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Well, I did not look through this whole thread but I just got to say this......

Unless it was because they saw me coming and locked things down, I thought that IT SUCKED that you could not play any of the Rics on display.

There were a couple of the harder to find models that I wanted to play a bit to see how I liked them before buying one sight unseen.

The fact that I could not even take them off the wall or display to hold them, much less play them was a total turn off for me.

As much as I love my Rics, this short sighted action may have swayed me to go a different way with a different brand.
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sloop_john_b wrote:
rickenbrother wrote:Just letting you guys that are unaware, know that 350MC is not the official name of that guitar.
What is the official name of that guitar?
+1 Would be nice for us detail-freaks to know.

I did notice some people refer to it as the 350V58MC or something like that, which can't be right, as Mike's original is from the 80s?
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T28 wrote:Well, I did not look through this whole thread but I just got to say this......

Unless it was because they saw me coming and locked things down, I thought that IT SUCKED that you could not play any of the Rics on display.

There were a couple of the harder to find models that I wanted to play a bit to see how I liked them before buying one sight unseen.

The fact that I could not even take them off the wall or display to hold them, much less play them was a total turn off for me.

As much as I love my Rics, this short sighted action may have swayed me to go a different way with a different brand.
My pal Richie (of BOC fame) has been GASing hard for a Harrison 12'er. Much to his dismay, it was "sniff but don't touch" at RIC.
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I'll throw out a wild guess. Model 350SPC. :lol:
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sloop_john_b wrote:
jps wrote:The JGRJV model.
What does that stand for?
JetGlo Rocks Joey Vasco model. :wink:
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sloop_john_b wrote:
T28 wrote:Well, I did not look through this whole thread but I just got to say this......

Unless it was because they saw me coming and locked things down, I thought that IT SUCKED that you could not play any of the Rics on display.

There were a couple of the harder to find models that I wanted to play a bit to see how I liked them before buying one sight unseen.

The fact that I could not even take them off the wall or display to hold them, much less play them was a total turn off for me.

As much as I love my Rics, this short sighted action may have swayed me to go a different way with a different brand.
My pal Richie (of BOC fame) has been GASing hard for a Harrison 12'er. Much to his dismay, it was "sniff but don't touch" at RIC.
3299583C-1DE7-4EE0-8377-16620F99E80C-14346-00000FEE4F3781A8.jpg

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So when you go to the RIC Booth at Namm what do you do? I presume then there are demo's getting done.
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jps wrote:
sloop_john_b wrote:
jps wrote:The JGRJV model.
What does that stand for?
JetGlo Rocks Joey Vasco model. :wink:
Did Joey buy the NAMM one? Wow!!

Joey, spill it man! :shock:
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sloop_john_b wrote:Much to his dismay, it was "sniff but don't touch" at RIC
Too bad they don't use nitro as poly finish are so hard to sniff :lol:
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Electrostring wrote: Too bad they don't use nitro as poly finish are so hard to sniff :lol:
Actually, some of the latest f-holes do use nitro...think I'll just go for a quick inhalation now :twisted:
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by Eddie Davis (k43rover) » Mon Jan 28, 2013 4:39 pm

Electrostring wrote:
Too bad they don't use nitro as poly finish are so hard to sniff


Actually, some of the latest f-holes do use nitro...think I'll just go for a quick inhalation now
Now now Ed stop rubbing their noses in it.
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sloop_john_b wrote:Did Joey buy the NAMM one? Wow!!

Joey, spill it man! :shock:
Not that I know of, but he has been looking for a guitar, lately, so who knows. :?

The JGRJV was a joke but.............. :shock:
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JANGRO wrote: Now now Ed stop rubbing their noses in it.
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Eddie: You had a 6-string done, too?! In the group shot, the two Young makeovers and the Sam Ash guitar. I sent my '86 1997 over to you :lol:

Regarding the Campbell 350: The last I heard, Ric were not sure what was going to happen to it. It's exactly what Joey has been jonesing for guitar-wise, so it would make sense if he wound up with it. Of course, we'll need him to confirm if he did or not.
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I would love to see Joey end up with this guitar!!!
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