JUST COMPLETED: 1983 4001 in RUBY...

[jingle_jangle]

Formerly a W/BT.

Inlays converted to full-width crushed pearl, board resurfaced and re-fretted, frets polished, checkerboard purfling and new white binding added. Pickguardian pickguard, clear acrylic, painted on back. Superb job, Tony!

Then a multi-coat Ruby paint job, buffed out to a mirror finish.

More on the way!

[kiramdear]

All I can say is that we are in the Golden Age of superbly finished Rickenbackers. All credit to PW and Eric B.

[cheyenne]

Very nice Paul.......

[pflash4001]

Man, that sure is purty...nice background, too...My wife is keeping close tabs on me...she knows I am lusting after another Ric...

[shamustwin]

Stunning!

[ozover50]

I recognize that!!!

Umm....... the location, not the bass........

Looks fantastic, Paul. The guard is a definite winner too.

[paologregorio]

That is gorgeous! Thanks for posting the pics!

[rickenbrother]

Another fine job, Paul! Seeing this reminds me of my '86 Ruby 4003 and how much I wish I didn't sell it.
Looking forward to the others that are on the way.

[dog]

Ouch! Too hot to handle.

[jnbass]

Smashing M8!

Now where did I put mine...

[paul_yan]

Beautiful!!!

Paul, the lower right corner of the pickguard is very "close to the edge". Did Tony did that on purpose, to make it look period-correct? Or did he just duplicate the shape of the original guard?

The tuners look like new!

[antipodean]

Gorgeous! I'm hoping for something similar to turn up any day now....

[peewee]

The photo of the back says it all; just look at the sheen to that finish! Awesome work, Paul.

[rickaddict]

Great job, Paul. Ruby is so cool!

And excellent color match too!

Here's a shot of one of my Ruby's for comparison:

http://rickresource.com/register/user_i ... llsize.jpg

[cjj]

WOW! Nice! Mirror finish indeed, just look at those reflections. In fact, in one you can even see the guy who did this amazing work, taking the picture!