Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

beatlefreak wrote:No skipping years - We haven't even discussed the COY for 2011 yet.

I was just assuming there wouldn't be a COY for 2011...

[quote="kiramdear"] I vote for tie-dye.

Kira, is that a real paint job on a Ric ... or are you tinkering with Photo-shop or some other software ???
Of course there was that famous Cream SG that Clapton had, with the psychedelic design by "The Fool"

Given my deathly, violent allergy to all things tie-dye, I'm hoping it's photoshopped.

I mean, who would do that to a beautiful Rickenbacker?

8mileshigher wrote:

kiramdear wrote: I vote for tie-dye.

Kira, is that a real paint job on a Ric ... or are you tinkering with Photo-shop or some other software ???
Of course there was that famous Cream SG that Clapton had, with the psychedelic design by "The Fool"

Yeah, that's a Photoshop job, in my usual hack quality if you can see the hi-res version. I must admit it looks pretty good in the reduced version, though - sometimes I get lucky. I'll take your question as a compliment and thank you!

I do love EC's "Fool" SG! Love for these kinds of psychedelic designs is still alive and kicking here in Northern California.

8mileshigher wrote:

kiramdear wrote: I vote for tie-dye.

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+2 for Kira's tie-dye. If production at RIC continues as it has, it's got just as good of a chance of being the COY for 2010 as anything else.

I just want to know how they get the guitar all twisted up into a knot to apply the colors...

cjj wrote:I just want to know how they get the guitar all twisted up into a knot to apply the colors...

You're not the first to mention that detail, CJ. Well I guess if they decide to do it that the technical problems will all come out in the wash.

I vote for...

Hey, Paul, what took you so long? I knew that was coming!

sloop_john_b wrote:

doctorwho wrote:

Danotron wrote:There's a lot of good ones here but I think I'm on board with the white.

Think of a white 381 or 660............................... Good Lord!

I disagree with a 660 WHT - it would look really nice! There is at least one example of a 325v59 WHT out there, and it was beautiful (and I would have bought it had it not been at too high an asking price).

I think he's saying he likes it, Gary...

Sorry - my mistake! Nevermind.

kiramdear wrote:Hey, Paul, what took you so long? I knew that was coming!

The combination of a late night at the Key Club in Hollywood to see Jet, followed by a tour of the "E-Film" compound in Hollywood where a friend of mine works, and two lengthy phone conversations with my dad, and one of my brothers, the latter of whom inherited my father's long-windedness.

I'd personally love to see a tie-dye finish. I doubt it would ever happen, though, as it would be a nightmare painting what would essentially be a custom paint job.

A special offering for acoustics might be BuckOwensGlo

What about a reverse Fireglo, dark in the center lightening up towards the edges? Call it Lightninglo.

Or you could call it Olgerif.