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- Thu Apr 28, 2016 5:12 pm
- Forum: Rickenbacker Basses: by Joey Vasco & Tony Cabibe
- Topic: Mojo or time to refinish?
- Replies: 51
- Views: 10937
Re: Mojo or time to refinish?
If it was up to me I'd refinish it. However the truth is that the market value nowadays is all about originality, and the fashion is for instruments that 40 years ago we'd have though looked pretty bad. Hence you may hurt its value by improving it. As one poster noted, nowadays you pay extra for hea...
- Tue Mar 29, 2016 2:38 pm
- Forum: Rickenbacker Basses: by Joey Vasco & Tony Cabibe
- Topic: Selling a vintage Rick bass -experiences?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3798
Re: Selling a vintage Rick bass -experiences?
The urge to get rid of it is declining. Also, when I looks at it closely, there is a very small seam separation on the top http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t135/martinh_photos/DSCF1609%20small_1.jpg ( 4005s appear to sometimes have multi-piece bodies,I assume this is because they are substantially...
- Tue Mar 01, 2016 5:37 pm
- Forum: Greg's Amplifier and Tube Tech Forum: by Greg Simon
- Topic: Who would Have thought ? $3050 for 5 NOS Tubes
- Replies: 8
- Views: 8425
Re: Who would Have thought ? $3050 for 5 NOS Tubes
You ever heard Mullards in a really good tube amp? Lot's of good things are said about old Mullards on various gear forums. I've got a few NOS Amperex 6DJAs; one or two are Bugle Boys IIRC. Wonder what they'd go for? At these kinds of prices, treasure-hunters will start digging into old radios, amp...
- Wed Feb 24, 2016 5:51 pm
- Forum: Rickenbacker Basses: by Joey Vasco & Tony Cabibe
- Topic: Selling a vintage Rick bass -experiences?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3798
Re: Selling a vintage Rick bass -experiences?
Thanks for the replies everyone. I appreciate your knowledge, and y'all taking the time to reply.
- Tue Feb 23, 2016 3:43 pm
- Forum: Rickenbacker Basses: by Joey Vasco & Tony Cabibe
- Topic: Selling a vintage Rick bass -experiences?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3798
Re: Selling a vintage Rick bass -experiences?
William - No - unfortunately I mostly seem to acquire instruments and not sell them.
- Tue Feb 23, 2016 2:04 pm
- Forum: Rickenbacker Basses: by Joey Vasco & Tony Cabibe
- Topic: Selling a vintage Rick bass -experiences?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3798
Selling a vintage Rick bass -experiences?
Howdy folks. I realized last week that it has probably been two years since I played my 1966 Rick 4005 ( it’s the instrument that someone put in the registry as FD-1381) but it’s actually FD-1227 - the photograph of the number was a bit blurred). Although I’m not short of cash, in some quirky way it...
- Thu May 10, 2007 9:22 pm
- Forum: Rickenbacker Basses: by Joey Vasco & Tony Cabibe
- Topic: John Birch
- Replies: 46
- Views: 3297
<I've been aware of the JB Rickenbacker copies for decades. I'm really curious as to how they've escaped RIC's scrutiny - unless there's something I've missed in 5+ years of hanging around here.> Rick has enjoyed some good luck (and skillful lawyering) in convincing Judges in California that certain...
- Thu May 10, 2007 9:09 pm
- Forum: Rickenbacker Basses: by Joey Vasco & Tony Cabibe
- Topic: John Birch
- Replies: 46
- Views: 3297
- Thu May 10, 2007 11:15 am
- Forum: Rickenbacker Basses: by Joey Vasco & Tony Cabibe
- Topic: John Birch
- Replies: 46
- Views: 3297
- Thu May 10, 2007 11:00 am
- Forum: Rickenbacker Basses: by Joey Vasco & Tony Cabibe
- Topic: Rickenfaker or not?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 662
Eeeyuck.....not my cup of tea; Maybe when I was 17, I would have liked it. However, I've got a couple of Japanese ESP's, and they do make some very good quality instruments. My attorney opinion: {1} Probably not close enough for a trademark variation, although the shape of the top bout comes very cl...
- Wed May 09, 2007 6:48 pm
- Forum: "Vibrola" Rickenbacker Technical Forum: By Paul Wilczynski
- Topic: Scratch X & Zymol
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1827
It's a subject that draws strangely strong emotions in both directions. Personally I think patina is fine on antique furniture, but a guitar is not a piece of furniture. I've had a few bitter arguments with musical friends over decisions to spot fix or re-finish instruments that are are (to me) badl...
- Sat Apr 28, 2001 4:31 pm
- Forum: "Vibrola" Rickenbacker Technical Forum: By Paul Wilczynski
- Topic: REMOVING a POLY-SUPERMAN finish .....HELP!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1922