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My 370/12 VP BBR is here!
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 10:42 pm
by ted_williams
And it plays like a dream. The 28 month wait was definitely worth it.
Re: My 370/12 VP BBR is here!
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 10:52 pm
by longhouse
'My Blue Heaven' comes to mind.
WOW! A beautiful marriage of form and function as elegant as any Ruhlman piece.
Re: My 370/12 VP BBR is here!
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 11:11 pm
by melibreits
Lovely, lovely Blueburst!
Congrats, and enjoy!
Re: My 370/12 VP BBR is here!
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 11:15 pm
by johneek
Really pretty!!! It almost reminds me of some of the Chinery Blue Guitars. I'm always amazed at how the shading on the COY guitars gets better as time goes on. The last few BBRs I've seen were really stunning and Eric Behring seems to have the folks in the paint shop dialed on on AFG as well. It's probably not that surprising, everyone get's better at things the longer they do them...
Re: My 370/12 VP BBR is here!
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 11:30 pm
by brianeharmonjr
Congrats! That is a beauty.
Re: My 370/12 VP BBR is here!
Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 10:59 am
by goofyfoot
Ted.....Man, that just "blue" me away, brah. Here's a "toast" to you for a wonderful score. Cool grain patterns on the front and back. Now, go and play that "thang." Best regards.....Goofyfoot
Re: My 370/12 VP BBR is here!
Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 1:30 pm
by chefothefuture
Very nice
Congrats!
Re: My 370/12 VP BBR is here!
Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 2:46 pm
by belmondo
OMG! This is gorgeous!! Congrats!!
Re: My 370/12 VP BBR is here!
Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 5:59 pm
by krick
Thats a beauty Ted! I bet it looks great next to your Fireglo 370 WB VP.
Re: My 370/12 VP BBR is here!
Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 6:05 pm
by wittyair
That is stunning, Ted. Congrats!!
Re: My 370/12 VP BBR is here!
Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 6:08 pm
by scotty
Ted I hope you enjoy your BBR as much i enjoy mine lovely grain beautiful guitar!
Re: My 370/12 VP BBR is here!
Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 11:34 pm
by digam11
28 months ..... whoa !
What a beauty .... congrats
Re: My 370/12 VP BBR is here!
Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 11:51 pm
by myfretless
It is very interesting that these last BBR are much less shaded than the ones a few years back. My 360-12 is A LOT more dark on the edges and more light in the center.
Re: My 370/12 VP BBR is here!
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 12:26 am
by beatlefreak
Congrats, Ted. There's some interesting grain in that one!
Re: My 370/12 VP BBR is here!
Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 4:38 pm
by ted_williams
Thanks for all the kind words. All my previous Ricks I had purchased secondhand, so I was able to see pictures of them and had a good idea of what they would look like when they arrived. Buying new, it's the luck of the draw. What if I didn't care for the shading? It would have been a shame to wait that long for something I didn't care for, but I knew the risks going in. As it turns out, I couldn't be more pleased. Shading-wise, there is more contrast between the dark edges and the light middle than my pictures show -- yet another difficult to capture Rickenbacker finish! But it's the grain where I really got more than I expected. Easily my most charactered Rick. The dark areas at the top of the back's picture show hints of flame, as does the ramp area under the R tailpiece. Oh yeah, it plays and sounds great too.