Do You Take the Sticker Off?

ken_james · Post by **ken_james** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 2:50 am

If you remove it the warranty is void

(sorta like the tag police on pillows)

paul_yan · Post by **paul_yan** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 5:25 am

I'm no admirer of the sticker on the pickguard, but think it's a precious little thing.
The day that I got my '98 4003 FG, I carefully peeled it off with the help of a pencil knife kepping it intact, and stick it inside the warranty card. There was no RIC dealer in my country and I didn't bother sending the card back to RIC. I was not covered anyway even if I did.

Now the sticker and all case candies stay in the case, including the treble pickup cover.

corey · Post by **corey** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 7:02 am

I take the stickers off always. I'd feel like a tourist if I left them on.

shamustwin · Post by **shamustwin** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 10:17 am

Noel:
Thou wax poetic!

melibreits · Post by **melibreits** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 11:17 am

Hmmmm.... Romancing the Rickenbackers. I once thought about writing a song about being in love with "Ricky" and almost immediately discarded the idea....(too corny!) By the way, Noel, that was funny! Do you write romance novels, too? LOL!

kranz · Post by **kranz** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 11:22 am

For those that agonize over this decision, just buy yourself an extra pick guard from RIC. You can have your pie and eat it too!

Personally, I take em off.

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 11:46 am

Was that a joke Dedgoat about the warrantee being voided if you take off the sticker? I'm gullible, I'll believe it.
PS. everytime I see your name, I think of the album: Goats Head Soup.
And actually I think that I did put one of the stickers behind the headstock of a V63 I bought a few years ago that I sold.

aceonbass · Post by **aceonbass** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 7:54 pm

I can't believe this is a topic for discussion!

ken_james · Post by **ken_james** » Thu Sep 18, 2003 12:48 am

The topic reminded me of the entire Monty Python skit about the mattress tag police, only you insert the Ric label and there you go. Not a big soup fan, unless I use my socks as a base.

shamustwin · Post by **shamustwin** » Thu Sep 18, 2003 3:18 pm

Everytime I see "Talk To The Toneman" I think of the song "Clap For The Wolfman" Yeeech!

iamthebassman · Post by **iamthebassman** » Thu Sep 18, 2003 6:33 pm

I don't see the problem. A gig or two and that sticker's history.

iamthebassman · Post by **iamthebassman** » Thu Sep 18, 2003 6:36 pm

NEW THREAD
Do you DARE open the case when your new guitar arrives?

paul_yan · Post by **paul_yan** » Thu Sep 18, 2003 7:18 pm

Hell yeah!

Before opening the case of my new Rick, I take a long shower to "sanctify" myself while the baby got accustomed to my room temprature in her case.
Then, I clean my nose and have it ready to enhale the pleasant scent of a new Rick.

Now I open the case and make my eyes and nose happy...and my ears too.

aceonbass · Post by **aceonbass** » Thu Sep 18, 2003 7:21 pm

Paul....step away from the guitar case....

paul_yan · Post by **paul_yan** » Thu Sep 18, 2003 7:34 pm

Haha!
All the cases are safely stored in another room.
All the babies are on stands within my reach anytime I want to play any of them. (The only time they're in the cases is during transportation.)

Now I sometimes sneak into that room, open and sniff inside my '98 4003 case. The nice smell is still in there!

I'm a "case freak", honestly, and appreciate their "inner beauties" .
Gotta have one for each of my babies!