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Posted: **Tue Sep 13, 2005 8:54 am**

Planken Spanken, is that the yurgen splergin from fluergin?

Warren, that's the bass I got from Rhoads, w/wings...

Posted: **Tue Sep 13, 2005 9:07 am**

Excellent! I have time to save up for my Cii/5!

Posted: **Tue Sep 13, 2005 9:40 am**

Jared, its such a beauty, did you get it this year? They must have made more than one w/wings, if not your's is unique to 2005!

Posted: **Tue Sep 13, 2005 5:36 pm**

Got it this year.

Also had this for 24 hrs;

no wings, less figure & finished 'board.

flames are nice,

But I like wings...

Posted: **Tue Sep 13, 2005 5:38 pm**

I like the flamey wings equally as much as the walnut.

Posted: **Tue Sep 13, 2005 11:31 pm**

now claro walnut wings...

that's the way I like it!

Posted: **Wed Sep 14, 2005 12:01 am**

Ive just found this cii/5 string in trans green on a Japanese website, what do you reckon? I've only seen one trans green which was a lot darker in colour.

Posted: **Wed Sep 14, 2005 12:32 am**

The same guy has changed the pick ups, not sure what they are, they look a little like the yamaha ones.

Posted: **Wed Sep 14, 2005 1:32 am**

I remember seeing this cii/5 in trans blue on the Pick of the Ricks website last year I think, I only have the back photo, does anyone know who bought it, do anyone have any photos of it? Ive never seen a blue one anywhere else.

Posted: **Wed Sep 14, 2005 6:25 am**

The photo is washed out. Look at the gold and blacks too. The green is much darker.

Posted: **Wed Sep 14, 2005 9:39 am**

Warren, that trans blue Cii5 was bought by Alberto Cortina (Dr. Rickenstein) he posts here occasionally.

He posted some pictures of it back in April.

That trans blue finish looks awesome in person. The trans green looks pretty nice in person also, much darker than in those pics.

Posted: **Wed Sep 14, 2005 11:45 pm**

tranny red!

Posted: **Wed Sep 14, 2005 11:55 pm**

Thanks Joey, maybe Alberto wouldn't mind posing some more as I'd love to see it. The trans blue is growing on me fast, it seems to look alot nicer on the cii/5 than the 4.

Posted: **Thu Sep 15, 2005 5:34 am**

Thanks for the heads up on this thread Warren!
I was indeed lucky enough to get that trans blue from POR. I called as soon as the two Cii/5 were offered (a trans red and a trans blue) and the trans red was already taken! So I just pulled the gun on the trans blue immediately.
One of the best desicions ever! The bass is just stunning and plays better than I thought it would. My only gripe is that the low B is just not as loud as the rest of the strings, but I'm looking forward to the redesigned pick ups Mr Hall is working on!
Here are the pics I posted back then, which doesn't really do the bass justice, but I'll take a few more this weekend to see if I can capture more of the beauty of this baby. I'll send them over as soon as I take them!

This is from POR:

this is at home:

and with some friends:

Posted: **Thu Sep 15, 2005 5:55 am**

Hey! the POR pic is pretty small there!
sorry!

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