The Official Fantasy Reissue Thread

[paologregorio]

I'd go for one of these... maybe two; one like this, and one with fat Gibby-type humbuckers, but with the same-sized footprint as Rick p/ups, and a Bigsby or Accent! Make mine in Jetglo, please!

[admin]

Thanks Ben. The plot thickens.

[admin]

Paul, I really like that look. It would be nice to compare the differences in tonality between the two instruments on your wish list.

[paologregorio]

Paul, I really like that look. It would be nice to compare the differences in tonality between the two instruments on your wish list.

Likewise; I am thinking a production guitar like that would be a Les Paul Eater, but having a bit more bite/bright due to the maple body; one could even go with a third version with hot toasters or hi gain-y as comparable to something that would eat up the P-90 LP.

A two post bridge option would be nice, though the four post bridge is quite resilient; I was playing aggressively with the Blue Boy at a gig last night, and whacked the bridge hard enough so that it was leaning forward on two posts. It still sounded in tune, , but I whacked it back in place at the first opportunity during the song. I quickly checked my tuning after the song's end and the guitar was essentially in tune, within the in tune parameters of my Boss tuner. Nuts!

A two post bridge with a thicker hunk of metal for the bridge would make the guitar more sustain-y; and I like my Ricks to sustain as well since I use them for plenty of Lead work, and effectively so!

[artisan4]

'58 330 in Autumnglo/Brown sunburst with standard tailpiece/non-vibrato, gold truss rod cover and pickguard, oven knobs.

[chefothefuture]

I'd go for one of these... maybe two; one like this, and one with fat Gibby-type humbuckers, but with the same-sized footprint as Rick p/ups, and a Bigsby or Accent! Make mine in Jetglo, please!

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That's WAY cool...

I'd want to see a 381v58 in Autumnglo.. Figured Alder (or what ever the non-Maple early Capri wood was...), Combo 800 electrics....
The James Burton package (I guess since he removed the middle pup from a non-vibrato guitar that would be a 383?)

Oh hells bells! I'd just re-issue the full Capri line up and throw in a 4000v59...

[artisan4]

I would also go for a 330VP in white.

[paologregorio]

I would also go for a 330VP in white.

Well, if you're lucky, and Ben Hall's tired of looking at the test 330 pearl white from a month or so back, maybe you'll have a shot at it at auction...

[artisan4]

The company offered white for many many years, then suddenly dropped it. It's a classic/standard colour for a guitar and at some point I hope it returns to the stable.

[electrofaro]

Couldn't find the thread I once started with these fantasy make-overs... sorry to the guy whose guitar I just photobutchered, I was just bored:

I tried to photoshop the ramp out, added a 2nd soundhole and moved the knobs...

[aceonbass]

I think the ramp is a pretty iconic RIC styling que, but I like the lower sound hole. How about trying this with the ramp, but with the knobs along the bridge side of the lower sound hole?

[electrofaro]

Hi Dane, I've been messing with the knobs... somehow the body shape makes it more difficult to place the knobs with two sound holes, unlike a Gibson or Gretsch... at least I don't feel they're ever in the right place with a lower soundhole!

I'll move them to what I think you mean and upload another picture

[electrofaro]

Due to the ramp (it was already badly visible in this picture that is why I used it for a non-ramp edit) I had to move the knobs around.

[aceonbass]

Na...Looks to bizzy. Try lining them up along the top curve of the lower sound hole.

[jps]

Put one knob on the upper treble bout a la Gretsch.