#es-16

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Just a normal day here at Casa DeeBeeUs™, with my three stuffed friends, a 1983 Electro ES16, a 1970 Marshall 2022, and various other vintage toys.

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Little guitars and BIG amps amiright?

1983 Electro (Rickenbacker) ES-16

1961 Fender Concert

PS: new parabolic light modifier, who dis 😂

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I have been really bad at posting on tumblr lately so here is every guitar pic I have posted to insta since the beginning of 2024

1962 Jag & 1966 Mustang from Fender historian and author Terry Foster's collection

2020 Gibson USA Les Paul Special with 1969 Sunn and 1968 Fender amps. I sold this guitar in the closing days of December...but not to worry I used the money to buy something new and fun! See below...

Chris Bear with 1983 Electro ES-16

Chris Bear with 1968 ES-335

Made a trip to Gear Music in Oakville Canada and saw this lovely Limited Edition Fender Custom Shop Twisted Tele Custom Journeyman Relic in Aged Ocean Turquoise

See #5

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1983 ES-16 Macro

More from Gear Music, Oakville: brand new Fender Custom Shop '69 Strat Heavy Relic

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I'm seein' double here! Four Krustys! Here's what I bought with the money form selling the Cherry Les Paul Special (see #2): 1993 Gibson Nighthawk CS-2 (with the 1998 Nighthawk ST-2, right, that I already owned)

1993 Gibson Nighthawk CS-2, top, with the 1998 Nighthawk ST-2

1993 Gibson Nighthawk CS-2, top, with the 1998 Nighthawk ST-2...note the ebony board and bound headstock on the Custom.

1965 Traynor YBA2 Bass Mate & 1957 Fender Duo Sonic

1969 Fender Telecaster Thinline, macro.

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1983 Electro ES-16, made by Rickenbacker.

This guitar is a bit of a mystery. Technically it's a "reissue", as the originals were made in very limited quantities between 1964 and ~1969, and then another small run appears in 1983 only (or at least I can't find any from 1982 or 1984, anyway…). The hearsay is that Ric came across NOS parts for these in '83 and did a short run to blow them out, but that is 100% unverified. If anyone knows why ES-16s went out of production for 14 or 15 years and then popped up again for a short time in '83, please let me know!

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Rickenbacker/Electro ES-16