Special 75th Anniversary guitar?

[ajish4]

OK Eric,

I hope it is something other than just guards.

How about a nice MOP INLAY to signify 75th anniversary?

Hey, dreaming is free....

Or, how about a NICE PREMIUM WOOD 4003, like a 4002 with a Silverburst? Not too thickly applied, but like the Blueburst. Light enough to see the woods underneath?

And add a CERTIFICATE of Authenticity #'d and all that good stuff.

[cheyenne]

Ok,,,how about making the 4004 transparent finishes available to the 4003 with gold guards and gold TRC and 75th Anniversary logo ??

[ajish4]

Add to that a TOASTER and a Horseshoe......PLEASE!

[squid]

Okay, this is just too much fun not to chime in. I do think it's a grey variant of some kind. I'm parsing Mr. Hall's, Paul's, and Eric's comments like crazy, and I just can't escape the "Smokie Joe", "Herring", and "Silver Surfer" comments. Because they're a mischievous lot, we've got references to "Red Herrings", "Wild Cherries", and "Brown Herrings". I don't put much stock in the red herring, because we all know that's a ruse. I don't put much stock in "wild cherry" because that would bring us pretty close to Burgundy. I also seem to remember reading that this finish was discovered "by accident". Query: what finishes would be on hand that would lead to this "accident"? Paul's brown comment could be a simple reference to the fretboard being rosewood.

I don't think this colour will be silver per se because I'd guess that the "accidental" aspect is something to do with Jetglo. I'm satisfied that this is a solid colour, not a burst or transparent finish. I think I also saw someone posting something about it being metallic. We know that it is likely to have a special pickguard of some kind (hence no 4004 application).

So, adding all that up, my best guess is a sparkling, dark grey colour with silver guards and TRC.

[sloop_john_b]

Whoa,,,John popped my bubble. I was hoping for the checker binding. Oh, well.

Sorry Scott. I love CB binding too, but realistically, it's not gonna happen anytime soon.

[cmuk]

I think Squid's onto it. I hope so, 'cos it sounds great!

[cheyenne]

I took the "metallic" comment as a clue regarding the Horsehoe.

[jpf]

I've been reading this entire thread.

The obvious answer, after seeing through the intentional attempts to throw us off the track...

Rickenbacker is running a special offer--any 4 regular-issue guitars you want, at $75.00 each.

Sounds reasonable to me.

[incubus2432]

I really can't see buying another 4003 (no offense).....I'd be OK with a 4004 with a 75th anniversary pickguard (I'm thinking the guards will be chrome-ish BTW).

[cheyenne]

You nailed it John,,,how could we have been so blind !

Right in front of us the whole time...Jeeeeshh!

[cmuk]

Probably a question for a RIC representative...

Does anyone know if the anniversary guitars have already been made or are they at the back of the production queue? i.e. when are they likely to be available?

[ozover50]

Squid said:

"per se"

I seem to recall JH using that expression many times when speculation on the 2006 COY was rife. Must be catching.......

Personally, I'll take anything that is commemorative of RIC'S 75th. I doubt that I'll be able to celebrate the 100th unless some major medical miracles occur in the interim!

[notviceversa]

As to when these are going to be made. John said the following back at our forum,"In fact these will be delivered rather quickly"

http://www.rickenbacker.com/forum_view_thread.asp?forum=General_Forum&thread_name=75th%20Anniversary%20Surprise/Q%20for%20Mr.%20Hall&thread_id=2694&Page=6

[cheyenne]

I just hope they produce a reasonable number of them so we can all have a chance to order one if we choose.

[jingle_jangle]

Squid, anytime you want one of those paint jobs/silver guard thingies, just give me a shout, 'cause it ain't gonna be a 75th thing...