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What is it?
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 2:28 pm
by dswp
Hi All,
This is my first post, (long time RIC fan,)
For the record, what is this? Prototype, Ric factory custom, or home made?
Thanks
Dave
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y34/dpascoe614/05a6di.jpg
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 2:35 pm
by cheyenne
Mike Rutheford of Genisis with his custom made Rick doubleneck.
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 3:17 pm
by rob
Similar to a 4080, but backwards. Interesting.
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 4:04 pm
by atomic_punk
Its like a 600 series guitar with a 4005 soundhole and a 4001 bottom! FREAKY
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 4:33 pm
by jps
Actually I always thought the 4080/12 was backwards as I saw Mike's first! In '72 during Genesis' first US tour.
Welcome Dave to the forum.
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 5:00 pm
by rickfan60
The 4080 IS backwards.
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 1:37 am
by edski
So there is/was a Ric custom shop. You just have to be the stature of a Mike Rutherford to get any service!
That's OK, I like my stock Ricks just fine!
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 1:55 am
by admin
Perhaps this will shed a little light on the crafting of
Rutherford's doubleneck.
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 3:04 am
by edski
Ahhh, so it's not a Ric Custom Shop!
thanks for the link Peter!
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 3:07 am
by dswp
WOW, Thanks Peter; Now I know,
Dave
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 4:20 am
by rickfan60
I don't know when it happened (some time in the 80's perhaps 90's?) but RIC refocused it's resources more or less for production-only. This means that most custom orders and non-warranty repairs will be declined. Yes, there was a time when you could order pretty much anything you could imagine. But to survive the onslaught of cheap asian imports, and perhaps changing player tastes, certain concessions had to be made by RIC managment. It is a trade off. As a result, all Ricks are still made on US soil. RIC is the only major US guitar brand to not resort to foreign production to remain viable.
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 8:32 am
by rickfan60
Now that I think about it, it was probably in the 90's because RIC did an out of warranty repair for me in '87.
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 2:50 pm
by jps
"You just have to be the stature of a Mike Rutherford to get any service!"
Mike had that made when he was still an unknown bassist in an unknown band!
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 11:11 am
by jwr2
my new dream double neck ... the 6080 ...
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 11:57 am
by simer4001
Pretty Sweet Jeff!
