Whereabouts of original Blue Boys

86kubicki · Post by **86kubicki** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 11:17 am

Does anyone know where the original Blue Boy instruments ended up?
www.jim-reeves.com/blueboyspostcard.html

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 11:45 am

Japan.

wints · Post by **wints** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 3:54 pm

All of them John?

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 5:12 pm

a few got into the USA as used instruments ...

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 5:37 pm

Jeff, Steve was referring to the original three instruments finished in Blue Boy Blue, a 360F, a custom acoustic and a model 4000 bass. These were made circa 1960-61.

Andy, I think that they are all in Japan now; I have a recollection of seeing a recent picture with all 3 instruments together, but It may have been only two, I'm a little hazy on it....

admin · Post by **admin** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 5:41 pm

John: You'll find one of them here if I am not mistaken.

larrywassgren · Post by **larrywassgren** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 6:32 pm

That's it Peter. That's the only original Jim Reeve's Blue Boy I can remember seeing. I don't think the other two are accounted for. This 1961 360F Blue Boy is also pictured in the Japanese Rickenbacker book. One cool guitar.

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 9:18 pm

The Blues Brothers?

admin · Post by **admin** » Wed Mar 17, 2004 12:04 am

Here is a photo of the 360F Blue Boy.

wints · Post by **wints** » Wed Mar 17, 2004 12:50 am

Very nice indeed. Love that colour and the binding looks cool too. Check out that 68 A/G 4005 on the bass page...Gorgeous, as is the 4005 in blue boy that JW has...

86kubicki · Post by **86kubicki** » Wed Mar 17, 2004 4:22 am

I still think that RIC should offer the current Blue Boys with gold pickguards and TRC's. Very sharp indeed!

kennyhowes · Post by **kennyhowes** » Tue Mar 23, 2004 9:04 pm

We do offer it that way, if you order a 660 or 660/12 BB. It does look pretty sharp.

86kubicki · Post by **86kubicki** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 4:59 am

Kenny - how about on a 4003? I actually have a 4003 BB arriving today. Any chance of swapping out my pickguard and TRC for gold ones?

kennyhowes · Post by **kennyhowes** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 6:09 am

Ixnay, Steve - I won't argue that it'd look great, but that's getting into sort of wacky custom stuff which would certainly be cool, but we've just got too much on our plate to be able to do that right now.

86kubicki · Post by **86kubicki** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 12:32 pm

I figured as much Kenny, but it never hurts to ask! Well, sometimes it does....