Opinions on 381/12 V69

red_rob · Post by **red_rob** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 11:25 am

Cheers guys. H is right about monty brown. Hopefully Paul is listening and will post a few of his superb example

skeeterbuck · Post by **skeeterbuck** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 1:38 pm

I think that the only thing with Monty Brown is that the guards and TRC needs to be gold IMO. I guess that in my mind that color reminds me of the '50 Ricks when they all had the gold plastic on them and the white plastic doesn't look quite right.

melibreits · Post by **melibreits** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 2:18 pm

Here's my plug for the 381: They're GORGEOUS!

And here's another pic to prove it:

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 4:30 pm

Here's mine, with my '60 Capri and '82 Ruby 360WB...

winston · Post by **winston** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 4:39 pm

Can I have the one in the middle? What a great line up!

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 4:59 pm

Double gawd!! Triple, even.......

Can't wait to get my grubby mits on all of 'em, Paul. No chicken wings, I promise!!

squid · Post by **squid** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 4:25 am

Melissa's has so much figuring in the wood that the guitar kind of looks like a "Lightshow". Hypnotize your audience by moving it around in the stage lights!

This thread is not helping my RAS at all.

melibreits · Post by **melibreits** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 5:20 am

Don't I know it.... Pictures really don't do it justice. In hand, the figuring in the wood seems to jump all over the place as you move the guitar--it is quite hypnotizing--and it sounds super, too. And to make it even better, it still has that heavenly Ric-o-'roma.... Hmmmmm, I think it's been too long since I've played that one....I'll have to get that one out and play it later....

Oh, and this is a small milestone for me: 1500 posts!

I'ts taken me a while to get this far, LOL! All for the love of Rickenbackers....

red_rob · Post by **red_rob** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 6:42 am

Congrats Mrs Breitsprecher!

And I think that's the most amazing top to a Ric I've ever seen - although the downside is, you'll never want to let Paul to do one of his re-finishes on it!

melibreits · Post by **melibreits** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 6:57 am

Oh no, not even the Curmudge could improve the face of that one, LOL!

melibreits · Post by **melibreits** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 7:03 am

....But then again, wouldn't it look great in transparent blue?

sowhat · Post by **sowhat** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 7:32 am

Hmm... transparent? I've seen a couple of transparent guitars, but... oops, my head! Transparent color, not transparent body!
A great looking guitar, Melissa... and congrats on yet another round number!

krick · Post by **krick** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 8:29 am

I think Fireglo over birdseye maple looks OK too.

admin · Post by **admin** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 8:32 am

Kevin: Do you think? Just maybe. Truly a knockout! Thanks for posting this photo.

melibreits · Post by **melibreits** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 8:36 am

Ohhhhhh YEAH!!!!!!

And the gold guards add a lot, too....

What a beauty!