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I've redone the "Identifying Features" page for the book. Don't know if I'll do this treatment for every model as it will depend on available photos. I think I can now attach a reduced-size pdf for all to see. This I.D. thing is one of the aspects I've wanted to put in the book right from the start: a collectors guide to Rickenbacker bass models, seeing and understanding the features and differences among the different types. Let me know what you think.

The seamless BG helps a lot in reading the text on the main photo, although as I mentioned privately, the field stone wall has historical context. I think the drop shadows on the side photos could be a bit shallower so as not to intrude into the captions under them. You use the term "plank" body in the main photo, I think the conventional term used for this kind of body contouring, or lack thereof, would be "slab" body; I don't know if this really matters, but it is a standard term in guitar lexicon.

Looks great Paul. How will you handle 1,487,354 variations of the 4001/3's? By year? By Period?

Jeff, yeah, the stone wall looks neat, but it wasn't working for the I.D. page. I had to place the callouts on large light stones as in the original sample page, and it looked kinda hokey. But there will be other shots among the chapters using that background, so it won't be lost.

I kinda like the shadows going into the text, as long as the text stays readable. I might change fonts there, too. "Slab" OK. For some reason, "Plank" was stuck in my head.

Todd, I'll find a way, but the book has to stay small enough to take into the can once in a while! Certainly, the 4003 chapter will be the largest in the book, as there have been many cosmetic and structural changes through the years, not to mention all the colors which I hope to completely document.

This is going to be an amazing book! I can't wait!

Looks fabulous

Very elegant, I love it.

I have a serious case of BAS. (book acquisition syndrome)

I like it alot Paul. Thumbs up!

Looks Great Paul
I think I could learn A LOT from this book!!!!!!!


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Paul this is fantastic. I can't wait to buy my copy.

Now see.............I didn't know that an El Dorado even existed. I can't wait to see the finished book. Very good work Paul.

Very nice Paul! A nice and clean design.

bassduke49 wrote:I've redone the "Identifying Features" page for the book. Don't know if I'll do this treatment for every model as it will depend on available photos. I think I can now attach a reduced-size pdf for all to see. This I.D. thing is one of the aspects I've wanted to put in the book right from the start: a collectors guide to Rickenbacker bass models, seeing and understanding the features and differences among the different types. Let me know what you think.

Hi Paul,
just a minor suggestion : I would place the header ("2060 El Dorado...") on top of the read line...

Thanks, Peter. Actually, the book title lives above the red line, but it is part of the page template, and when I made the separate page for the PDF, it didn't export (that and the page number). I appreciate your comment, though!