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Was black taping ever a 'stock' item?
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 8:17 am
by firstbassman
Or a "custom option" like on this guitar?:
This particular one is for sale at a GC.
It looks a lot like a guitar Kantner used to play (and still has one).
Thanks.
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 8:38 am
by jingle_jangle
Owner-done...
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 8:40 am
by shackleton
What a shame.
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 9:15 am
by firstbassman
But doesn't it seem odd that the taping is
exactly like Paul's 366?:
I remember kind of liking it way back when.
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 9:35 am
by shackleton
Must have been some fan.
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 10:06 am
by jingle_jangle
Kantner's Ricks are all taped, from what I've seen. And the ones I've seen have a variety of patterns.
An exact copy of his taping is possible to execute with a bit of time and patience.
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 10:22 am
by lyle_from_minneapolis
About 5 minutes with electrical tape.
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 10:29 am
by firstbassman
OK, a fan, I guess.
I called the GC to see if they knew the history of that guitar but a salesman at the time had no idea.
RE: "Kantner's Ricks are all taped"
Sorry, Paul W, no:
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 10:50 am
by sloop_john_b
Two or three of them then?
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 10:53 am
by shackleton
Did you notice the pick guard on his with the tape?
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 11:39 am
by jingle_jangle
"Kantner's Ricks are all taped, from what I've seen."
Thanks for expanding my vision, Mark!
If that picture was taken at RIC75's HOB concert, that might be a borrowed instrument.
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 4:11 pm
by firstbassman
No, sorry, Paul W, that MapleGlo is Kantner's own instrument.
Here he is playing it at "ChetFest:"
That's Pete Sears in the background playing bass.
He also has a FireGlo with no stripe:
In fact the only ones
with stripes I remember are the one MG and the JG with the black pickguard.
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 4:15 pm
by fatcat
No, Paul wore a shirt with a red star at the HOB.
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 4:42 pm
by dustymurphy
Maybe this is a stupid question, but what exactly is the purpose of taping a Rick? Is it just cosmetic or is there a purpose behind it?
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 9:12 pm
by rick_ovic
It's like pin striping on a car. Makes it go faster.
