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Rickenbacker photo thread
« on: May 12, 2008, 04:47:21 AM »
I'm busy with getting some pics in my Photobucket, so I thought: Let's make a nice RicPic thread here:)






















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Re: Rickenbacker photo thread
« Reply #1 on: May 12, 2008, 05:21:17 AM »
My current Ricks:







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Re: Rickenbacker photo thread
« Reply #2 on: May 12, 2008, 05:23:33 AM »
My son's 4003 & now, Uwe's Yamaha bass


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Re: Rickenbacker photo thread
« Reply #3 on: May 12, 2008, 09:46:11 AM »
My '78 4001 MG


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Re: Rickenbacker photo thread
« Reply #4 on: May 13, 2008, 05:22:59 AM »
4003, 4001, 4003S/5, 4003S/8 and 4005 just out of sight:



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Re: Rickenbacker photo thread
« Reply #5 on: May 13, 2008, 05:57:33 AM »







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Re: Rickenbacker photo thread
« Reply #6 on: May 13, 2008, 08:08:20 AM »
I think I have to visit you again this summer, Uwe, but now your house! ;D

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Re: Rickenbacker photo thread
« Reply #7 on: May 15, 2008, 05:40:04 AM »
Now everybody comes out of the closet with their Ric's.

Next we will see Mark here with a Ric & dressed as a man- now that would be shocking!

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Re: Rickenbacker photo thread
« Reply #8 on: May 15, 2008, 05:47:49 AM »
Nigel, did you paint that MMT bass yourself?
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Re: Rickenbacker photo thread
« Reply #9 on: May 15, 2008, 06:04:45 AM »
Next we will see Mark here with a Ric & dressed as a man- now that would be shocking!


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Re: Rickenbacker photo thread
« Reply #10 on: May 15, 2008, 06:34:09 AM »
Nigel, did you paint that MMT bass yourself?

Guilty. LOL. Funny thing, I kinda did the opposite of McCartney, the 4001S is originally MG so I had to give it a FG finish then splatter the MMT thing over that. I substituted the teal for the silver/grey he used, just didn't care for the silver and decided I didnt want it to be an exact copy of his. One night, after a 6-pack of Shiners I went to the shed and got the paint out...I'm happy with the results. It's probably been 10 years ago now.
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Re: Rickenbacker photo thread
« Reply #11 on: May 15, 2008, 07:13:04 AM »
Wouldn't it be cool if RIC did a limited run of MMT replicas? Basically a custom paint job on non-S c64's. How about 70 basses for McCartney's 70th birthday, in 2012? Maybe get him to sign them... with a spray can  ;D
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Re: Rickenbacker photo thread
« Reply #12 on: May 15, 2008, 08:34:58 AM »
Guilty. LOL. Funny thing, I kinda did the opposite of McCartney, the 4001S is originally MG so I had to give it a FG finish then splatter the MMT thing over that. I substituted the teal for the silver/grey he used, just didn't care for the silver and decided I didnt want it to be an exact copy of his. One night, after a 6-pack of Shiners I went to the shed and got the paint out...I'm happy with the results. It's probably been 10 years ago now.

So...it was the Shiner Bock that made you do it! Wonder how things would have turned out if you'd had a 6-pack of Dos Equis? 

And all this time I assumed this was your "Tragical History Tour" bass.  ;D  But then the street sign would have to say "Denny Lane,", right.  ;)

Speaking of that...if I didn't already know your Penny Lane story, I would ask you where the street sign in that photo came from. But you've showed the pic several times on different boards, and nobody ever asks. Guess nobody else is curious.  :-\




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Re: Rickenbacker photo thread
« Reply #13 on: May 15, 2008, 08:43:57 AM »
Okay, I'm curious now!
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Re: Rickenbacker photo thread
« Reply #14 on: May 15, 2008, 10:22:34 AM »
Is there even such a thing as a Penny Lane in Liverpool or London? I just knew of people swiping the Abbey Road sign.
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