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If You Had Unlimited Funds .........
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2003 7:16 am
by sneakers
What guitar would you run out and buy? Why?
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2003 7:51 am
by shamustwin
Lennon's first Ric. Why?
Every 4005 on earth to corner the market.
Every guitar in Ric's line x 4 to assure production timeline's remain as screwed up as they are now.
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2003 9:48 am
by squirebass
Jerry, You are obviously a megalomanic with your scheme to corner the 4005 market.... Myself, I'd only want to buy every 4001 with checkerbinding and wide-inlays....
Seriously though, if I had the money, I'd buy me the '60s 4001MG in the finest condition that I could find... Hopefully it'd be about a '64 or '65 and in mint condition! Then I'd need a really nice SVT....
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2003 4:34 pm
by rkbsound
A really fancy pick.
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2003 8:10 pm
by jps
One to match the Ferrari 206SP that I'd buy.
Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2003 6:34 am
by mortivan
Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2003 6:55 am
by lshaia
The horror! The horror!
Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2003 7:02 am
by ken_james
I'd buy Rickenbacker.
Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2003 9:23 am
by jps
What would you do if you owned RIC?
Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2003 5:53 am
by headbanger
....er....Dump the C basses, replace them with a proper 4001S & a checker binding/full width inlay re-issue 4001v6x.....
Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2003 8:23 am
by mortivan
Amen Gerry.
Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2003 11:45 am
by 37012mgvp
I'd buy Tomcat's RIC 370-12 Byrd that once belonged to Roger McGuinn. It was used on the vast majority of the Byrds albums, beginning with the "5th Dimension" album. In other words, this is THE Eight Miles High guitar. Tomcat periodically puts it up on Ebay with a starting price of $250,000. If I had that kind of money laying around, that guitar would have a new home! For the time being, I have to settle on my current Mapleglo 370-12, which is at least autographed by McGuinn, and gets that Byrds sound with vintage pickups & compression. I have a real appreciation for original artifacts, though. Tomcat's a lucky man.
Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2003 1:31 pm
by rickenbrother
Jps asked: "What would you do if you owned RIC"?
I would make a 5 string fingerstyle friendly version of the 4003 with the triangle inlay and binding on the body and neck, with the option of translucent figured maple tops. I would start production of the 4004Cii5, immediately.
I would stop the 4001 V64 and instead make more 4001 V63 basses. I think the reverse headstock on the V64 looks terrible, I never did like the way it looks on Paul McCartneys bass.
Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2003 1:59 pm
by paul_yan
And please also start producing the 4004Cii/8 with 8 saddles, please.
Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2003 4:55 pm
by rictified
I'd use buy it now for the 78 4001 autographed by Lemmy on Ebay right now! haw haw!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2565935585&category=4713