SO UGLEE IT'S OO-GLEE

jimk · Post by **jimk** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 12:56 am

$500.00, eh? Yeah, it needs to be rescued and restored.

JimK

kiramdear · Post by **kiramdear** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 1:07 am

i believe it was one of John Hall's first designs, and sort of aimed at catching some of the Fender market at an affordable price. It has a very flat (practically no radius) very thick, unfinished slab rosewood fretboard which is great for slide if that's your inclination, or just fine for standard playing as well. Standard nut and bridge measurement.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 1:28 am

And I should add that, while the design breaks with what we think of as Rickenbacker "tradition", it's basic, built like a brick outhouse, and ROCKS, from both sound and playability standpoints.

My OOGLEE comment was referring to the paint work...and hits me more the harder I look at it. Simply looks like a bad taxicab.

Yeah, it's a Death Cab for OOGlee...

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 1:42 am

I concur with Kira and Paul ... the 430 I had was a really nice instrument, and had a pretty good bit of a Telecaster 'twang' to its sound. I traded it (plus cash) for a 355JL (which I no longer have, either ... sigh!).

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 1:51 am

Yeah..... I'd be very happy to get hold of one.

But not this OO-GLEE one!!

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 2:03 am

ozover50 wrote:Yeah..... I'd be very happy to get hold of one.

But not this OO-GLEE one!!

Yes, Aitch, it would hurt to look at it even while it was being restored!

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 2:06 am

Yeah.... I'd want that paint stripped off el pronto!!!

winston · Post by **winston** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 2:12 am

Hey for $500.00 or so Aitch it would be a great guitar after you had it refinished. JG is a great colour too.

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 6:57 am

So I should buy it and have it shipped to you for evaluation, Brian?

Or maybe to PW to hang on to it until my next invasion?

Maybe if I did the latter and Paul opened the case when it arrived he'd take pity on it/me and strip it gratis!!

weemac · Post by **weemac** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 8:27 am

ozover50 wrote:Maybe if I did the latter and Paul opened the case when it arrived he'd take pity on it/me and strip it gratis!!

Either that or he will forward to you with vomit on it......

Eden.

jps · Post by **jps** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 9:57 am

.....or just put the poor thing out of it's misery!

weemac · Post by **weemac** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 10:30 am

weemac wrote:
ozover50 wrote:Maybe if I did the latter and Paul opened the case when it arrived he'd take pity on it/me and strip it gratis!!
Either that or he will forward to you with vomit on it......

Eden.

Come to think of it, thats one way to strip the paint.....

Eden.

kennyhowes · Post by **kennyhowes** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 12:35 pm

Y'all are making me want to go get this one.

Some refin/resto ideas:
http://www.frontiernet.net/~cmuller37/B ... ge%208.htm

kennyhowes · Post by **kennyhowes** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 12:36 pm

Just re-read the fine print on Elderly's site, it's "no longer available." Ah well.

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 3:22 pm

Good for me, Kenny...... I no longer have to toy with the idea.

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