About the Author

PAUL D. BOYER (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is a journalist, photographer, and Rickenbacker bass player and collector. While scouring the Web for information on his old 1972 Rick, he discovered that there was no reference book on this iconic instrument. Boyer began collecting photos and information for just such a book in 2006. Outside of music, he is a professional builder of museum-quality plastic scale models and has edited magazines for modelers for three decades. A native of Buffalo, New York, Boyer now lives near Milwaukee, Wisconsin.