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     Alex Smith (Roadrunners) Senior Member Username: Roadrunners Post Number: 294 Registered: 08-2004 Posted From: 65.170.120.116 |
He seems like a very egotistical person from some of the things i've read. Ever work with him Mr. Hall? | ||
| paul wilczynski (Jingle_jangle) Senior Member Username: Jingle_jangle Post Number: 1462 Registered: 12-2004 Posted From: 63.193.9.8 |
A bit of trivia: Ed likes to put us on. Word has it that he called it the "Van Campen" mod because while he was doing the first one, he was eating a can of pork and beans. He combined the brand name with the last syllable of Eddie Van Halen's name and--voila! A legend was born. But, sadly, it was born with a weak neck. | ||
| Ken Joseph (Ken_j) Senior Member Username: Ken_j Post Number: 395 Registered: 07-2003 Posted From: 198.208.223.35 |
This is my first guitar with 24 frets. 21 or 22 have always been enough for me. Even so I can get to the 24th fret on this with no discomfort. So why shave it down? Why screw up a perfect finish? | ||
| John Hall (Johnhall) Senior Member Username: Johnhall Post Number: 886 Registered: 01-2003 Posted From: 64.105.135.123 |
Let's just say that Ed is a character and one-of-a-kind! | ||
| Peter Becker (Dr_evil) Junior Member Username: Dr_evil Post Number: 31 Registered: 01-2004 Posted From: 195.93.60.113 |
Back to the original issue: I use a 650 Dakota and a 650 Colorado for recording for five years now and haven't used another guitar ever since. You can get any sound from a 650, it's simply the best guitar for me. I agree that it slides from your leg if you are seated, a thicker body with sharper edges would stop that. So if RIC ever updates the line... | ||
| Ken Joseph (Ken_j) Senior Member Username: Ken_j Post Number: 397 Registered: 07-2003 Posted From: 69.209.154.171 |
Peter, Since you have two of these do you agree with my findings that I posted earlier in this thread: "It seems that the pickups are out of phase though. With both selected it seems to loose some bottom end and gets a little of that nasal like tone." ? JH maybee you could chime in also. My Colorado is an '04 and I don't have a problem with it sliding off my leg. I have been wearing jeans this time of year. Could it be that jeans have enough friction to prevent this? This guitar is neither neck heavy or light. | ||
| Steve Carsello (Steverok) Junior Member Username: Steverok Post Number: 28 Registered: 03-2005 Posted From: 136.182.2.222 |
Isn't the 650 body the same as the 620 and 660? I would imagine that, if a 650 doesn't sit well, neither would the 620 or 660. Of course, people have varying opinions on this, many of us have never seen any 600 Ric in person. I wish the 650C had the same type of unlaquered neck as the 650D, that could be a shredder. | ||
| Ken Joseph (Ken_j) Senior Member Username: Ken_j Post Number: 399 Registered: 07-2003 Posted From: 69.209.154.171 |
The 650s are contoured where the 610s and 620s are not. I am not sure how rounded the 610s and 620s are on that edge. I had a 610 but I just can't recall from memory and I can't find a good enough pic on this computer. Maybe at work. | ||
| paul wilczynski (Jingle_jangle) Senior Member Username: Jingle_jangle Post Number: 1466 Registered: 12-2004 Posted From: 63.193.9.8 |
The 650 body is radiused all around and has a "softer" look as a result, although the footprint is the same. My 660 has the edge which rests on your knee rounded off, anthough the front edge is sharp all around. The slick conversion varnish finish of the 620s and 660s is the culprit on slide-off. That having been said, mine never slides. As I indicated before, it's my "sofa" guitar. | ||
| Stan Castles (Buzfluhart) Senior Member Username: Buzfluhart Post Number: 431 Registered: 06-2004 Posted From: 68.89.240.217 |
I have a TP 660 and it rests fine. The slight contour difference, the edgy side of it, makes it easy to play, and granted very comfortably from a resting position on the sofa (as Paul said), or otherwise. The best of the 600 series I think. |
