Serial number "M001 An original prototype rebuilt for Thorbjörn Hansson 3/14/85 by Steve Ripley" is engraved on the "neck plate". Blue lacquered body, maple neck, 2 x "Single Coil" Bartolini pickups, 1 x Humbucker Bartolini pickup, "Schecter" bridge with tremolo arm and gold-plated hardware. Length 98.5, width 32, height 4.5 cm. A stereo box and transformer, cable from the guitar, so-called "multipin connector", grey cable from the stereo box to the transformer, key for bridge adjustment, manual, and a hard case are included.
Not function tested. Not thoroughly examined. Insignificant wear.
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Steve Ripley, musician, sound engineer, and producer from Boise, Idaho. He worked with artists such as Bob Dylan, J.J. Cale, and more. He built his guitars between 1982 and 1987. He made guitars for Eddie Van Halen, J.J. Cale, Ry Cooder, and John Hiatt. Steve Ripley's "Stereo Guitars" feature a stereo output that allows the signal from the 6-pole microphone to be panned separately for each string through a Sterobox to 2 amplifiers. Steve Ripley later made guitars for Kramer Guitars.
