Welcome Charlie Kittleson

ken_j · Post by **ken_j** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 6:10 am

Insiders, VIP Dealers and important artists do get to "cherry pick" in some factories.

I know a dealer who regularly travels to Gibson to cherry pick his purchases. I doubt he gets his Ricks that way.

wayang · Post by **wayang** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 7:32 am

All I know is...I don't have enough economic pull to be allowed to cherry pick my purchase at a cherry orchard...

brammy · Post by **brammy** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 1:51 pm

ha! I gotta remember that line.

triode · Post by **triode** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 9:00 pm

Alright, you guys are the experts on Rick quality I will have to admit. There are just too many variables in guitar making for me to know every manufacturer. I do know that Ricks I played in the 1970s never impressed me. Most guitars were pretty bad during those years, though. I am impressed that many of you are totally sold on the high quality of Rick workmanship these days. Rumors get spread that are not necessarily true and this forum has some very knowledgeable contributors on it that help to get the true facts revealed. Thanks to your input, I now have a higher respect for the newer guitars that Rick is putting out. I will be at their booth at the NAMM show this year and who knows what I will be playing.

I am in the process of starting a new 21st century music performance group using computers, synthesizers and advanced use of computer graphics with video projectors and lasers for a more visual and spiritual musical experience. I may obtain a Rick 12 string for some sweet special sonics.

My days of blues playing and rock are done. I am looking to the future of music and its worth as a healing force and spiritual enhancer.

wayang · Post by **wayang** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 7:06 am

Right on, Charlie...although you're describing the (perhaps somewhat distant) past of music, as well...

Time for things to come full circle...

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 9:21 am

Well said, Dane and Charlie.

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 6:59 pm

Carry on, my Wayward Son...

winston · Post by **winston** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 9:49 pm

"My days of blues playing and rock are done. I am looking to the future of music and its worth as a healing force and spiritual enhancer"

Don't give up on blues and rock Charlie. They are the way to discover the future of music. And they will lead you to discover how music can be a healing force and spiritual enhancer.

triode · Post by **triode** » Thu Nov 24, 2005 8:47 am

I won't give up on them. I am just giving them a break. I still love both types of music and will buy albums of their genre from time to time.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Thu Nov 24, 2005 11:17 am

Dane and Brian are two of the most enhanced members of this august group.

Although their choices of enhancement enhancers may vary according to personal taste...

winston · Post by **winston** » Thu Nov 24, 2005 1:51 pm

Isn't that the truth! East meets West!!

Two different worlds, two different paths but by all accounts the same destination.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Thu Nov 24, 2005 2:13 pm

...which is called "Ricknirvana"...

wayang · Post by **wayang** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 8:25 am

"Welcome to Hell, here's your accordion..."

"Welcome to Heaven, here's your Rickenbacker..."

(Acknowledgements to Gary Larson, and apologies to accordion players...)

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 8:39 am

Harder to offend, and truer words:

"Welcome to Hell, here's your bagpipes!

Anybody here a bagpipe-totin' Highlands Kiltie?

wayang · Post by **wayang** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 8:51 am

The main purpose for bagpipes (maybe not in all cultures, but in the Highlands, for sure) was to lead attacking columns of troops into battle, with the effect being twofold: first, to terrify the enemy, and second, to 'psych-up' the attackers, producing a mentality akin to 'berserking'...

Nowadays, we got Death Metal...(sorry, it was the 'hell' connection, I guess)...