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Rick Turner was a builder of guitars, basses, [[ukulele]]s, and other stringed instruments. As a guitar builder, Rick has created instruments for rock musicians including [[Lindsey Buckingham]], [[John Entwistle]], and [[Jesse Colin Young]]. |
Rick Turner was a builder of guitars, basses, [[ukulele]]s, and other stringed instruments. As a guitar builder, Rick has created instruments for rock musicians including [[Lindsey Buckingham]], [[John Entwistle]], and [[Jesse Colin Young]]. |
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Turner got his start touring and recording with Canadian folk duo [[Ian & Sylvia]] when he was 16. He |
Turner got his start touring and recording with Canadian folk duo [[Ian & Sylvia]] when he was 16. He was closely associated with [[The Youngbloods]] and pioneered the [[Grateful Dead]]'s "Wall of Sound."{{cn|date=April 2022}} Turner was a founding member of the sixties era psychedelic band [[Autosalvage]], which released a self-titled album on RCA in 1968. The album was reissued on vinyl by the Edsel label in 1988. In 2001 UK-based label Acadia Records reissued the recording on CD, with informative historical liner notes included. In 2012 the band had a feature story on NPR’s “Fresh Air," and in 2013 the band played a 40-minute slot at South By Southwest (SXSW).{{cn|date=April 2022}} |
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Turner co-founded [[Alembic Inc]] established in 1969, and was involved in the design and construction of the Alembic instruments. He founded Rick Turner Guitars in 1979 and joined [[Gibson Guitar Corporation|Gibson]] in 1988 where he served as president of Gibson Labs West Coast R&D Division.{{cn|date=April 2022}} |
Turner co-founded [[Alembic Inc]] established in 1969, and was involved in the design and construction of the Alembic instruments. He founded Rick Turner Guitars in 1979 and joined [[Gibson Guitar Corporation|Gibson]] in 1988 where he served as president of Gibson Labs West Coast R&D Division.{{cn|date=April 2022}} |
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Rick Turner | |
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| Born | July 30, 1943 |
| Died | April 17, 2022 (aged 78) |
| Occupation | Luthier |
| Years active | 1969–2022 |
| Known for | Alembic Inc |
| Website | rickturnerguitars |
Warwick Lancelot Armstrong "Rick" Turner III,[1] (July 30, 1943 – April 17, 2022) was an American builder of guitars and basses.
Career
Rick Turner was a builder of guitars, basses, ukuleles, and other stringed instruments. As a guitar builder, Rick has created instruments for rock musicians including Lindsey Buckingham, John Entwistle, and Jesse Colin Young.
Turner got his start touring and recording with Canadian folk duo Ian & Sylvia when he was 16. He was closely associated with The Youngbloods and pioneered the Grateful Dead's "Wall of Sound."[citation needed] Turner was a founding member of the sixties era psychedelic band Autosalvage, which released a self-titled album on RCA in 1968. The album was reissued on vinyl by the Edsel label in 1988. In 2001 UK-based label Acadia Records reissued the recording on CD, with informative historical liner notes included. In 2012 the band had a feature story on NPR’s “Fresh Air," and in 2013 the band played a 40-minute slot at South By Southwest (SXSW).[citation needed]
Turner co-founded Alembic Inc established in 1969, and was involved in the design and construction of the Alembic instruments. He founded Rick Turner Guitars in 1979 and joined Gibson in 1988 where he served as president of Gibson Labs West Coast R&D Division.[citation needed]
Turner left Gibson in 1992 and ran a guitar repair shop at Westwood Music in Los Angeles where he developed piezo pickup designs, working with Jackson Browne, David Crosby and others. He later co-founded Highlander Musical Audio, manufacturer of piezo pickups for acoustic guitars.
He continued to design and build guitars for many professional players including Lindsey Buckingham, Ry Cooder, David Lindley, and Andy Summers. He was also a regular columnist for Acoustic Guitar magazine and was a former columnist for Bass Player, Frets and Guitar Player magazines. He partnered with Seymour W. Duncan to form D-TAR.
The Turner Model 1 electric was designed by Turner in 1979 for use by Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham, who continues to use the Model 1 to this day. The guitar pioneered the use of curved plates on the front and back in order to reduce standing wave hysteresis loss and the use of 18 volt preamps in an attempt to tame the 'quack' sound commonly associated with piezoelectric acoustic guitar pickups.[citation needed]
Turner held the patent on the graphite guitar neck, which he developed in 1976 with Geoff Gould (who then started Modulus Graphite).[citation needed]
Turner taught mandolin-building courses in the US and Australia and was extremely active on a wide range of musical instrument Internet forums and social media groups.
Turner died from congestive heart failure and a stroke on April 17, 2022, at the age of 78.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Rick Turner, luthiery icon who helped shape the sound of 70s rock, dies at 78". Guitar.com. 18 April 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
External links
- Official website
- Rick Turner Interview NAMM Oral History Library (2007)
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