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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Saw a new Challenger today
« on: July 17, 2008, 09:26:44 AM »
Quote from: Barklessdog on July 17, 2008, 05:55:14 AM

The They wanted $53,000 for it- $43,000 for the list price, taxes etc and a $12,000 market adjustment addition to the price!!!!!


That's what ya call "dealer markup". They're just charging whatever the market will bear. I was looking at an '07 Shelby GT (not the GT500) which is basically a Shelby-tweaked Mustang GT. They wanted $45,000 for a $39,000 car! I ended up ordering an '08 Mustang GT and did my own mods. Less than 32 grand and some "sweat equity" later, my car will smoke a Shelby GT.



I have assumed control...


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Gibson Basses / Re: Lots of chrome in my life :)
« on: July 17, 2008, 08:37:47 AM »
Quote from: Barklessdog on June 30, 2008, 05:07:26 AM
Great upgrades on the birds, but from a Camaro to a Subu?

Yeah man, I noticed that too!

I'm a Ford guy myself.....

Love the birds though! That green is awesome. I'm getting my Fenderbird body re-finished very soon. I was thinking of having it painted to match my car, which would basically be Lake Placid blue. I don't know, maybe I'll start a poll in another thread.

And BTW - hi everybody!


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Rickenbacker Basses / Re: The Ric 4001 ...
« on: July 17, 2008, 08:17:56 AM »
Thanks guys. It's been a while - probably since around November - since I've been on any bass message boards. Got busy with my new car ('08 Mustang GT). Got that all tweaked out, so I'm nosing around again.

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Rickenbacker Basses / Re: The Ric 4001 ...
« on: July 16, 2008, 01:54:44 PM »
I have a '93 4003S/8 that I've had for a year now with no neck issues. I've actually loosened the truss rods. This thing has the thickest fingerboard I've ever seen, but the overall neck thickness is pretty much the same as my '89 4003S.

And speaking of neck thickness, at some point in the late 90's, Ric got a new CNC router. This is when the neck shapes got weird (thick). They are now back to a slim profile.

Flats on a Ric = very cool! I had a V63 for a while that I strung up with some TI flats. Awesome Wings vibe.



They are much prettier in real life, especially the Fireglo! That thing's a gem. The black one is my #1, followed closely by my '94 Les Paul Special. The cream one rarely leaves the house. VERY rarely.....


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