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Mmmm...pork! That gives me an idea...teeder wrote: I don't hate it, but I'd worry about the stench.
Now, if it smelled like smoked pork, that would be a different story!
That's how my '93 V63 looks too.teeder wrote:Here's the angle shot on my '92 V63.
I think you may be on to something about it being on display, Jeff.
+2. Mine is less than half the thickness of the pickguard.johnallg wrote:That's how my '93 V63 looks too.teeder wrote:Here's the angle shot on my '92 V63.
I think you may be on to something about it being on display, Jeff.
We had a member some years back who was in a fairly well known band, (I think he was playing or had played the Lettermen show), and he hated the signature too and I'm pretty sure he had it taken off somehow or other, don't know if he smoked though. Said he wouldn't play one with Squire's (or anyone's) signature on it. Anyone else remember that?jai_the_bass wrote:Has everyone seen this?
http://cgi.ebay.com/RICKENBACKER-1991-4 ... 2a0a4b15b3
Even allowing for the smoke staining to be genuine, I can't understand why anyone who has a CS bass would have the pickguard sprayed to cover the signature - DOH!!!
My '68 ditto.johnallg wrote:That's how my '93 V63 looks too.teeder wrote:Here's the angle shot on my '92 V63.
I think you may be on to something about it being on display, Jeff.
That's exactly what I was thinking!Another candidate for the "all white" treatment!
No disrespect to CS, or to anyone else who has their own signature edition guitar or bass, but I wouldn't want somebody else's signature on my instrument either. It just ain't my thing. Having an instrument that looks like a famous player's...YES; having their signature on my instrument...NO.rictified wrote:We had a member some years back who was in a fairly well known band, (I think he was playing or had played the Lettermen show), and he hated the signature too and I'm pretty sure he had it taken off somehow or other, don't know if he smoked though. Said he wouldn't play one with Squire's (or anyone's) signature on it. Anyone else remember that?jai_the_bass wrote:Has everyone seen this?
http://cgi.ebay.com/RICKENBACKER-1991-4 ... 2a0a4b15b3
Even allowing for the smoke staining to be genuine, I can't understand why anyone who has a CS bass would have the pickguard sprayed to cover the signature - DOH!!!
Maybe I badly phrased the criticism. What I meant to question wasn't so much the removal, but rather the method...painting over itrickaddict wrote: No disrespect to CS, or to anyone else who has their own signature edition guitar or bass, but I wouldn't want somebody else's signature on my instrument either. It just ain't my thing. Having an instrument that looks like a famous player's...YES; having their signature on my instrument...NO.
I have Glenn Fry's sig on my 2030GF, but I'd rather not. I might remedy that sometime soon!
I think I'd have just taken the original off & put a replacement in
simer4001 wrote:Remember the old TOPAL commercials? The toothpaste for smokers? The person blows smoke in to a hanky. Thats what this finish looks like. "Imagine what a pack a day, everyday does to your teeth"? If you're smoking a pack a day the last thing you should be worried about is your teeth.
rickaddict wrote:No disrespect to CS, or to anyone else who has their own signature edition guitar or bass, but I wouldn't want somebody else's signature on my instrument either. It just ain't my thing. Having an instrument that looks like a famous player's...YES; having their signature on my instrument...NO.rictified wrote:We had a member some years back who was in a fairly well known band, (I think he was playing or had played the Lettermen show), and he hated the signature too and I'm pretty sure he had it taken off somehow or other, don't know if he smoked though. Said he wouldn't play one with Squire's (or anyone's) signature on it. Anyone else remember that?jai_the_bass wrote:Has everyone seen this?
http://cgi.ebay.com/RICKENBACKER-1991-4 ... 2a0a4b15b3
Even allowing for the smoke staining to be genuine, I can't understand why anyone who has a CS bass would have the pickguard sprayed to cover the signature - DOH!!!
I have Glenn Fry's sig on my 2030GF, but I'd rather not. I might remedy that sometime soon!
Now that's funnyweemac wrote:Emphysema-glo. (needs vomit emoticon)
emac.
