Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: Afghan Dave on September 01, 2008, 05:27:10 PM
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It's coming up to my birthday and by a cosmically significant coincidence this is being released at the same time!!
(http://www.bcrich.com/images/sm_gunslgr_retro_ylw.jpg)
http://www.bcrich.com/gunslinger_retro.html (http://www.bcrich.com/gunslinger_retro.html)
I've wanted one of these since I got a catalogue from Livewire Distribution in 1987 (I've slept with girls younger than that catalogue).
How can gift from the gods?
Should I go for it and be able to dance around my room like Paul Stanley?
I'd fight hell to hold her... I could have some crazy nights... Should I do it my way?
Mmm... Everybody's got a reason to live... :lol:
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I had to read that a few times, wondering if you'd slept with girls younger than... actually that'd be 21 anyway, so not too bad!
Roo
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Dude please... I'm not asking "Do You Wanna Be in My Gang"? :lol:
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I want one!!!
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Dave if you got one of these, you could sell it and buy a caparison!
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Dave if you got one of these, you could sell it and buy a caparison!
Doh.. You got me.. I can't use that sh1t stir again now..
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nice guitar!
Although don't like 100% of it...
And yeah, young girls have their "appeal", if you understand me :D :twisted:
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Dave if you got one of these, you could sell it and buy a caparison!
Doh.. You got me.. I can't use that sh1t stir again now..
Psst carry on it's very funny!! :lol: :lol:
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And yeah, young girls have their "appeal", if you understand me :D :twisted:
(http://www.blowingsmokethemovie.com/gary_glitter.jpg)
"Say what"
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HUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA :lol:
Not THAT young... as I'm 23, I could go untill 17 without feel (not mutch) guilty
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HUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA :lol:
Not THAT young... as I'm 23, I could go untill 17 without feel (not mutch) guilty
On that basis I'm limited to the over-38s. :(
(Have to say I'm not keen on the guitar...)
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They had an old black Gunslinger in my local a month or two ago. All the hardware was rusted up and it still fetched clear of £600.
Ashamed to say I didn't "get" why someone would pay that much for something that looked like it was on its last legs. But then I don't "get" new guitars made to look like old guitars with bits of paint scr@ped off them. :?
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They say you're only as young as the woman you feel, but a woman's ideal age for a man is half his age plus 7 years. So for Fernando, that would be 23/2 + 7 = 18½. For Phily I am thinking this would be 44/2+7 = 29 (much better than 38!). My girlfriend is 31, which means I will have time to grow until she is too old for me!!
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They say you're only as young as the woman you feel, but a woman's ideal age for a man is half his age plus 7 years. So for Fernando, that would be 23/2 + 7 = 18½. For Phily I am thinking this would be 44/2+7 = 29 (much better than 38!). My girlfriend is 31, which means I will have time to grow until she is too old for me!!
Thanks Phil, that's cheered me up. Although I suspect that "formula" was invented by a man...
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Hey Dave, the guitar looks a lot like one I am just putting together for Ben, though I like Mockingbirds a bit more - mine is a Warmoth with a Nailbomb set (though the bridge has 2 sets of screw coils. Korina body, wenge neck, ebony fingerboard. 5 way gives: bridge series, bridge parallel, bridge series+neck series, neck split, neck series. 6 way is a varitone - different capacitors. Other pot is for a pre-amp I am toying with to give the real BC Rich experience!
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Thanks Phil, that's cheered me up. Although I suspect that "formula" was invented by a man...
But look like they (girls) like too... I'm seen at least 50% of the 20ish girls dating (or wanting to) 40yo guys... :?
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I like that Mockingbird, Phil.
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I was looking at those Gunslingers today. Alder body, Original Floyd Rose, DiMarzio Super Dist for about £350. Sounds tempting!
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Thanks Phil, that's cheered me up. Although I suspect that "formula" was invented by a man...
But look like they (girls) like too... I'm seen at least 50% of the 20ish girls dating (or wanting to) 40yo guys... :?
Those were RICH 40 year old guys, believe me. :(
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hehehehe yeah kind of... hard to see with a blue collar :?
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Phil, nice Mockingbird.
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Thanks everyone, I was looking for an original koa mockingbird but they have got very expensive now, and Warmoth had this body in the sale section, so that was it! I'm still messing with the wiring, but it is sounding really nice.
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Loving that Mockingbird dude.
Preparing to have stones hurled at me but I actually quite like the Beast shape, heh. But I'd like to point out that several other B.C Rich shapes make me look away in disgust, namely the Ironbird, Dagger, Stealth, Virgin, Virgo, Warbeast and Zombie. I think they also had one called a Widow or something that looked like some kid had a go at a block of wood with an Axe and they just put a neck and strings on it.
