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I love the body shape. And as much antipathy as I have for blue guitars in general Paul keeps making me want to change my mind with these.

That 480 is gorgeous! I'll bet it's even better in person...

My guess is that the (factory) router bit took a chunk out of the tip and it was sanded rounder to eliminate the flaw.



SAVE SUZZY

sloop_john_b wrote:Nice color! The upper horn does seem to resemble a 4001c64s...

And the lower bout looks a tad flattened also.

http://www.rickenbacker.com/gallery_ima ... _year=1970

Wow -- I really like that 480 ! ! A very nice shade of Blue !!

Congrats on the bass! I especially like the headstock.

Ok, so my Deeeep Burgundy WB is home and has been played. Wow!! Here are some photos showing how light plays on this wonderful translucent finish:
Sunny Overcast Sunset Reclining Nude on the Porch Swing

And a couple more:

Backside Sparklies Headstock From the top Evening Shade I love this guitar. Thank you Curmudge, for a wonderful custom restoration.

Reclining Nude

Can we have on descending a staircase?

Lovely guitar, Dean & Paul!

BTW, where's the sunset?

jps wrote:
BTW, where's the sunset?

Actually just happening to the left in the photo. It was pretty clear, so I didn't get the incredible colours that happen with a bit of cloud on the horizon. That would have been too perfect a shot... but no luck this weekend. There will be others...

jps wrote:

Reclining Nude

Can we have on descending a staircase?

Or posing suggestively with another Rickenbacker guitar of the same model.

jps wrote:BTW, where's the sunset?

Aren't sunsets endings? This must be a new beginning, a rising sun!

This one is looking great, in one of my fav colours!

Paul and Dean -- this Double Bound Burgundy with the checkered bound headstock is totally awesome !!! Beautiful pictures of a beautiful guitar. Congratulations to you both ! !

Now I can't decide which color is my favorite: Paul's Translucent Burgundy or that nice 480-Blue you posted last week ! ! !

8mileshigher wrote: that nice 480-Blue you posted last week ! ! !

480? I only saw a blue 4003FL bass recently - was there a blue 480 as well?

Werner, once you have had a Model 480 you can never get it out of your mind.

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