RIC Outlet 4003 Walnut Wing Body Mapleglo

[johnallg]

Wow. Very nice. The walnut back in full CV looks great. I am undecided about the black pickguard - couldn't decide if I liked that or not. I tried imagining white and that didn't seem right either.

I wonder what the reason for this experiment was? Kudos.

CJ, you beat me to the too-wide skunk stripe joke.

[libratune]

That's beautiful!

And it's great to see the guys over at RIC having some fun with these experiments.

Quite the beauty.

And I think the guys at RIC are also having a good deal of fun with the reactions to their experiments!

[marc61]

Just loving the debate over this one. I think it's great Ric offers these one-offs. A treasure for the winner.

[doctorwho]

I like the combination of colors on that one. Outstanding!

[T.A.R.]

Absolutely Beautiful Hmmm what can I sell. Boat, na. Wife, she probably wouldn't appreciate that. This isn't going to be easy

[ajish4]

One of the BEST ones yet....

[nov_1981]

One of the BEST ones yet....

Maybe we should have a RIC "one-off" thread.
It would be nice to see pic's of all the one-off's for comparison.

[electrofaro]

One of the BEST ones yet....

Maybe we should have a RIC "one-off" thread.
It would be nice to see pic's of all the one-off's for comparison.

Great idea! +2 cents

[cjj]

You can find most of them here:

http://coolguitarz.com/

Although Craig doesn't seem to have a link for just the collection of one-offs...

[SMR 78]

Stunning bass! I'd drool even more if it had a neck toaster.

[antonius]

Absolutely stunning! I'd love to hear what it sounds like.
Makes my beat up '75 mapleglo 4001 look like a right mongrel (although that's not such a bad thing )

[cassius987]

One of the BEST ones yet....

The best IMO--neck construction is what I have been hoping to see for over a year, fat stripe and all.

[jingle_jangle]

I'm late to the party here, but all I can say is, "WOW!!!"

Congrats to JH, Ben, Eric, and the fine folks at RIC for creating a legendary instrument!!!

Fabulous!

[paologregorio]

It's nicely done, and that flame top maple is gorgeous, but the back kinda reminds me of my first skateboard..or my kitchen cutting board. It's very cool nonetheless, and something a bit different for RIC!I think that's the first time I've ever seen a Rick with a "cap" top different from the rest of the body.

Best of luck to you bidders. It will be interesting to see who wins this one.

[bassduke49]

Actually, the first batch (who knows how many) of the Cheyenne II were made this way (minus the center stripe) with a vivid quilt maple top. They retained the main body construction of the original Cheyenne with the walnut body and head wings. Seen photos of several, all Mapleglo, and only a prototype in person at the RIC office/museum that had a maple fretboard as well. Production models had the bubinga fretboard and the initial "lowered" pickup locations. I've always wanted to find one, but have only seen pix. Yum!