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doctorwho wrote:Set #78

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That guitar reminds me of Delft china.
JimK

jimk wrote:

doctorwho wrote:Set #78

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That guitar reminds me of Delft china.
JimK

Don't laugh, Jim, it's a colour-design out of nightmares

jingle_jangle wrote:I see that the character with the inked bass was there again. He's been trying to get rid of it for at least seven years...

I may regret asking, but what's the story with that?

jimk wrote:

doctorwho wrote:Set #78

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That guitar reminds me of Delft china.
JimK

That's what I was thinking too.

Thanks for all the pics Gary. Very nice.

Hey Gary
Set #75 Picture 1 of TAMA drum set
almost blew up my laptop,

OK so it was me drooling.

incubus2432 wrote:It's certainly not a grumble to say that it's a great new color but I was hoping for checkerboard binding. The color won't get me to pry open my wallet but a Ruby with CB and I'd be on the phone tomorrow ordering. That or some new devious 4004 model.

2012 4003+RUBY+CB+toaster+'shoe = doghouse for Chris.....

.....just sayin'

beatlefan wrote:

incubus2432 wrote:It's certainly not a grumble to say that it's a great new color but I was hoping for checkerboard binding. The color won't get me to pry open my wallet but a Ruby with CB and I'd be on the phone tomorrow ordering. That or some new devious 4004 model.

2012 4003+RUBY+CB+toaster+'shoe = doghouse for Chris.....

.....just sayin'

I'd probably bend plastic for that one too.

Hmm, Ruby. Being a newbie I've never seen that color. Metallic Sparkly? Interesting!

Rickenbacker's "metallics" (Ruby, Midnight Blue, Turquoise, Desert Gold) appear to be very fine grained, not the "sparkly" types seen on other brands these days. Metallics appear to add depth to the finish, and afford some color "shift" at certian lighting angles. They look best on curved surfaces like rounded edges and gentle contours where you get a more specular reflection (I think that's the proper term).

bassduke49 wrote:Rickenbacker's "metallics" (Ruby, Midnight Blue, Turquoise, Desert Gold) appear to be very fine grained, not the "sparkly" types seen on other brands these days. Metallics appear to add depth to the finish, and afford some color "shift" at certian lighting angles. They look best on curved surfaces like rounded edges and gentle contours where you get a more specular reflection (I think that's the proper term).

Yep- saw Ruby at NAMM. Very fine, almost pearlescant sparkles, an absitively amazing glow in person. Wife had to restrain my wallet. Looked best of the 360-style bodies, although the flatter topped bass bodies were still very pretty.

Holy COW 381 Ruby!!!

Just today, I picked up my new 381V69 RUBY from Pick of the Ricks.

It's the one that was on display at the NAMM Show. See page 24 of this post.

Beautiful beyond compare!

stringsncords wrote:Just today, I picked up my new 381V69 RUBY from Pick of the Ricks.

It's the one that was on display at the NAMM Show. See page 24 of this post.

Beautiful beyond compare!

You are a very lucky guy! Saw that one up close-gorgeous!!

Congrats, Bob! Post pics when you can.

Congrats indeed!


I saw that Wildwood had a Ruby 4003 today... For a few minutes...