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BB TRIPLETS!
Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 12:16 pm
by jingle_jangle
Sort of a mini-confluence on my back deck...
Here's a BB4003FL, waiting for some cosmetic work (to be photographed and covered later!), Bob Singer's BB700C (which will receive a repair to the top and a partial refinish), and my own BB325/12.
What a great group they make, and a nice cross-section of unique and rare Rickenbacker guitars!
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h146/jangle_jingle/blue%20boy%20triplets/DSC00163.jpg
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h146/jangle_jingle/blue%20boy%20triplets/DSC00164.jpg
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h146/jangle_jingle/blue%20boy%20triplets/DSC00161.jpg
Bob is about as nuts about BB as I am...he has asked me to build a 700C/12 to match this Comstock 6 (the former Japanese show guitar), and I'm also refinishing a 4001 for him in BB. Both these projects will commence a-buildin' mid-2007.
Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 12:55 pm
by sloop_john_b
::jaw hits floor::
Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 1:21 pm
by wmthor
"Tears fill my eyes 'till I can't see"
from the song "Blue", written by Bill Mack, 1959
Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 1:45 pm
by 86kubicki
Great group shot Paul - three uncommon models in a very special finish!
Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 2:41 pm
by melibreits
I won't claim to be a big fan of Blueboy, but nonetheless those three look really nice together!
Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 3:14 pm
by ozover50
I'm with Melissa.... not a huge fan of BB but what magnificent pics!
Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 4:52 pm
by jps
I'm with Melissa & Howard.... not a huge fan of BB but what magnificent pics!
The missing link in those pics is that the 4003FL does not have a gold pickguard.
Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 5:10 pm
by cheyenne
BB is very cool.
Nice pics.
Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 8:01 pm
by karl_teten
Those look sweet!
Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 8:12 pm
by jingle_jangle
Yes, I think a gold guard would be in the cards for that bass, too...it never occurred to me until I saw the three of them together...when I finish these and the additional two, I think I'll do a 5-guitar/bass group shot...
Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 5:09 am
by will_nesbitt
Don't shoot me for saying this but....
They all look like toys! Sorry, I just don't like BB at all. I just think it looks silly on such beautiful guitars. Ok, it doesn't make it very difficult to miss, but the colour is just too soft and 'toddler like' for my eyes.
I do apologise for being contraversial, but this is my view...
Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 5:52 am
by sowhat
Now that you say it, Will... you're not alone, but i more often than not keep my opinion to myself, especially about somebody's job - i'm thinking: "They've invested time, money, effort, and spirit in their creation, and i never made anything of that kind - who am i to criticize?!". The guitars are great. The finish - not so sure, just not my cup of tea. I'm just too much a fan of natural-looking finishes, or too "conservative", if you like.
Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 6:25 am
by jingle_jangle
Of course you're entitled to your opinions.
I wonder if you guys would feel the same about a Sonic Blue Strat? Or is it just Ricks that are made of wood?
Should all instruments be a transparent color, in order to let the wood grain pattern show through, or a burst?
Sheena, I seem to recall that you like green...is this only transparent or burst greens, or would a Cadillac Green Gretsch be the sort of color you like, too?
Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 6:37 am
by sloop_john_b
The bass looks SO much more green than the other two, and I don't think it's just the picture either. Is it gonna get a refin too, Paul?
Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 6:41 am
by jingle_jangle
Good call, John! But by itself it doesn't look as green. It's in my shop for work other than a refin.
