BBR This Year Only - What for 2006?

rumbush · Post by **rumbush** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 4:04 am

For the anniversary I'm still partial to a whitewash/transparent white, with chequered binding. That would be sweet.

(hyperventilating)

What I would swoon over and will never get is Hudson purpleburst aw yeah. Orange or tangerine burst sounds intriguing...RIC have never done that right?

ricosound · Post by **ricosound** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 4:27 am

I'm not sure how Blond (transparent white) would look on maple. When Fender does this color it is typically over Ash so the more distinct grain shows through. I am all for a white treatment of some sort since as mentioned, 75th is alabaster. White with checkered binding and chrome/white accents. A little 75th on the pickgard to set it apart as collectable would be very cool. I'll order one right now!

gearhed289 · Post by **gearhed289** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 4:40 am

I'll cast a vote for white with checkerboard binding, white PG and TRC.
Enough with the bursts. Fireglo has been around forever, and we just had BBR and Monte brown. Plus, white's the easiest color to apply, so maybe they could speed up production! (HA HA!)

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 4:41 am

Is anyone else not interested in white?

martyr · Post by **martyr** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 4:59 am

i think white with checkerboard binding would look great, but i doubt that JH is taking all these ideas into consideration. i'm sure some people would buy a 75th anniversary even if the color was barfglo

:-B

aceonbass · Post by **aceonbass** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 5:46 am

Jeff...there was no Cherry Picker. There was however an Apple Krate. Jared, my "Peeler" is hanging from the ceiling in my garage. I'll have to go down and take a pic and flip it before I post it. I also have a '71 sky blue Manta Ray that's beyond perfect. Ah,the good old days....when bikes were made in the USA.

david_schwab · Post by **david_schwab** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 6:23 am

I think checkerboard binding should return all around!

I was never a big fan of white guitars in general, but I guess the white with black binding and pickguard is a classic Rick look.

I also never cared for black hardware or binding, and I don't like the black on black look either.

But that's me.

I think a 75th Anniversary bass with really figured wood and checkerboard would be cool. It could even be MG.

rickaddict · Post by **rickaddict** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 6:27 am

Ahhh, the Apple Krate! That was the red one. Thanks, Dane.

My bikes (Trek) were made in Waterloo, Wisconsin!

But I know what you're saying. There was more coolness going on in an old Schwinn Stingray than there is in today's typical Chinese-built, Wal-Mart-sold, psuedo "mountain" bikes.

throw_this_away · Post by **throw_this_away** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 7:03 am

Checkerboard binding is a great idea...

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 7:03 am

I think 6 of the last 7 Tours were won on Trek bikes...

Le "Sour Grapes" or not!

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 7:17 am

Definitley like the idea of checkered binding being available on all models. Perhaps RIC would make classic features available on all models, like checkered binding, full-width MOP inlays, F-holes...

We can dream, no?

ilan · Post by **ilan** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 7:31 am

"... Perhaps RIC would make classic features available on all models"

I just wish RIC would offer ½-inch spacing again! it looks so much better, and maybe I'm imagining this, but it does sound better to me with the toaster there, closer to the neck. VP option should include ½-inch spacing.

aceonbass · Post by **aceonbass** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 8:42 am

They should just CNC route all 4003's and then they'd all be VP ready.

rickaddict · Post by **rickaddict** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 8:44 am

I think all 7 of the last 7 were on Treks, Jared.

What is Sour Grape? Is that a Schwinn that I am unaware of?

Sorry for the thread tangent!

aceonbass · Post by **aceonbass** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 8:47 am

No jeff..that would be "Grape Krate"...a limited edition 1999 model in...GRAPE!