Look what UPS just delivered...

loverickbass · Post by **loverickbass** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 7:41 am

Why are all the best RIC's in Japan? This one is a 2001 N.O.S.!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v464/loverickbass/IM003127.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v464/loverickbass/IM003121.jpg

Cole

steverok · Post by **steverok** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 7:42 am

I'm speechless, I'm jealous, I want one, does it have a pick-up ? Full report, please ...

dswp · Post by **dswp** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 7:43 am

Cole, no one likes a show off...

Are these from Mike Parks???

loverickbass · Post by **loverickbass** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 7:53 am

The 12 stringer is from Mike Parks. I've had the Jumbo for some time now.

No it's not E3. It's got the most beautiful rosewood sides and back I think I've ever seen on an acoustic. Even the spruce looks 'flammy'. According to Mike it's been in it's case sitting in a warehouse in Japan. I've got to put a new set of strings on asap. The orginals are dead as a hammer.

firstbassman · Post by **firstbassman** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 8:20 am

Hey Cole.
Wow, gorgeous, congratulations.
Here’s a dumb question.
Which way do Ric acoustics pair their strings: low/high or high/low?
(Looking down while playing.)

randyz · Post by **randyz** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 8:31 am

Considering it just arrived from 'The Land Of The Rising Sun', you might say that this is a guitar that shall live on in inflammy. Alright, I'm sorry about that one...

loverickbass · Post by **loverickbass** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 8:46 am

Mark, they are strung low on top and high on bottom. Really opposite of any other 12 string guitar.

OK, I do have one slight problem. The action is WAY too low. It's buzzing like crazy! The truss rods are fine. Sounds like I need a higher saddle.
Maybe it will settle down in the next few days. It has been on a long journey to North Carolina.

Cole

sowhat · Post by **sowhat** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 9:00 am

Wow... i'm speechless... SO cool!

loverickbass · Post by **loverickbass** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 9:37 am

It seems like it took forever to get one.

What's weird is both of mine are made in 2001. I think that a couple other people on this board have 2001 models. That seems to be a good year as far as production was concenred.

Cole

dswp · Post by **dswp** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 10:47 am

Cole, the two I just received last week were from the same source in Japan. I cannot imagine why they could not be sold over there in 5 years.

What did you hear? Mine were not from Mike P.

loverickbass · Post by **loverickbass** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 2:58 pm

Dun know Dave, it appairs to me that no one in Japan actually plays 'um, just collects 'um. It's a shame too. Mike wouldn't give me alot of info but from what I can gather I think there is alot more where these came from. Just the right deal will get 'um back over to the States I'm sure.

Cole

loverickbass · Post by **loverickbass** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 2:59 pm

BTW, when I think of Folk or country music, Japan dosen't come to mind. Maybe that's why they don't sell.

Cole