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Nicely done, Dave! Hey, there are 15 more days left in this calendar year to "not buy" any more Ricks. How many more are you going to"not buy"like this one?

... charactered premium Maple has become overly expensive, mainly through the manipulation of specialty wood brokers.

It makes sense then that the price of the 381v69 had to go up. John, you have always consistently used amazing quilted maple on these, and I am proud to own a recent 381v69. It is ...

jingle_jangle wrote:Mmmm...I paid $2100.00 for my new 381 back in '04.

Mmmm...I still paid only $2450.00 for my new 381 back in mid-'07.

I empathize with you. But I cannot help but observe that It is the job of finance companies and banks to make it less difficult for a consumer to buy a product, not RIC.

It is, by law in every one of our 50 US states at least, the sole job of every commercial corporation to serve the interests of ...

My bass clinic guest leader at North Texas State way back in the early Seventies (some old guy named Ron Carter) averred that the bass player, not the drummer, is the foundation of time and tempo. Everyone else, percussionist included, will inadvertently try to lead or lag, but none will succeed ...

I have heard 5/32nds from those who worked with them way back then, but have no original sheet stock samples to measure in fact.

Great info, Ben! Thanks!! And I will bet that you saw-cut the fret-lines after the inlays are poured, and not before. Would that order change, or would it stay the same, if you went over to CNC-milling the pockets and plugging with pre-cut inlay pieces into the fretboard as you had mentioned before ...

4003FL, it says, is on hiatus, while others are discontinued. But then again, the acoustics are on hiatus too, right? :)

Well, at least if they say it is just on hianus, then eventually we'll see it again. Acoustics are different - they are still being produced, just by an Extreme Artisan instead ...

A rise in wood. Huh. :D

Me too - this really gives me a wood too. But seriously, maybe it is only $20 worth of that $1000. But it must be at least some of the increase. Hey, I am trying to be as nice and non-offensive to everyone (RIC and their ilk) involved as possible!!! These days ebony for ...

Ben Hall said just this week that 5A+ quilted maple had really gone up in cost. With as much as they must use on the 381v69 reissue, I would guess that at least part of that $1000 price increase could be attributable to the continued rise in wood prices.....

Good thing THIS one is already bought ...

"But if Dale says that's how they made 'em (I did not see that post), then I guess at least some were done that way."

I read that in Dale's post, too. He said he was there for the tail-end of the full width inlays. I took that to mean the "transition period" (about March-April 1973?) when the full ...

jwilli wrote:How about a '59 315? (budda bing)

Lemme look around here, sure, what color do you prefer?

Hi folks. Looking for the following vintage 60's parts:

1. 4001 tailpiece
2. 4001 Horseshoe pickup surround
3. 4001 .0047 cap
4. 4001 PG and knobs

I will pay a very fair price for any of the above or trade for other vintage Rick guitar parts.

Help?

-Russ

What year(s) and model(s), Russ? Send ...

SSSSSSSSSSSSssssssssssssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh John,

She is right next to me putting lights on the tree! LOL! :twisted:

So if I type much more softly on the keyboard than JA did, so that she can't hear me posting this at your end, then would Janey let ME do you guys the favor?? :twisted ...

What has been posted on the inlays and materials used at the RIC forums:

http://www.rickenbacker.com/forum_view_thread.asp?thread_id=1173&forum=General_Forum&thread_name=Fret%20Markers

Yep, that's about what I remembered too. In addition to this, Paul Wilczynski has documented in the Reflections ...