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Love that MWP

Mine would be simply a reissue 1959 360F in FG with trapeze
i'd be very happy with one of these as my sig model

scotty wrote:nice bunch there Clive.I love the 381 in JG more so that the FG only in the 381 model tho.i prefer FG in the other models

Cheers Scotty. If you like FG, then you'll like my other bunch...

cmuk wrote:

scotty wrote:nice bunch there Clive.I love the 381 in JG more so that the FG only in the 381 model tho.i prefer FG in the other models

Cheers Scotty. If you like FG, then you'll like my other bunch...

NICE!

Very nice Clive

I have 2 out of the the 5 ,so gotta get me some 381 and 1997

Bone stock Rics are good enough for me.

Clint wrote:Bone stock Rics are good enough for me.

+1

collin wrote:

paologregorio wrote: I should probably know this by now, but what is the model number of that guitar, Collin? I thought all of the RM double bound models had dot inlays rather than triangle inlays.

Well, the general consensus last time was that yes, it's a one off MWP custom, but if it had a model number- maybe 370v64 w/f-hole ?

Cheers,
-Collin

I thought maybe that was the guitar; I'm a big Church fan, and I remember seeing that guitar up for auction on Ebay. I have a copy of the RIC poster of MWP holding the original. I'll probably bring it to SoCalCon as a backdrop. Does anyone know why MWP sold the guitar? I remember hearing a rumor that his original was stolen at one point, and the thief agreed to return the guitar if MWP apologized for being a jerk about something or other, but that's just a rumor I heard. I don't mean to imply anything bad about MWP, especially because I'm a big Church fan.

Probably something along the lines of...

paologregorio wrote:
I thought maybe that was the guitar; I'm a big Church fan, and I remember seeing that guitar up for auction on Ebay. I have a copy of the RIC poster of MWP holding the original. I'll probably bring it to SoCalCon as a backdrop. Does anyone know why MWP sold the guitar? I remember hearing a rumor that his original was stolen at one point, and the thief agreed to return the guitar if MWP apologized for being a jerk about something or other, but that's just a rumor I heard. I don't mean to imply anything bad about MWP, especially because I'm a big Church fan.

Paul, can I confirm at this point that I am not the thief that you refer to. I know that's not your implication, but I just thought I should clarify.

I remember chatting with Marty about this guitar. I'm fairly sure he had more than one made. I don't know if this is the one in your poster but this one had the vibrato installed most of its life with him.

cmuk wrote:

paologregorio wrote:
I thought maybe that was the guitar; I'm a big Church fan, and I remember seeing that guitar up for auction on Ebay. I have a copy of the RIC poster of MWP holding the original. I'll probably bring it to SoCalCon as a backdrop. Does anyone know why MWP sold the guitar? I remember hearing a rumor that his original was stolen at one point, and the thief agreed to return the guitar if MWP apologized for being a jerk about something or other, but that's just a rumor I heard. I don't mean to imply anything bad about MWP, especially because I'm a big Church fan.

Paul, can I confirm at this point that I am not the thief that you refer to. I know that's not your implication, but I just thought I should clarify.

I remember chatting with Marty about this guitar. I'm fairly sure he had more than one made. I don't know if this is the one in your poster but this one had the vibrato installed most of its life with him.

http://www.rickbeat.com/gallery/andrews ... wshort.htm

What would my own signature model look like?

I already own it--it's the guitar in my avatar.

Melissa, that is stunning!

She takes a durned good picture, don't she, hey?

....Only because you do such a darned good refin, Paul!

sloop_john_b wrote:

cmuk wrote:

paologregorio wrote:
I thought maybe that was the guitar; I'm a big Church fan, and I remember seeing that guitar up for auction on Ebay. I have a copy of the RIC poster of MWP holding the original. I'll probably bring it to SoCalCon as a backdrop. Does anyone know why MWP sold the guitar? I remember hearing a rumor that his original was stolen at one point, and the thief agreed to return the guitar if MWP apologized for being a jerk about something or other, but that's just a rumor I heard. I don't mean to imply anything bad about MWP, especially because I'm a big Church fan.

Paul, can I confirm at this point that I am not the thief that you refer to. I know that's not your implication, but I just thought I should clarify.

I remember chatting with Marty about this guitar. I'm fairly sure he had more than one made. I don't know if this is the one in your poster but this one had the vibrato installed most of its life with him.

http://www.rickbeat.com/gallery/andrews ... wshort.htm

Thanks for the Link JB!

Clive, you are correct; I was definitely NOT implying any thievery on your part. The rumor I heard was about his original 60s era guitar in any case.

I am not surprised that MWP wanted a relica or two of his old guitar; when I saw them at the Wiltern Theatre, MWP took his Rick off after one song, unpluggeged it, and bowling tossed it across the width of the stage to his guitar guy-nuts! The guitar slid across the floor of the stage like a rocket sled. I don't knkow how he did it, but it was impressive, if painful, to watch!