1956)
  • Two 1/4" inputs,  On/off  / volume control
  • Nice!

Rickenbacker Student Model / M-8 Lap Steel and Amp Set (c.1956)

In-Store Pickup Only
Used

SKU: 185U-209770

Regular price
$1,885 USD
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$1,885 USD
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Cool matching lap steel and amp set. Speckled (white, gray and black) finish on Student Model (similar to Model 100) lap steel and Model M-8 amplifier. Steel includes chipboard SSC (green lining). VG-EC
More Details

More Details

The following specs were provided by our repair and appraisal teams. For a more detailed description please call (517) 372-7880 
  • Cool matching lap steel and amp set.
  • SN U2464 steel and T243 for amp
  • c.1956
  • VG-EC 
  • Speckled (white, gray and black) finish on both.
  • Student Model (similar to Model 100) features:
  • 6 strings, "horseshoe" magnet pickup
  • One volume and one tone control on opposite sides of body
  • Composite bridge and nut
  • Inset tuners with metal covers
  • Metal fingerboard with block markers
  • Decal logo on headstock reads "RICKENBACKER / ELECTRO"
  • 2-1/8" nut, 2-1/16" string spacing at bridge, ~22-3/8" scale
  • Pots dated 3rd week of 1954 (615408)
  • One knob has a chip out of it.
  • Original chipboard SSC (green lining)
  • M-8 amplifier features:
  • 1X8 Jensen Alnico 5 speaker (dated 6th week of 1956)
  • Two 1/4" inputs,  On/off  / volume control
  • Nice!