Re: "Can't you smell that smell?"
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 4:07 pm
And that smell lasts a long time, too. My '96 still smells good and its **** is still ticking.
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Re: "Can't you smell that smell?"
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 4:14 pm
Thanks - that's reassuring....bad enough that the **** keeps ticking, don't want a smelly guitar to boot!
Re: "Can't you smell that smell?"
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 10:22 pm
jingle_jangle wrote:Harry, obviously this is a unique and abnormal case (sorry, couldn't resist)...if it were common, would it have been posted?harry wrote:As someone about to buy a Ric, it worries me that there is something in the make-up of the case materials that is apparently so toxic, at least in odor... Any permanent impact on the finish (and smell!) of the guitar itself?
Rick cases are made by a firm that makes cases for lots of manufacturers as well as for the retail trade.
Usually people swoon (in a good way) when they open a new Rick case.
Incidentally, I just bought a couple nice G&G cases for Rick 3330/360s. They smell sooooo good--what lots of folks used to think was the guitar, is the case materials.
Bad enough I don't know what I originally wrote (I was in a hurry)... But still have no answer regarding this supposedly "new" case! Normally, new cases and guitars smell great! I was looking forward to that part of the experience as well... But this smells awful!
Re: "Can't you smell that smell?"
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 11:22 pm
I've got SKB cases that smell like vanilla, chocolate, fruit cocktail, one smells like shoe polish and another smells just like the case that my brother's '66 Gibson Firebird came in.
Re: "Can't you smell that smell?"
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 11:23 pm
If it's a new guitar, contact Ric customer support. If it's a used guitar, buy another case.
Re: "Can't you smell that smell?"
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 11:58 pm
Hmmm. Now you guys have me worried.
I wonder what my **** smells like?
I think I'd better go check.
I wonder what my **** smells like?
I think I'd better go check.
Re: "Can't you smell that smell?"
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 12:01 am
Jeff, maybe you don't really wanna know!
Re: "Can't you smell that smell?"
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 9:40 am
rickaddict wrote:Hmmm. Now you guys have me worried.
I wonder what my **** smells like?
I think I'd better go check.
Be careful! You can really hurt yourself trying to smell your ***!
Typically, the smell you get from a new case is outgassing of the glues used to fasten the fuzzy material to the foam or the foam to the case. Usually, it isn't unpleasant, but . . . .
Re: "Can't you smell that smell?"
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 11:09 am
usually, my experience with anything outgassing has not been pleasant
Re: "Can't you smell that smell?"
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 12:27 pm
And please, no 'Ricky'. Bad enough the Brits use it.Scotty_Guitar wrote:Has anyone bought a 2011 or 2010 Ricky..........
Re: "Can't you smell that smell?"
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 1:53 pm
Always fascinates me how some people get tetchy about the usage of the word `Ricky`I suppose we all use the English language and shorten the whole words into informal words and phrases.Some folks OD to the Max bout Vocab but i Suppose im not getting that Vibe.Savvy.
Re: "Can't you smell that smell?"
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 3:34 pm
I ain't said nothin bout nobody usin no fancy talk.
Re: "Can't you smell that smell?"
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 9:14 pm
RIC doesn't make the case, so if it's a new guitar, contacting SKB customer support might be better.chrisdski wrote:If it's a new guitar, contact Ric customer support. If it's a used guitar, buy another case.
Re: "Can't you smell that smell?"
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 10:07 pm
Since RIC packed the guitar in the case, shouldn't they be contacted first? Or the store where the bass was bought?rickenbrother wrote:RIC doesn't make the case, so if it's a new guitar, contacting SKB customer support might be better.chrisdski wrote:If it's a new guitar, contact Ric customer support. If it's a used guitar, buy another case.
Re: "Can't you smell that smell?"
Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 12:27 am
LOL that's good! Do you have one that smells like Surf n' Turf? Just to mix it up?rickenbrother wrote:I've got SKB cases that smell like vanilla, chocolate, fruit cocktail, one smells like shoe polish and another smells just like the case that my brother's '66 Gibson Firebird came in.