What is better than a Blue Boy Rickenbacker?

Started by Sven, March 28, 2015, 09:36:23 AM

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Sven

March 28, 2015, 09:36:23 AM
Three Blue Boy Rickenbackers!




But only one of them is mine...

What is better than three Blue Boy Rickenbackers?








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ilan

#1
March 28, 2015, 10:08:48 AM
Amazing. And none of them is yellowed. Blueboy is a great finish.

Paul Boyer

#2
March 28, 2015, 11:50:19 AM
Well, the one to the right is kinda yellowed, and possibly blotchy. I'm pretty sure it is the clear coat that yellows, or causes the substrate (color) to yellow the clear coat. Paint is complicated stuff.
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Highlander

#3
March 28, 2015, 05:41:24 PM
You can only play one at a time...! (greedy beggar) :mrgreen:
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Dave W

#4
March 28, 2015, 09:51:51 PM
Did Jim Reeves and his Blue Boys actually play their Blue Boys onstage? None of the few videos I've seen of Jim performing with a band show them being used.

Sven

#5
March 29, 2015, 08:00:11 AM


Just needed to do one more pic.

Denis

#6
March 31, 2015, 08:42:06 AM
The turquoise one is gorgeous!
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Dave W

#7
March 31, 2015, 09:48:18 PM
Agreed. I liked the turquoise finish much better than the Blue Boy.

4stringer77

#8
April 03, 2015, 02:17:30 PM
What's better than blue? Why red of course! Black pick guard preferred.
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Dave W

#9
April 03, 2015, 11:42:31 PM
Quote from: 4stringer77 on April 03, 2015, 02:17:30 PM
What's better than blue? Why red of course! Black pick guard preferred.
http://theredrickenbacker.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/049.jpg

20-25 years ago you could see those in stores sometimes for years. Poor sales were the reason the black trim was discontinued, but the red/black combo was a particular problem. Friend of mine bought his 360 for less than 1/3 of MSRP b/c it had been hanging on the store wall for four years.

4stringer77

#10
April 05, 2015, 07:38:20 PM
No kidding? My first impression was the red and black was pretty snazzy, definitely a metal vibe at least. I could picture Ian Hill playing one with priest. I'd be a happy camper to land a cheap one.
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ilan

#11
April 06, 2015, 09:14:57 AM
IIRC it was conceived to look like the Ferrari color scheme.

4stringer77

#12
April 06, 2015, 03:36:26 PM
I'm going to get one of those cars one day. The license plate will be 4ARI.
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mc2NY

#13
May 24, 2015, 11:51:24 AM

What's better than a Blue Boy 4001 ?

A Blue Boy 4005 !


ilan

#14
May 24, 2015, 06:08:41 PM
Cool. IIRC that is one of the first 4005's, doesn't even have the 5th knob, refinished by RIC in Blueboy.
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