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Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 6:10 am
by ken_j
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.
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 7:32 am
by wayang
All I know is...I don't have enough economic pull to be allowed to cherry pick my purchase at a cherry orchard...
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 1:51 pm
by brammy
ha! I gotta remember that line.
Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2005 9:00 pm
by triode
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.
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 7:06 am
by wayang
Right on, Charlie...although you're describing the (perhaps somewhat distant) past of music, as well...
Time for things to come full circle...
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 9:21 am
by doctorwho
Well said, Dane and Charlie.
Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2005 6:59 pm
by jnbass
Carry on, my Wayward Son...
Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2005 9:49 pm
by winston
"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.
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 8:47 am
by triode
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.
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 11:17 am
by jingle_jangle
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...
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 1:51 pm
by winston
Isn't that the truth! East meets West!!
Two different worlds, two different paths but by all accounts the same destination.
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 2:13 pm
by jingle_jangle
...which is called "Ricknirvana"...
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 8:25 am
by wayang
"Welcome to Hell, here's your accordion..."
"Welcome to Heaven, here's your Rickenbacker..."
(Acknowledgements to Gary Larson, and apologies to accordion players...)
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 8:39 am
by jingle_jangle
Harder to offend, and truer words:
"Welcome to Hell, here's your bagpipes!
Anybody here a bagpipe-totin' Highlands Kiltie?
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 8:51 am
by wayang
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)...