LOTS OF PROJECTS NEARING COMPLETION...

[jingle_jangle]

Knobs? What knobs?

[electrofaro]

No knobs at all? How then to control the PUs? Not? Or did you come up with some solution?

[ozover50]

I'm thinking that it has Paul's new 'lobotoknob' feature. Of course you have to have brain surgery to insert the sensors but once you get over that it works quite well.

[jps]

Shouldn't that be Lobot-O-Knob?

[johnallg]

I think we're all knobs here.....

[electrofaro]

I think we're all knobs here.....

Noobs is written n-o-o-b-s...
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[jwilli]

I'm hoping that this 381 shows up this week.

[paologregorio]

Knobs? What knobs?

I generally leave all of them them all the way up anyway; all one really needs is the switch. . .

[jwilli]

Ok, it arrived today! Three words. I love it!

[johnallg]

That looks so great! What's the story behind it?

[jwilli]

Another pic to two...

[jwilli]

That looks so great! What's the story behind it?

A few years ago, I had imagined a 381 with a different finish than Rickenbacker offered. I wanted one with the "flip-flop" or chroma flair finish. The kind that changes
according to the angle it is viewed. I asked Paul if he could do this and he said "sure". Once the guitar arrived ( many thanks, JH!), I decided that two sound holes would be cool. I left the color up to Paul, trusting his judgement. He would have to figure the controls out, lol. There seem to be many colors in this finish and I haven't had it bright light/sunlight yet. Better pics to come. As far as the controls.....it seems to be two volume/two tone and the three way switch. I haven't tried Ric-o-Sound yet. It plays very well. I like the tortoise TRC and back plate. Gonna have fun with this one. Hopefully, Paul will chime in and explain this guitar better.

[Halbert]

Coolest 381 ever!

[Ivan3000]

Awesome, I guess I was right about the side knobs.
Paul, are you now allowed to make custom TRC's for your new refin jobs?
I've noticed you've had a couple fancy TRC's going on on non-acoustics. I like it alot!
Maybe these will be released at NAMM???!!??

[jwilli]

Ivan, it wasn't technically a refin. It never had been finished by the factory. You could almost label it a test guitar. I can say no more, lol.