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Posted: **Wed Jan 04, 2012 9:32 pm**

Glad jwilli likes it!

He has trusted me 100% on this one and the first time he saw it was when he opened the case today.

The finish is a multi-layered prismatic paint that is very active in bright light, but looks like a sparkly red in low or fluorescent light.

There are no knobs on this one--but there are thumbwheels and mini-pots buried in the backplate.

The tuners are NOS Van Ghents supplied by John Hall specifically for this project.

Re: the TRC, RIC doesn't make a tortoise TRC, so this guitar got one similar to my 430.

Ivan, rein in your imagination a bit. There will be no tortoise at NAMM!

Posted: **Wed Jan 04, 2012 9:50 pm**

The paint on the front is a very subtle tiger stripe random motif with some pearl and iridescent pigments giving an unusual shadow burst. It presents an optical illusion to the viewer. Wiring schematic and functions are standard Rick with special miniature components and the 3-way switch in a new location on the bass horn...

Posted: **Wed Jan 04, 2012 9:53 pm**

(I can't get my breath!)
Wow wow wow ...

Congrats, John!

Posted: **Wed Jan 04, 2012 10:08 pm**

Now that, is really something...

Posted: **Wed Jan 04, 2012 10:09 pm**

That is SOOO nice, those NOS van ghents look great on it!
EDIT: Those Zebra Stripes look amazing too. You never cease to amaze me, Paul.

Posted: **Wed Jan 04, 2012 11:10 pm**

Probably the best looking 381 I've seen yet! Well done, Paul, and congrats, JW!

Posted: **Wed Jan 04, 2012 11:22 pm**

Paulo, maybe you should do up a 4005 like that?

Very cool, guitar, John!

Posted: **Thu Jan 05, 2012 12:57 am**

Brilliant, Paul!

Congrats, John!

Stiff cheddar, Aitch!

Posted: **Thu Jan 05, 2012 1:02 am**

Wow, that is beautiful! Super job Paul!! Congrats, John!

Posted: **Thu Jan 05, 2012 9:16 am**

ozover50 wrote:
Stiff cheddar, Aitch!

Posted: **Thu Jan 05, 2012 10:14 am**

Paul: Exquisite!

Posted: **Thu Jan 05, 2012 12:14 pm**

Wow, wow, wow..... That one is AMAZING. I LOVE the double sound holes. Total eye candy!

Posted: **Thu Jan 05, 2012 12:42 pm**

jwilli wrote:It never had been finished by the factory.

You didn't find it in a dumpster near the factory, right?

Paul, you're genius with the knobs! Somehow I wonder if you might be able to acomplish any dream we come up with, and then make it even better!

The paintwork, well, no words to describe it, just awesome!

Posted: **Thu Jan 05, 2012 1:53 pm**

doctorwho wrote:
(I can't get my breath!)
Wow wow wow ...

Congrats, John!

Ditto!! That has to be the most beautiful 381 anywhere! Congrats John! Utterly superb, Paul.

Posted: **Thu Jan 05, 2012 2:08 pm**

wow-i'm speechless!

ps love the tort trc,too!

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