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Check out this grain

Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 7:58 pm
by wittyair
Amazing!!

Re: Check out this grain

Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 8:38 pm
by Scastles
Unbelievable isn't it? Can you imagine how well it will look when it has aged? Not that there is anything wrong with it in its current condition.

Re: Check out this grain

Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 10:18 pm
by cjj
Wow, that doesn't even look like maple! Very nice!

Re: Check out this grain

Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 10:20 pm
by wittyair
I'll try to take a better picture when it arrives. I just could not pass it up.....I paid WAY too much but
I have never seen such woodgrain on a 330.......I just had to have it!!!

Re: Check out this grain

Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 10:25 pm
by cjj
Cool! Congrats on another unique one to add to the stable!

Re: Check out this grain

Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 10:48 pm
by grazioso
man that grain looks like 70's ash natural telecaster. where did they got this maple?

Re: Check out this grain

Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 5:58 am
by longboard_ric
That is a nice one Craig :D

Re: Check out this grain

Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 3:57 pm
by whojamfan
Wow, that's a nice one! Things are only worth what you want to pay for them, so if you are jazzed about this guitar, you didn't overpay. Enjoy!

Re: Check out this grain

Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 8:14 pm
by Mossman
Holy Moley!! I'm a sucker for wood grain/character, and that's about the sweetest MG I've ever seen in my life! I saw a 330 on eBay once that had pretty pronounced graining, and I almost bought it too... But it wasn't nearly as nice as that! I'm soooooo jealous....

Re: Check out this grain

Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 8:29 pm
by wittyair
If John or Eric or Kenny or Ben sees this, would they please comment? This is a truly remarkable piece. Is this as special as it seems
or just another day at the office??

Re: Check out this grain

Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 9:01 pm
by collin
wittyair wrote:If John or Eric or Kenny or Ben sees this, would they please comment? This is a truly remarkable piece. Is this as special as it seems
or just another day at the office??
Just seems like a very interesting piece of maple they started out with. (ie...I don't think JH or Ben or anybody there had the time to sit back and think, "oh, I'll make an oddball today!" I think it was just a random 330MG with some cool wood. Kinda like the variation on the 381's.

Re: Check out this grain

Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 12:47 am
by stringsncords
That's very cool! I have a new Fender American Standard Telecaster (Natural) with almost the exact same contrasted shading, but I've never seen a Ric like this - usually the grain pattern is much more subtle. More pics please!

Re: Check out this grain

Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 2:51 am
by goofyfoot
Piling on late, and with no intent to be a party-pooper, I will say digital photography can work wonders. The pic looks like it's been sharpened, exposure increased, and contrast heightened. I hope I'm mistaken, Craigger. Great score, nevertheless. Keep on keepin' on, brah.....Goofyfoot.

Re: Check out this grain

Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 5:16 pm
by kennyhowes
collin wrote:
wittyair wrote:If John or Eric or Kenny or Ben sees this, would they please comment? This is a truly remarkable piece. Is this as special as it seems
or just another day at the office??
Just seems like a very interesting piece of maple they started out with. (ie...I don't think JH or Ben or anybody there had the time to sit back and think, "oh, I'll make an oddball today!" I think it was just a random 330MG with some cool wood. Kinda like the variation on the 381's.
What he said. It is cool, no doubt.

Re: Check out this grain

Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 6:45 pm
by octagon
Too cool!Where did you get that 330?