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...THAT IS THE UTMOST CRUELTY!!!
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 1:59 am
by heinpete
...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???
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 2:05 am
by heinpete
...and he claims a "customizing" job!?!?!?
...maybe he split the bass fingerboard off the neck with some 110-60 set of roundwounds...
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 2:08 am
by heinpete
...it's getting worse!!!
CAN SOMEBODY STOP THAT RECKLESS KILLING IN FRANCE, PLEASE!!!!
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 2:13 am
by marc67
ouch...
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 2:26 am
by greg_mitchell
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?).
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 2:44 am
by ken_swearingen
I already emailed the seller two weeks ago, and told him he was a moron.
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 3:27 am
by turlu
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.
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 3:37 am
by heinpete
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!!!
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 3:40 am
by ken_swearingen
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.
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 4:22 am
by ilan
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...]
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 4:28 am
by henny
On the flipside - Good old Roger who gave us the 4000 was from the Continental block....
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 4:45 am
by rickengeezer
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.
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 4:48 am
by jwr2
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 ...
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 5:02 am
by kcole4001
It all depends on the amount of crack smoked, I think! No other explanation.
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 5:17 am
by atomic_punk
At least the "pox" has checkered binding!