BB TRIPLETS!

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 12:16 pm

Sort of a mini-confluence on my back deck...

Here's a BB4003FL, waiting for some cosmetic work (to be photographed and covered later!), Bob Singer's BB700C (which will receive a repair to the top and a partial refinish), and my own BB325/12.

What a great group they make, and a nice cross-section of unique and rare Rickenbacker guitars!

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h146/jangle_jingle/blue%20boy%20triplets/DSC00163.jpg

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h146/jangle_jingle/blue%20boy%20triplets/DSC00164.jpg

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h146/jangle_jingle/blue%20boy%20triplets/DSC00161.jpg

Bob is about as nuts about BB as I am...he has asked me to build a 700C/12 to match this Comstock 6 (the former Japanese show guitar), and I'm also refinishing a 4001 for him in BB. Both these projects will commence a-buildin' mid-2007.

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 12:55 pm

::jaw hits floor::

wmthor · Post by **wmthor** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 1:21 pm

"Tears fill my eyes 'till I can't see"

from the song "Blue", written by Bill Mack, 1959

86kubicki · Post by **86kubicki** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 1:45 pm

Great group shot Paul - three uncommon models in a very special finish!

melibreits · Post by **melibreits** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 2:41 pm

I won't claim to be a big fan of Blueboy, but nonetheless those three look really nice together!

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 3:14 pm

I'm with Melissa.... not a huge fan of BB but what magnificent pics!

jps · Post by **jps** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 4:52 pm

I'm with Melissa & Howard.... not a huge fan of BB but what magnificent pics!

The missing link in those pics is that the 4003FL does not have a gold pickguard.

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 5:10 pm

BB is very cool.

Nice pics.

karl_teten · Post by **karl_teten** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 8:01 pm

Those look sweet!

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 8:12 pm

Yes, I think a gold guard would be in the cards for that bass, too...it never occurred to me until I saw the three of them together...when I finish these and the additional two, I think I'll do a 5-guitar/bass group shot...

will_nesbitt · Post by **will_nesbitt** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 5:09 am

Don't shoot me for saying this but....

They all look like toys! Sorry, I just don't like BB at all. I just think it looks silly on such beautiful guitars. Ok, it doesn't make it very difficult to miss, but the colour is just too soft and 'toddler like' for my eyes.

I do apologise for being contraversial, but this is my view...

sowhat · Post by **sowhat** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 5:52 am

Now that you say it, Will... you're not alone, but i more often than not keep my opinion to myself, especially about somebody's job - i'm thinking: "They've invested time, money, effort, and spirit in their creation, and i never made anything of that kind - who am i to criticize?!". The guitars are great. The finish - not so sure, just not my cup of tea. I'm just too much a fan of natural-looking finishes, or too "conservative", if you like.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 6:25 am

Of course you're entitled to your opinions.

I wonder if you guys would feel the same about a Sonic Blue Strat? Or is it just Ricks that are made of wood?

Should all instruments be a transparent color, in order to let the wood grain pattern show through, or a burst?

Sheena, I seem to recall that you like green...is this only transparent or burst greens, or would a Cadillac Green Gretsch be the sort of color you like, too?

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 6:37 am

The bass looks SO much more green than the other two, and I don't think it's just the picture either. Is it gonna get a refin too, Paul?

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 6:41 am

Good call, John! But by itself it doesn't look as green. It's in my shop for work other than a refin.