Gold Toasters and Such...

jsm610 · Post by **jsm610** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 5:45 am

I remember seeing a modified guitar(s) with gold toasters and other gold parts, I think it was a 370? Anyhow, I can't find the photos anymore... Does anyone remember where they are? Thanks!

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 7:55 am

It was Russ Rubman's 350v63.

Here ya go: http://www.rickresource.com/cgi-bin/discus/discus.cgi?pg=next&topic=63229&page=107798

krick · Post by **krick** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 8:12 am

And there was this one:

http://www.stthomasu.ca/~pmccorm/research/thacker39112.jpg

jsm610 · Post by **jsm610** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 8:19 am

The 381 was the one I was thinking of... Thanks.

I read that Russ plated his himself. Do you all know if the 381 gold parts are a do-it-yourself, or from the factory?

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 9:31 am

Yeah, Mark Thacker's 381 with all the electronics....my recollection too.

There are/were pics of a 70's 4001 with gold hardware circulating, and one of the Banjolines in the 1968 looks like it has gold parts on it too..

jsm610 · Post by **jsm610** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 9:40 am

Do you have a link to a photo of the Banjoline?

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 10:11 am

John, try this:

http://www.rickenbacker.com/catalog_poster_piece.asp?poster_piece=cf68-7.jpg

The one I'm referring to is on the right, has to be a custom-order 6006 with a dot neck..(!)

jsm610 · Post by **jsm610** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 10:22 am

Cool. I have a copy of that catalog, but I never noticed the gold parts. I also never looked close enought to notice that that Bantar is Azureglo...

jsm610 · Post by **jsm610** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 12:53 pm

Replacing those toaster covers takes a lot longer that I thought it would...

admin · Post by **admin** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 1:00 pm

What a gorgeous look!

simer4001 · Post by **simer4001** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 1:27 pm

John,

One of my 4001V63's has gold hardware. I will post a picture of it if you would like. It is on my home computer.

jsm610 · Post by **jsm610** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 1:32 pm

Brian: Sure! Let's see it! Is the gold hw factory or did you have it done?

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 2:33 pm

John, is that the one-off 350 with the ebony fretboard?

jsm610 · Post by **jsm610** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 3:07 pm

"John, is that the one-off 350 with the ebony fretboard?"

I like to think of it more as the one-off 350SH, without the binding, without the inlays, without the black paint, without the certificate...

One can dream, right?

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 4:20 pm

Well, whatever it is (or wishes it were), it sure looks great!