Ric Project Guitar

awoodfellow · Post by **awoodfellow** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 6:59 am

Though I'm fairly new to the Ric world, I've fancied finding and doing a Ric project.

Ran across this seriously broken 345 on ebay.

Jeez, whadyathink guys.

Les

rikk · Post by **rikk** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 7:29 am

Ouch! Who mistreated that?

sowhat · Post by **sowhat** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 7:37 am

Uh-oh. Poor one.

godber · Post by **godber** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 7:54 am

It's got a ethereal beauty, like a dinosaur fossil or a longship in the mud. It’s (maybe) dead to use, but alive as art.

Mount it up and stick it in a gallery. Lovely.

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 9:41 am

Does it come in a box with glue and a set of instructions?

I reckon you could do anything you wanted with that one without criticism from anyone here, Ambrose - given the condition of it. Perhaps even cover it in snakeskin..........

sowhat · Post by **sowhat** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 9:54 am

Perhaps even cover it in snakeskin...

...or refinish it in Greenglo...

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 10:03 am

Or green snakeskin.....

sowhat · Post by **sowhat** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 10:05 am

...with pink spots...

awoodfellow · Post by **awoodfellow** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 10:05 am

hmm.... Green Glo(w) .... very cool....

patience & money .... hmmm

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 10:06 am

sowhat · Post by **sowhat** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 10:11 am

Ah! That! Picture! Again! I want it!!!!!
(i mean guitar, not the snake, of course).
Yeah, and with walnut hardware...

kcole4001 · Post by **kcole4001** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 11:34 am

As a project, it certainly leaves a lot to be decided in what direction to take.
You could use some bare bones & have the rest built to be your dream guitar by Dale or Paul & still be able to call it a Rick, but it wouldn't be cheap.

Or perhaps a test subject to learn luthiery. It couldn't be in much worse shape.

telebob · Post by **telebob** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 3:22 am

That is a workable project. barely. I have some doubts as to it's authenticity though. No matter, it can still be a cool guitar.

It all depends on how much time and money you have. In the end, you will have invested far more than the actual worth, and judging from the condition of the parts, it will not ever be 100% right.

The question is, how much do you like doing projects?

I built an Allen Amp kit and it sounds real good. I never play through it because I have other amps I like better but the experience of building the amp and hand wiring it was really cool and worth the price of admission.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 4:23 pm

It looks like the real deal. And it's a lot of work, but repairable. Kevin's right--it wouldn't be cheap.

telebob · Post by **telebob** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 3:19 am

The wavey edge around the control pocket and lack of consistent wall thickness around the edge of the body, especially near the control cavity, look like some hack made them. Not at all what I'd expect from a manufacturer. That's why I question the authenticity.