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Peter's guitar, if I remember rightly, is a one off that was done by Rickenbacker especially for him. I believe John Hall said that it was the kind of favour he was happy to do for a friend. A very nice gesture, if I do say so myself. At some point, Peter came up with a model designation for it. Can't remember what on earth it was, though.
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David, if I'm not mistaken, Nick Thiel (the owner of Voxtalks) purchased Marty Willson-Piper's beautiful, one-off Ric. I sometimes regret NOT picking it up when it was offered to me. Of course, my 1997SPC/VB suits me fine.

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Noel, didn't you have a beautiful 340 MG with gold guards, oven knobs, vibrato, and toasters for sale recently? That was a beautiful guitar, too. If you've still got a photo, it would easily be worthy of a place in this thread.
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I guess I'll air out the final photo of my MB 381, since a few haven't seen it yet. It is finished, with its final pickguard configuration and the staked Vib-Rola.

Hope I'm not stepping on the thread here.
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Step right up Paul. That is truly beautiful. Love the nameplate and the Montezuma Brown finish. The oven knobs and the fifth knob are a great addition.
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You are correct, John:
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And my sun picture:
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Wonderful photos Noel. I especislly love the photo of the Atlantis. Very striking.
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I'm still on a learning curve here, the first pic Noel put up, the two p/u with vibrato, isn't that a 335? I'm getting real confused. I'm going by Smiths book.
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Stan: You are correct. A Model 335 it is.
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Someone had posted something about a vibrato 340 and I thought that couldn't be...feel better now. Thanks, Peter
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