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Re: Post a pic of the coolest Ric Refin you've ever seen.

Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 11:01 pm
by Ric N. Backer
rickenbrother wrote:This aquaburst refin that Paul W did some time ago for someone who occasionally posts here, is a favorite of mine. I've seen it in person. It's truly outstanding.

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Boy that is a NICE finish! :D

Right there is your next color of the year Mr. Hall. :D

Re: Post a pic of the coolest Ric Refin you've ever seen.

Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 11:01 pm
by Ric N. Backer
rickenbrother wrote:Here's a pic of it at the last MARF. I forget who did the inlays in the fingerboard. I think Ross Hansen took this pic. Too bad that ugly guy is in the back there ruining the picture! :twisted: :lol:
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Drool rag. :lol: :lol:

Re: Post a pic of the coolest Ric Refin you've ever seen.

Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 11:42 pm
by rickenbrother
ram wrote:what are the neck inlays?
Fish/sea creatures. I guess to go with Chris Squires nickname of The Fish and the Fish Out Of Water album.

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Re: Post a pic of the coolest Ric Refin you've ever seen.

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 12:59 am
by berth
Here's my favorite.
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Re: Post a pic of the coolest Ric Refin you've ever seen.

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 3:58 am
by antipodean
berth wrote:Here's my favorite.
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That's so nice......

I personally like this ruby one done by Frank Grubisa, with input and sage advice from the uber-cool Paul Wilczynski
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But then, I'm a bit biased.....

BTW That's Frank holding the bass.....

Re: Post a pic of the coolest Ric Refin you've ever seen.

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 7:34 am
by libratune
Refin and mods by Larry Davis:
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Re: Post a pic of the coolest Ric Refin you've ever seen.

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 7:39 am
by libratune
Popsicle Rick refin and mods by Paul W:
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Re: Post a pic of the coolest Ric Refin you've ever seen.

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 7:45 am
by libratune
1959 Capri 375 refin and mods by Larry Davis:
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Re: Post a pic of the coolest Ric Refin you've ever seen.

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 8:03 am
by berth
antipodean wrote:
berth wrote:Here's my favorite.
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That's so nice......
It will become even nicer...

Re: Post a pic of the coolest Ric Refin you've ever seen.

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 10:49 am
by Ric N. Backer
libratune wrote:Refin and mods by Larry Davis:
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This is going to be a tough finish to beat. Absolutely stunning! :shock:

Emeraldglo :D

Re: Post a pic of the coolest Ric Refin you've ever seen.

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 5:27 pm
by deaconblues
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(Apologies to leftybass)

Re: Post a pic of the coolest Ric Refin you've ever seen.

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 7:38 pm
by jingle_jangle
The inlays on the Aquabass were done by Craig Lavin of Sunrise, FL, the town that Google forgot.

Re: Post a pic of the coolest Ric Refin you've ever seen.

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 7:41 pm
by jingle_jangle
Spike- wrote:That last one is hilarious.
No it's not--it's the Mink bass I did for Paul Boyer!

Oh, I get it...something was deleted in between the two posts. :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Re: Post a pic of the coolest Ric Refin you've ever seen.

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 8:09 pm
by wints
That's some big a** frets for that Great White to chew on... :wink:

Some lovely finishes here, no question.

Re: Post a pic of the coolest Ric Refin you've ever seen.

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 11:26 pm
by bassduke49
jingle_jangle wrote:No it's not--it's the Mink bass I did for Paul Boyer!

Actually, the "Mink" is Jeff Thomas' that looks a lot like mine. But he always removes the bridge-pickup cover. Here they are together: