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Graffiti of the Year?

"C. Pike" I wonder...

What's the URL?

The owner turned up at the RIC booth at NAMM and tried to talk Ben Hall into displaying it in the "RIC Museum", whatever that might be. I recall he had quite a long rap concerning all the people who signed it.

The L. V. Beethoven signature was over the top, however, IMO.

Is the bass salvagable? If all the garbage on top was sanded off and it was refinished? And are those wide inlays on the fretboard?
Paul, I visited L.A. in 1998 and I called the RIC Corporate Offices and asked about the hours for the "RIC Museum" which was described in the Smith book, I believe... At that time I was told that the "Museum" had closed and was no longer open to the public. But I remember seeing something about it in the Smith book and I was a little bit disappointed to find out that I couldn't go over there and drool over some vintage and rare guitars and basses... Maybe Mr. Hall will take pity on me, and give me a private tour on my next visit to the L.A. area.

They are not full-width inlays. This is a mid-to-late '73.

Are you sure ?, mid to late 73 wouldn't have chequered binding

Many mid '73 models had checkered binding and the non-full width inlays. By the end of the year, though, the checkered binding was no longer used.

Fair enough, I'd always thought that both the inlays and binding had changed by mid 73.

He probably means May to July which was the period where CB and small inlays coexisted. Joey has an Aug. 73 with that combo, only one I've seen.

I have an April '73 with the full length "transitional" inlays, and a May '73 with the "new" inlays (below). As you can see, checkerboard binding continued a bit further into 1973 than the full width inlays..

Ahhhhh, CB binding...... Sigh.......

Don'cha just love it?

Sigh.....

Sure do John B..