If You Had Unlimited Funds .........

sneakers · Post by **sneakers** » Fri Oct 17, 2003 7:16 am

What guitar would you run out and buy? Why?

shamustwin · Post by **shamustwin** » Fri Oct 17, 2003 7:51 am

Lennon's first Ric. Why?
Every 4005 on earth to corner the market.
Every guitar in Ric's line x 4 to assure production timeline's remain as screwed up as they are now.

squirebass · Post by **squirebass** » Fri Oct 17, 2003 9:48 am

Jerry, You are obviously a megalomanic with your scheme to corner the 4005 market.... Myself, I'd only want to buy every 4001 with checkerbinding and wide-inlays....

Seriously though, if I had the money, I'd buy me the '60s 4001MG in the finest condition that I could find... Hopefully it'd be about a '64 or '65 and in mint condition! Then I'd need a really nice SVT....

rkbsound · Post by **rkbsound** » Fri Oct 17, 2003 4:34 pm

A really fancy pick.

jps · Post by **jps** » Fri Oct 17, 2003 8:10 pm

One to match the Ferrari 206SP that I'd buy.

mortivan · Post by **mortivan** » Sat Oct 18, 2003 6:34 am

Like this?:
Fancy Pick

lshaia · Post by **lshaia** » Sat Oct 18, 2003 6:55 am

The horror! The horror!

ken_james · Post by **ken_james** » Sat Oct 18, 2003 7:02 am

I'd buy Rickenbacker.

jps · Post by **jps** » Sat Oct 18, 2003 9:23 am

What would you do if you owned RIC?

headbanger · Post by **headbanger** » Sun Oct 19, 2003 5:53 am

....er....Dump the C basses, replace them with a proper 4001S & a checker binding/full width inlay re-issue 4001v6x.....

mortivan · Post by **mortivan** » Sun Oct 19, 2003 8:23 am

Amen Gerry.

37012mgvp · Post by **37012mgvp** » Sun Oct 19, 2003 11:45 am

I'd buy Tomcat's RIC 370-12 Byrd that once belonged to Roger McGuinn. It was used on the vast majority of the Byrds albums, beginning with the "5th Dimension" album. In other words, this is THE Eight Miles High guitar. Tomcat periodically puts it up on Ebay with a starting price of $250,000. If I had that kind of money laying around, that guitar would have a new home! For the time being, I have to settle on my current Mapleglo 370-12, which is at least autographed by McGuinn, and gets that Byrds sound with vintage pickups & compression. I have a real appreciation for original artifacts, though. Tomcat's a lucky man.

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Sun Oct 19, 2003 1:31 pm

Jps asked: "What would you do if you owned RIC"?

I would make a 5 string fingerstyle friendly version of the 4003 with the triangle inlay and binding on the body and neck, with the option of translucent figured maple tops. I would start production of the 4004Cii5, immediately.
I would stop the 4001 V64 and instead make more 4001 V63 basses. I think the reverse headstock on the V64 looks terrible, I never did like the way it looks on Paul McCartneys bass.

paul_yan · Post by **paul_yan** » Sun Oct 19, 2003 1:59 pm

And please also start producing the 4004Cii/8 with 8 saddles, please.

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Sun Oct 19, 2003 4:55 pm

I'd use buy it now for the 78 4001 autographed by Lemmy on Ebay right now! haw haw!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2565935585&category=4713