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A Ruby 4004L with VVT controls and the new thinner, narrower neck (I hope)........now, that would be perfect!

jps wrote:A Ruby 4004L with VVT controls and the new thinner, narrower neck (I hope)........now, that would be perfect!

Well, definitely if it had 5 strings...
Ducks and runs for cover...

jps wrote:A Ruby 4004L with VVT controls and the new thinner, narrower neck (I hope)........now, that would be perfect!

Well, there is a Ruby 4004L with the new thinner, narrower neck at the show!

rickenbrother wrote:

jps wrote:A Ruby 4004L with VVT controls and the new thinner, narrower neck (I hope)........now, that would be perfect!

Well, there is a Ruby 4004L with the new thinner, narrower neck at the show!

Put it on hold for me!

rickenbrother wrote:there is a Ruby 4004L with the new thinner, narrower neck at the show!

Not the one you post, as that is a Cii, right?

jps wrote:

rickenbrother wrote:there is a Ruby 4004L with the new thinner, narrower neck at the show!

Not the one you post, as that is a Cii, right?

Right, that's a Cii.

Here are some pics. You can see that depending of the lighting, flash, angle, etc, the Ruby color varies alot.
As JH put it, the flatter the surface of the guitar, the more Burgundy-ish the Ruby color will seem.


Ruby at right.


Same guitar as in pic above at different camera position.


Ruby 381V69 at right.


Ruby 4004 Cii at left.

More pics:

Cool poster at the TecAmp booth. I thought it was just some model posing with a 4001 for the poster. Nope, that's bassist Linda Blend of the band, Lejana on the poster. When I realized she was nearby, I spoke to her and she asked if I'd like a poster and Gary quickly hands me a Sharpie and says, "Here, make her sign it!" Gary got one also. Linda was not just cute, she was cool too!

Thanks for sharing, Joey!

Ruby, how nice! I love the look of the 381 and 330. For some reason, the large white pickguard of the 4003 distracts the eye from the Ruby. Probably angle and lighting.

Me likey!

Here are the pictures I took today.

Set #1
Those were not static pictures, but active musicians on each screen (all playing the same song, thankfully! ) ... I wasn't sure whether it was prerecorded or a live feed.

Set #2

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Set #5