Rick Derringer Guitars
Available exclusively from Gulfcoast Guitars
Guitars
from a lifetime of playing
From Rick’s
personal collection of stage and recording instruments. They are fully documented and include signed
letters of authenticity. Most of them
are Stratocasters or variants of one kind or another, and there is also an
incredible blond 1958 Gibson Super 400 C.
Own a piece of Rock and Roll history.
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Out the Guitars
From the 1960’s
1965 Fender Stratocaster … There is a long story that
goes with this guitar, and Rick will personally pass it along to you. This was one of his main playing guitars during
the 1960’s. The guitar was stolen from him
and he later recovered it in Europe. Long
story. This guitar was used extensively
on stage and in the recording studios and is pictured on the cover of one of Rick’s
albums. The guitar itself is a classic 3
tone sunburst finish with a tortoise pickguard. It features a rosewood fingerboard with the small headstock and transition
logo, L959XX series neckplate. It plays
and sounds great. Call or write for lots
of photos. OHSC $79,900
Fender 1966 Stratocaster
Fender 1966 Stratocaster
… Another sunburst model in spectacular condition. This near mint example has the large headstock and white pickguard,
rosewood fingerboard and synchronized tremelo. It plays and sounds great. The pickups are clear sounding with great tone and sustain. This is one of those magic guitars, it’s just
right. Offered at 49,900
Other Rick Derringer Guitars
That Have Come and Gone!
One of Rick’s
touring guitars. It’s a 1997 Fender
Custom Shop all original ’60 Relic with an Olympic White body with a worn gold anodized
aluminum pickguard. Texas Special
pickups, vintage synchronized tremelo, rosewood fingerboard with clay dot
inlays on a birdseye maple neck. This
is a great sounding and playing guitar.
Sold!
This one is
really special, a blond 1958 Gibson Super 400 C. Rick bought this guitar in 1965 shortly after the release of
“Hang on Sloopy” with the McCoys. He
has written many songs on this guitar over the years and has been one of his
most prized instruments. It is a
spectacular blond Gibson Super 400 C acoustic cutaway archtop that is in
beautiful condition. The flamed maple
body absolutely rings, it has a clear, loud voice that is well balanced with no
dead spots. Great action and setup, the
neck and frets are perfect. Comes with
a certificate of authenticity. It has
the original brown case. Sold!
Paul Reed Smith – Soapbar Rick has been playing a PRS Soapbar model guitar now for
about 3 years since the model was introduced by PRS. He describes it as the ultimate rock and roll machine featuring
the tremelo tailpiece and 3 pickup single coil sound of a Stratocaster with the
set neck and shorter scale fingerboard.
This one, in Whale Blue has toured and recorded with him for a couple of
years now. It’s in excellent condition
with the original case. It comes with
an autographed picture of Rick playing the guitar and some extra goodies. This model is now discontinued by PRS. Sold!
Alvarez Acoustic / Electric
Here’s Rick
with his Cobalt Blue Alvarez Acoustic / Electric. It’s been everywhere with him over the years. One of the main “travel guitars” of the past
decade. It’s a single cutaway model
with no soundhole. He’s constantly
fighting feedback since he does play with significant volume and high
energy. It has a maple body with a
spruce top, and ebony fingerboard with snowflake inlays with a 24 fret
neck. Sounds great with the PR400
preamp. It’s been around, it has a ding
on the back, case shows some wear, but a great sounding guitar with a real
history. Sold!
Rick Derringer with
A Fender Stratocaster
Starting out this young guitar great, vocalist and
entertainer, Rick Derringer was just 16 when his band "The McCoys"
recorded the No.1 hit "Hang On Sloopy" in the summer of 1965,
knocking "Yesterday" by The Beatles out of the top spot.
"The McCoys"
had enjoyed four years of successful touring, when Rick merged his talents with
Johnny Winter in 1969 forming "Johnny Winter And" ("And"
referring to "The McCoys").
Rick was the only
producer of all gold and platinum Winter Brothers recordings.
In '71 Rick was
featured on three records, "Johnny Winter And", "Johnny Winter
And-Live" and "Edgar Winter's White Trash". "And"
featured the first version of Derringer's "Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo"
which was also released as a single, then selected again for "And -
Live".
Eventually the busy Derringer joined Edgar's White Trash
full-time and produced the gold LP, "Roadwork". Derringer's solo
album, "All American Boy" was released in '73 with the now already
popular "Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo", this time as a 'hit' single.
Rick was
writer/producer of Johnny Winter's "Still Alive and Well" album and
player/producer of the hit album, "They Only Come Out At Night". The
latter featured the No. 1, Grammy nominated monster hit,
"Frankenstein" and "Free Ride".
In 1976 Rick created
the Derringer Band. During the latter half of the seventies Derringer released
four albums, Derringer, Sweet Evil, If I Weren't So Romantic I'd Shoot You and
Face To Face. In 1983 Rick returned to his solo career with the LP, "Good
Dirty Fun."
Throughout the 70's and
80's the popular Derringer appeared on numerous albums with artists Alice
Cooper, Richie Havens, Todd Rundgren and Steely Dan. The list also includes
Cyndi Lauper, Barbra Streisand, Kiss, Mason Ruffner and Madam X.
In the mid-80's,
Derringer discovered Weird Al Yancovic, producing music for Grammy-winning
albums and videos. Derringer's productions of the Michael Jackson parodies, the
No. 1 hit "Eat It," and "Who's Fat," have been Yancovic's
most successful recordings.
Rick was selected to be
producer/writer/performer of the World Wrestling Federation LP's. Hulk Hogan's
theme song, "I Am A Real American" was written and performed by Rick
as a part of these projects.
Rick
on tour with edgar winter playing A Fender Custom Shop Red Flametop
Stratocaster
Derringer was once again sought after by Edgar Winter and
in 1990, performed for the LP, "Edgar Winter and Rick Derringer Live in
Japan". In the late 1990's many shows found Rick and Edgar on stage
together and they joined together for an all-star re-union with the White Trash
Horns at 1999's Montreaux Jazz Festival. Also in 1999 Rick then
collaborated with Edgar as songwriter/guitarist on his "Winter Blues"
CD.
Through the 1990's Rick
has recorded a string of highly acclaimed blues releases on Shrapnel Records
Blues Bureau International including "Back To the Blues" in 1993
followed by "Electra Blues," "Blues Deluxe" and his 2000
release "Jackhammer Blues."
Derringer's destined-to-be-classic
"Tend the Fire" was released in Europe to rave reviews and is eagerly
expected by his loyal fans here in the US. Added to "Tend the Fire"
will be the Rock anthem, "The Dawn of Love" co-written by Rick and Genda
Hall and produced by superstar producer Bill Szymczyk for the benefit of
children suffering under tyranny throughout the world.
Rick believes that
"Tend the Fire" might well be the best music, to date, he's recorded.
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