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eric_b wrote:You mean like this one?
no, there was a book tony bacon put out in the late 90s. here it is:

http://www.amazon.com/Rickenbacker-Book ... 0879303298

towards the end it had a pic of a 60s rick with an "green apple" finish. i haven't been able to find it anywhere on the net. and i spent a good day looking for it on this site. i had my heart set on cloning it...

it wasn't modern, and the new green burst has too much black. the one i'm thinking of was pale white yellow to light green on the outside.
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It's one of a pair on page one of this very thread:
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paologregorio wrote:I love that Kermit burst finish on Vanessa's guitar. I want one. Would the "Aquaglo" finish count as well? It starts out blue and fades to green in the middle. I think it fades to green; I can be slightly colorblind at times...
That's not really aquaglo...it's a turquoise burst done with a solid color; a one-off. But color names being what they are, I suppose we can call it whatever we want. To my eye, however, aqua is greener than turquoise, though both are on the cusp of blue and green.

Here are some Aquaglo Ricks; much more vibrant color, and done with transparent dyes:

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jingle_jangle wrote:It's one of a pair on page one of this very thread:
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you got it, my memory is a bit foggy, here's one of the actual pics...if you then click front flap.

(does amazon really have EVERY book scanned?)

http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0879303 ... eader-link

i remembered it being way more yellowey...does anyone know where that guitar is?
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jingle_jangle wrote:
paologregorio wrote:I love that Kermit burst finish on Vanessa's guitar. I want one. Would the "Aquaglo" finish count as well? It starts out blue and fades to green in the middle. I think it fades to green; I can be slightly colorblind at times...
That's not really aquaglo...it's a turquoise burst done with a solid color; a one-off. But color names being what they are, I suppose we can call it whatever we want. To my eye, however, aqua is greener than turquoise, though both are on the cusp of blue and green.

Here are some Aquaglo Ricks; much more vibrant color, and done with transparent dyes:

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Oops. Sorry. I didn't mean to confuse the two different finishes. I really like that one off turquoise Burst. I think it was also referred to as "Ocean Turquoise-Glo", unless I'm mistaking that for yet another similar finish. I really like the Turquoise burst. Thanks for the pics. Aquaglo is also quite gorgeous.
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Now this is green!!! Courtesy of The Curmudge............
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Dain, a couple of the apple-green-burst Ricks you are thinking about (one shown in the Bacon/Day book) belong to Jeff Benske at Top Shelf Guitars in Milwaukee. Go here and click on "our collection":

http://www.topshelfguitarshop.com
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Actually, the one shown in the Bacon/Day book was a '71 360 OS and owned by Albert Molinaro.
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bassduke49 wrote:Dain, a couple of the apple-green-burst Ricks you are thinking about (one shown in the Bacon/Day book) belong to Jeff Benske at Top Shelf Guitars in Milwaukee. Go here and click on "our collection":

http://www.topshelfguitarshop.com
thanks for the link, those pics are amazing... i've been in love with that color scheme for so long but actually owning a light show might be my new reason to live...

decisions...
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ozover50 wrote:Now this is green!!! Courtesy of The Curmudge............
gretsch_1.jpg
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Yours is gorgeous as well, Aitch!!! I love that guitar. Really cool!
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Here's my "Dragonburst" Carvin ICON.
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cheyenne wrote:Here's my "Dragonburst" Carvin ICON.
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now that's pup coverage
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How about a metallic British Racing Green 360 with gold scratch guards?
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godber wrote:How about a metallic British Racing Green 360 with gold scratch guards?
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Cool!

It makes me want to hop on my BSA and ride really fast!
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Toxic! :mrgreen: Mark where did you get that photo from?
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