...THAT IS THE UTMOST CRUELTY!!!

heinpete · Post by **heinpete** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 1:59 am

...look what they have done to a beautiful 4080:http://cgi.ebay.fr/RICKENBACKER-485-Custom-Unique-body_W0QQitemZ7353083024QQcategoryZ2384QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

...and I always thought that French people could cherish beauty and passion???

heinpete · Post by **heinpete** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 2:05 am

...and he claims a "customizing" job!?!?!?

...maybe he split the bass fingerboard off the neck with some 110-60 set of roundwounds...

heinpete · Post by **heinpete** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 2:08 am

...it's getting worse!!!
CAN SOMEBODY STOP THAT RECKLESS KILLING IN FRANCE, PLEASE!!!!

marc67 · Post by **marc67** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 2:13 am

ouch...

greg_mitchell · Post by **greg_mitchell** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 2:26 am

BUTCHERS!

Why would anyone want to carve up a perfectly good guitar? Obviously these people don't appreciate the asthetic qualities of a finely crafted instrument. Maybe that's why RIC doesn't have a dealer in France (they don't, do they?).

ken_swearingen · Post by **ken_swearingen** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 2:44 am

I already emailed the seller two weeks ago, and told him he was a moron.

turlu · Post by **turlu** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 3:27 am

Peter,

Anyone can butcher a beautiful instrument, and that person can be French, English or whatever. This has nothing to do with the origin of a person.

heinpete · Post by **heinpete** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 3:37 am

Stephane,

you're right, I believe that could happen all over the world.

But imagine the immediate punishment and prosecution if such thing happened in the US!
So nobody dares to!!!

ken_swearingen · Post by **ken_swearingen** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 3:40 am

This guys just a royal moron no matter what nationality,Id be tempted to get the guitar find a bass and put it back together but he wants too much the arrogant f---.

This guys response to my e-mail was:

"I love these instruments too but I love music more"
I don't care how good he thinks he is ,he isn't that good.

ilan · Post by **ilan** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 4:22 am

Not justifying what that moron did, but that is a nice looking guitar, sort of like a double-cut Gibson LP Special or PRS with a Ric trim.

In fact, I like it more than a 480 guitar with the longer top horn, which looks much better on a bass.

[ducking for cover...]

henny · Post by **henny** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 4:28 am

On the flipside - Good old Roger who gave us the 4000 was from the Continental block....

rickengeezer · Post by **rickengeezer** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 4:45 am

Hate to admit it, I have to agree with Ilan...that first one IS a nice looking guitar. Not that I would ever do this to a 4080, but if it were in the price range of a normal Rick guitar I'd be mighty tempted to snag it.

Now, that teardrop thing...ugh. Perhaps it could be called a Pox.

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 4:48 am

actually that makes a nice looking guitar ... it just doen't make sense to destroy a $3000 to $5000 4080 to make a guitar that is worth a few hundred bucks at best ...

kcole4001 · Post by **kcole4001** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 5:02 am

It all depends on the amount of crack smoked, I think! No other explanation.

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 5:17 am

At least the "pox" has checkered binding!