Fatboy at the beach

rick_ovic · Post by **rick_ovic** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 11:58 pm

It was a nice sunny day today and a perfect opportunity to experiment with some outdoor Rickenbacker photography at the beach. I hope you like the shots!

red_rob · Post by **red_rob** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 12:05 am

Great shots Darren! Where do you live? It looks gorgeous.

rick_ovic · Post by **rick_ovic** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 12:14 am

Robert, these shots were taken about five minutes walk from my house, which is on the coast of Port Phillip Bay, about 20km from Melbourne, Victoria in Australia.

It's days like today which makes me appreciate just how lucky we are.

red_rob · Post by **red_rob** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 12:20 am

I turned down a job offer in Oz a few months back...I must just love those tube trains too much

gregga41 · Post by **gregga41** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 12:40 am

And i'll be meeting fatboy in "person" tomorrow!
Yeah it was a gorgeous day today in sunny Melbourne, pity it was 3deg.C. when i left for work this morning!

8mileshigh · Post by **8mileshigh** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 1:17 am

Darren - maybe the best pic I seen of a Ric!!! Stunning, simply stunning!! Please email me a full size file. I need a new desktop.

rick_ovic · Post by **rick_ovic** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 1:29 am

Graham, thanks mate! Full sized shots are on their way to you.

You'd be getting your fair share of sunshine too, I hear?

Have you got a sun tan yet....ready for all those California girls we're gonna see in a month?

admin · Post by **admin** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 4:27 am

Darren: Great photos for Midnight Oil's next release.

melibreits · Post by **melibreits** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 5:51 am

Wow, Darren, those are beautiful shots of an outrageously gorgeous guitar.... I hope they make it into next year's Forum calendar!

BTW, how does it SOUND, compared to an "ordinary" semi-hollow Ric?

ted_williams · Post by **ted_williams** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 7:05 am

Unfortunately, Peter, the Oils have disbanded.

ealdrett · Post by **ealdrett** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 9:53 am

More like the cover for the next Church album.
They are from Oz and play Ricks.

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 10:00 am

Gorgeous pics, Darren! Did you have to hire security guards to keep the joggers away from it?

Looking forward to a close encounter today......

rick_ovic · Post by **rick_ovic** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 11:37 am

Melibee, unfortunately I don't have the technology to create a sound clip for you (yet).
A verbal description will have to suffice for now.

The big hollow body gives the guitar a distinctly louder acoustic sound which has a real ring to it.

I can't believe how good the toasters are on Fatboy. I picked up the F straight after playing a Strat which has Custom Shop '54 pickups in it. The Strat's bridge pickup is warm, bright and super-twangy....and Fatboy's bridge toaster just wiped the floor with it.

The neck pickup is nowhere near as bright as the bridge pickup, but instead has a deep, jazz-style tone to it. The blend knob of course helps tweak the middle position tones.

Howard, Greg and Ron are coming over today for a road test. I'm keen to get their views on the sound, too.

tony_carey · Post by **tony_carey** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 1:28 pm

Beautiful pics Darren.....

bugman · Post by **bugman** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 2:19 pm

Fatboy at the beach? Man I was afraid someone had a photo of me when we took the kids to see the ocean

Nice guitar