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Bad Bettie Page
Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 8:15 pm
by dale_fortune
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
Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 8:17 pm
by dale_fortune
Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 8:35 pm
by incubus2432
Nice work! I love stuff like that on guitars....I wish it was on a Ric though.
Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 8:53 pm
by dale_fortune
Brian, you must be a night owl also. I always do my best work late at night..Got that from playing too many bars
Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 9:12 pm
by j_gary
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?
Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 5:03 am
by dale_fortune
Blue tape on fingerboard and I think you are correct....a young Brian...you know him better than I
Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 6:33 am
by ben_brown
Dale...Did you do the artwork?
Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 7:22 am
by beatlefreak
Stunning, Dale.
Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 11:09 am
by ram
Ahhh Betty.. she did like that whip. Cool art!
Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 11:16 am
by jps
You're covering up the good parts, Dale!
Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 11:50 am
by silverjet89
Mmmm... Bettie AND a Gretsch. Doesn't get much better than that.
Amazing work Dale.
Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 1:24 pm
by jingle_jangle
Dale, did you do the airbrush work? It's killer!!!
Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 1:38 pm
by incubus2432
"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?!?!?!
Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 3:44 pm
by j_gary
A handsome devil indeed.
Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 9:40 am
by rickaddict
Really nice work, Dale!
I'm a big Betty fan.
Hmmmmmmm.....Betty on a Rick....
