Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

So I went to this big guitar shop in Las Vegas, where I saw a few bluebursts, some montezuma browns, and got to play 3 360/12cw's! They all needed major setups. But they were quite nice. Sadly I had not hit it big at the slots, so... those guitars stayed where they were! Someday I think I may need a CW though!

This store also had an electric sitar and some really nice Rick Turners. I think one or two of these may be in my future too!

Was it Ed Roman's shop?

no cell phones allowed?

Sounds like Ed...John, were there Rottweilers all over the place and a gold-plated stretch limo parked in front?

It was Ed's. The limo actually picked me up! I had called asking for their location and since I recently bought a guitar from them, they offered to send the limo, which was quite nice! It has guitar appliques on it, which is kinda funny, but very Vegas.

No dogs that day but Randy Jackson from "american idol" was there checking out basses. He was playing some boutiquey bass as I was checking out a mosrite bass. Then they handed him a Dillion, which sounded awlful.

I also played some of the mosrites that he had, which were interesting, the string spacing on these made rickenbackers feel really spacious! The trem units also acted in a very weird way, when you used it, it wouldn't float back to "in tune" (or even close), it would stay either sharp or flat, by as much as a half step!, you had to bring the trem arm back yourself. if that makes any sense. In any case it made me think the trem unit was really useless.

The Carl Wilson guitars were beautiful and felt nice, although it's hard to play a guitar with the strings 3/4 of an inch off the fretboard. The Lemmy looked like a Lemmy, I never really went for these, but it too needed a set up badly.

The Rick Turner acoustic/electric renaissance guitars were really nice, and actually set up. Imagine that! Obviously Fleetwood Mac/Lindsey buckingham stuff was easier to play on these. I really, really liked this one a lot.

The store had an ungodly amount of what I call L.A. hair metal guitars.

I got to play an electric sitar, and that was cool! Of course after trying to figure out "green tamborine" and "hooked on a feeling" I was at a loss for other tunes, I know there are more, but talk about an infrequently used guitar!

Electric sitar!

I prefer acoustic myself...

Pet cow, Paul?

Hare New Year.

Sacred cow, Kris. He lives in the back yard and eats curry castoffs.

Holy cow, Paul!

What's in those bowls?

Flowers to throw into the Sacred Waters, my Sister...

Merry Krishmas

"Flowers to throw into the Sacred Waters, my Sister..."

Whew! At first I though they were chilled monkey brains.

John,

I have never tried the Renaissance guitars, but I do love my bass.

Hey!!!

I so want the matching guitar! Of course being a huge Lindsey Buckingham fan I want a model one as well, but, the Renaissance guitar is a lot more affordable.