Heh.... it was some chipped paint that allowed me to be a ric 12 owner instead of merely a drooler. It's about a quarter-inch flake of exposed wood down around the back strap knob, totally hidden once you put a strap on. The shop knocked hundreds off the price.
But those narrow fretboards... They make you suffer to get that sound, unless you have girlyfingerz.
As the owner of a worn-in (mostly by me) 360, I have to say that a beat up Ric doesn't have the same appeal as a beat up Fender. I don't know whether it's the type of finish or what, but when I see a Ric with damage or mods my first reaction is to think "that's a shame." With a Fender, or most other guitars, I think "that guitar must really be a player." Does anyone know why that is?
jeff wrote:As the owner of a worn-in (mostly by me) 360, I have to say that a beat up Ric doesn't have the same appeal as a beat up Fender. I don't know whether it's the type of finish or what, but when I see a Ric with damage or mods my first reaction is to think "that's a shame." With a Fender, or most other guitars, I think "that guitar must really be a player." Does anyone know why that is?
Rics have never been associated with the beat-the-hell-out-of-the-guitar style of music? Maybe you could start a trend.
TBH, how many hollow-bodies or semis would get treated that way? A solid body you would think can take it, a hollow or semi you'd take more care of. Or, I would.
