Bad Bettie Page

dale_fortune · Post by **dale_fortune** » Mon May 07, 2007 8:15 pm

This is a project I took on for a Great Guy from NYC. Bad Bettie was a pin up girl from the 50's that caused quite a scene back then. Now she will be immortalized on the back and front on Russ's old Gretsch. This is 50's Rock&Roll as good as it gets.....
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b53/DaleFortune/BadBettieGretsch002.jpg

dale_fortune · Post by **dale_fortune** » Mon May 07, 2007 8:17 pm

2nd picture: front of the Gretsch
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b53/DaleFortune/BadBettieGretsch001.jpg

incubus2432 · Post by **incubus2432** » Mon May 07, 2007 8:35 pm

Nice work! I love stuff like that on guitars....I wish it was on a Ric though.

dale_fortune · Post by **dale_fortune** » Mon May 07, 2007 8:53 pm

Brian, you must be a night owl also. I always do my best work late at night..Got that from playing too many bars

j_gary · Post by **j_gary** » Mon May 07, 2007 9:12 pm

Ok, another member of the night owl club checking in.

Dale, that baby is cool as it gets. Art and craftsmanship. Looks like the neck is just taped off, but at first I thought, wow, I love the blue fretboard! On the back, I would have hung the "Betty" wreath a little lower. In the name of art of course.

Brian, isn't that a picture of a young Brian, Junior High perhaps, on the front of the guitar?

dale_fortune · Post by **dale_fortune** » Tue May 08, 2007 5:03 am

Blue tape on fingerboard and I think you are correct....a young Brian...you know him better than I

ben_brown · Post by **ben_brown** » Tue May 08, 2007 6:33 am

Dale...Did you do the artwork?

beatlefreak · Post by **beatlefreak** » Tue May 08, 2007 7:22 am

Stunning, Dale.

ram · Post by **ram** » Tue May 08, 2007 11:09 am

Ahhh Betty.. she did like that whip. Cool art!

jps · Post by **jps** » Tue May 08, 2007 11:16 am

You're covering up the good parts, Dale!

silverjet89 · Post by **silverjet89** » Tue May 08, 2007 11:50 am

Mmmm... Bettie AND a Gretsch. Doesn't get much better than that.
Amazing work Dale.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Tue May 08, 2007 1:24 pm

Dale, did you do the airbrush work? It's killer!!!

incubus2432 · Post by **incubus2432** » Tue May 08, 2007 1:38 pm

"Brian, you must be a night owl also. I always do my best work late at night..Got that from playing too many bars"

Yep, always a night person. I usually can't stay up too late because of work but I'm on vacation this week so I can indulge. Good times, good times....

"Brian, isn't that a picture of a young Brian, Junior High perhaps, on the front of the guitar?"

I don't know what you are talkin' about Gary?!?!?!

j_gary · Post by **j_gary** » Tue May 08, 2007 3:44 pm

A handsome devil indeed.

rickaddict · Post by **rickaddict** » Wed May 09, 2007 9:40 am

Really nice work, Dale!

I'm a big Betty fan.

Hmmmmmmm.....Betty on a Rick....