Turner 2001 M1 #58 of 120 Trans Cherry

Rick Turner 2001. M1 in Trans Cherry Finish.

Solid South American Honduran Mahogany Body fully bound

5-piece laminated North American Maple and Purpleheart Neck

Beefy, full "C" shape Neck Profile

5-piece laminated back-strap overlay Headstock

Bound Rosewood Fingerboard with a 12” radius and Paua shell dot markers

A single, centrally mounted Rick Turner signature "hot" humbucker. The entire housing can rotate physically to angle across the strings, altering string-to-string frequency emphasis

L.R. Baggs acoustic Piezo system under the bridge saddle.

Active 18-volt D-TAR Eclipse preamp.

Standard pots, featuring a push-pull coil-split on the tone knob.

Acoustic/Electric Blender: Pans continuously between the magnetic humbucker and the piezo bridge pickup.

Quasi-Parametric EQ Section: Controlled via an on/off toggle switch (with a red LED indicator). It features a Frequency Sweep knob to locate specific midrange spots and a 12dB Boost/Cut knob to mold the tone.

Signed, numbered and dated on the back of the headstock.

#58 of 120.

As Played by Lindsey Buckingham.

Rick Turner Model 1 Specs:

The first Model 1 guitar built for Lindsey Buckingham/Fleetwood Mac featured the following specifications:

Dimensions

• Scale length: 24 3/4"
  
• Nut width: 1 11/16"
  
• Fretboard radius: 12"
  
• String span at bridge: 2"
  

Woods

• Body: Mahogany
  
• Neck: Laminated Maple and Purpleheart set neck with 24 medium-jumbo frets
  

Hardware

• Tuners: Schaller M6-A
  
• Bridge: Copy of Turner’s early-’70s Alembic design built by Stars Guitars
  
• Knobs: Mouser Electronics Eagle knurled black aluminum Electronics
  
• Pickup: Rotatable Rick Turner-designed, high-impedance Humbucker with ceramic magnets, built by Bartolini.
  
• Controls: Quasi-parametric EQ with hardwire-bypass switch, a 150 Hz–3.5 kHz sweep knob, 12 dB boost/cut knob, and Master Volume and passive Tone knobs

Ever since Lindsey Buckingham took delivery of #79-003, the Model One guitar has been highly sought after for its combination of Old World aesthetics and modern, full-bodied tonal range. Played clean, it sounds incredibly acoustic and detailed. But when the volume kicks up, it screams louder and longer than any guitar you've played... without unwanted feedback or breakup.

Rick Turner

Warwick Lancelot Armstrong "Rick" Turner III was born on July 30th, 1943. and passed away on April 17th of 2022. RIP.

Though his guitars may not have been as well known as Fender and Gibson, many players such as Jesse Colin Young, John Entwistle, and especially Lindsey Buckingham all relied on his unique instruments.