325C58 GOLD PICKGUARD "PANTONE"

britpaul · Post by **britpaul** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 2:56 am

I need a pantone code color used on 325c58 gold pickguard.

thanks

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 9:36 am

Cristian:

Why would you need a color code, anyway? Are you replacing a pickguard or designing your own or ?

Pantone's metallic colors are not a good match for the 325 gold. Rick uses Illinois (Crescent) Bronze pigments in an enamel vehicle, judging from my own experience with the pickguards on my 660-12.

Pantone metallics (871 through 8321) are "opaque" custom-mixed inks for printing. As such, the pigments are ground much, much finer than the IlBronze color used on the Rick pickguards.

At any rate, the Pantone metallics do not match the Rick gold; they go neither light nor "greenish" enough, tending instead to be nearer what is commonly considered an "antique" gold color.

If there's anybody who could clue you in on exactly which ILBronze pigment that Rick uses, it would be CEO John Hall or ex-Rick employee Dale Fortune.

britpaul · Post by **britpaul** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 4:09 pm

thanks a lot paul!

I replacing a pickguard on my ric 320.

all the best from Santiago-Chile

Cristian

tonewerks · Post by **tonewerks** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 6:49 am

I have some in stock if your still looking

ben_hall · Post by **ben_hall** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 10:29 am

Santiago Chile huh? Eres de La "U", La Cato, o Colo Colo? Soy fan de O'Higgins de Rancagua!

BobKat · Post by **BobKat** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 11:58 am

Ben, good to see you here!

ben_hall · Post by **ben_hall** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 6:22 pm

Thanks Bob, I'll drop by on occasion...

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 8:19 pm

Hola cristian, bienvenidos a la Ric Forum, I live in Lima Perú part of them time and see very few Ric instruments there. Are there many in Santiago?

britpaul · Post by **britpaul** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 6:06 am

hello everybody! soy hincha de la "U" y al ohiggins tanbien lo he ido a ver, tengo parientes chamanteras en doñihue! saludos ben,

thanks joe, I made myself a gold pickguard for my ric 320 "lennonized"

Hola bob, saludos para PERU carajo! la verdad es que hay muy pocos instrumentos rickenbacker en chile, por lo mismo son muy caros y buscados.

thanks and visit www.thebrits.tk , a chilean beatles tribute band website.

britpaul · Post by **britpaul** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 7:20 am

I finish my ric 320 "lennonized" take a look....

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 9:08 am

One of the rare stringless models, I see...

It looks fabulous, Cristian. I'm Greenglo with envy!

britpaul · Post by **britpaul** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 9:18 am

hi paul
I cant wait to take a picture...

beatlefan · Post by **beatlefan** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 8:14 am

How would you say "SWEET" to a Santiago Chilean?