Available to purchase now
‘Rickenbacker Guitars – Out of the Frying Pan Into the Fireglo’ is the highly anticipated follow up to Martin and Paul Kelly’s ‘Fender The Golden Age – 1946-1970’. Over 336 pages the book covers the history of one of the wolds most iconic guitar brands from their invention of the electric guitar in 1931 through to the present day.
The authors have travelled the world to bring together over 350 original instruments – including all 7 surviving Beatles owned Rickenbackers – photographing them beautifully for an all-encompassing study of this unique marque. New interviews with legendary Rickenbacker players including Roger McGuinn, Peter Buck, Susanna Hoffs, Johnny Marr, Mike Campbell, Geddy Lee, and Paul Weller, make this book the most comprehensive history of the brand to date and a must for all guitar enthusiasts.
Available as a soft back or a limited super deluxe edition, the book can can be purchased now for immediate shipping – but please note that whilst orders may be placed over the Christmas period shipping will be temporarily suspended between 21st December and 4th January. The book won’t be available in shops until some point in 2022 so the only place to buy copies now is via this site.
Please also note that the early bird price offer on the Super Deluxe edition will end on Monday January 3rd 2022 so please place orders prior to that date if you want to guarantee the early bird price.
For more detailed information on each edition and it’s contents, please view the products below.
Soft Back Edition
Price £35 GBP ($48.00 USD) plus shipping
Super Deluxe Edition
• An embossed card wallet containing 3 specially made posters unavailable outside of this set including:
A third poster showing 6 of Paul Weller’s famous 330 guitars used in The Jam (57cm x 27cm – 22 x 10 inches)
Price £200 GBP ($269 USD) plus shipping
What the players say:
Roger McGuinn: “I have been reading and thoroughly enjoying your book! The attention to detail is amazing! I’ve been playing Rickenbacker guitars for over 50 years and had heard some of the history but learned so much more from Rickenbacker Guitars – Out of the Frying Pan Into the Fireglo. Thanks for such a wonderful history of my favorite guitar!”
Susanna Hoffs: “There are few things more satisfying than the shimmer of an open chord played on a Rickenbacker through a Fender Deluxe Reverb amplifier. With Rickenbacker Guitars – Out of the Frying Pan Into the Fireglo, Martin and Paul have given us the definitive history of these magical instruments.”
Geddy Lee: “In 1967, I watched the Beatles make history by playing ‘All You Need Is Love’ live on television via satellite, and the entire time I was transfixed on the rather odd looking piece of 4 stringed furniture Paul McCartney held in his mitts. Of course, I know now, that it was a Rickenbacker 4001S Bass, and I’d have to wait until 1973 before my dream of owning one like it could come to fruition. As a favour to all lovers of musical instruments, Martin and Paul Kelly have combined art and information to create the definitive book about Rickenbacker in all its profound and quirky incarnations. It’s a joy to the eyes and is a must have reference guide to this fascinating and historic musical brand.”
Johnny Marr: “Knowing Martin and Paul Kelly’s perfectionism and attention to detail it’s no surprise that this is the ultimate and complete story of all things Rickenbacker.”
What the reviewers say:
Tony Bacon / Reverb: “I’ve written a couple of books about Rickenbacker myself, and I can honestly say, hand on heart, that this book is set to become the ultimate work on the company.”