B.C Rich are definitely guilty of some crimes against taste, but some of them are the opposite extreme and make me salivate. :D
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Yeah, love the Mockingbird. :D
I really like the early BC Rich shapes - the Mockingbird, Bich, Eagle (not so sure about the original Seagull). But then they started doing the more pointy "metal" shapes and I've never been so keen on them - the Warlock is OK but I think the later ones are all pretty ugly.
I do have a bit of a soft spot for the Stealth because Rick Derringer designed it.
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I have an original made in USA BC RICH Gunslinger from '88 that has been upgraded and pimped
Seriously good player - slim neck - about 42mm at the nut and 56.5 at the heel
I changed the trem to a new Original Ibanez Edge as the chrome OFR that I had used for 10 years looked odd as it was the wrong colour. Wicked paint job - the silver flakes all change colour as the light hits them
Guitar has one of the best fret jobs I've ever done (Dunlop 6000)
Will sell it for £799 (+£50 if you want the Hiscox case it lives in)
(http://www.felineguitars.com/spec_sheets/guitar_images/BC%20RICH%20GUNSLINGER/BC-Rich-gunslinger-full-500.jpg)
The other one that has some BC Rich heritage is this baby
It has a USA made BC Rich body from 1990, that I added a great burr veneer to and refinished the guitar
Neck is one of mine..........
It features a Gotoh Floyd and a Double screw coil BKP Miracle Man
Will sell it for £599 (+£50 if you want the Hiscox case it lives in)
(http://www.felineguitars.com/spec_sheets/guitar_images/Madrone%20Gunslinger/Madrone%20Gunslinger.jpg)
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^Very nice.
I love the look of gunslingers, the only things that worries me about the new ones is that they're MIK and the nut is 45mm, whereas I'm used too, and get on best with, 41mm.
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GAS UPDATE!
OK, I've been searching for these new Gunslingers as if they were the holy grail but to no avail.. :(
Rosetti only had 8 scheduled to arrive in the UK and nobody who has advertised them has or will now be getting them as the Korean production facility has been moved.
Well...
I've got my order in for one of the new batch and am hoping to see it Jan/Feb next year... so much for the logical birthday present idea. :?
To satiate my GAS in the short term
- I've ordered a Duncan Twin Tube Mayhem Pedal
- I've got another trip to Feline on Tuesday to get a "non BKP" pickup loaded into my strat.
So that's a little to look forward to... PDT_015
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And yeah, young girls have their "appeal", if you understand me :D :twisted:
:lol: :lol: :lol:
You devil Fernando!
I also agree, i think its teh uggs.
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You devil Fernando!
:lol:
Dave, hope you can get it soon! :D
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so what's going on, then, dave? is that model more or less defunkt?
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Nope, they are out there but VERY FEW and mostly in America.
Rosetti are the BC Rich importers in the UK and they simply cannot get them due to the change in production facility.
So... We/I should be seeing one on these shores in Feb 09! :( :?
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GAS UPDATE!
OK, I've been searching for these new Gunslingers as if they were the holy grail but to no avail.. :(
Rosetti only had 8 scheduled to arrive in the UK and nobody who has advertised them has or will now be getting them as the Korean production facility has been moved.
That's a shame.
BC Rich's UK distribution seems to be almost non-existent anyway. I haven't looked particularly hard, but I can't think of anywhere that actually sells them, at least not the more upmarket models.
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Nope, they are out there but VERY FEW and mostly in America.
Rosetti are the BC Rich importers in the UK and they simply cannot get them due to the change in production facility.
So... We/I should be seeing one on these shores in Feb 09! :( :?
so once they change the factory there might be some available over here? not majorly GASsing for one, but i wouldn't mind getting to try one at some point... :)
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F**K me lads... IT'S HERE!!
Finally after 6+ months of waiting they have my gunslinger ready to pick up...
Off to the shop now to inspect / collect then I'll take some pictures (or maybe I'll just bring it to the London BKP Meeting)
YES!!!
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Congrats! PDT_003
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Awesome. If I were you I'd immediatly get it sent of for a refinish in snakeskin or crackle. Let's RAWK!
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That's an incredibly long wait! Glad it's turned up at last.
Now you can get your six guns loaded and show us the shot from your gun. And I've run out of Britny Fox songs to clumsily misquote.
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:D
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Is there a purpose to the angled pickup, or is it just an aesthetic thing?
As an aside, I've heard of the 'half your age +7 years' thing too, but it was explained to me as 'the youngest a lass can be without it being gross', rather than 'ideal age'.
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Excellent timing Dave! 8)
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That's an incredibly long wait! Glad it's turned up at last.
Yup so long in fact that..
Rosetti Bumped The Price!....
I ordered at 2008 prices but they delivered at 2009...
The store I ordered from "Peter Cooks Guitar World" have been very helpful but there isn't alot that can be done.
This guitar is a thank you gift from my mother for being her carer so I fronted the difference between the expected price and just took it home.
First thoughts.
Well it certainly isn't a disapointment.
The neck is perfect for me, more meat / mass in your hand than a wizard and almost totally flat with a fantastic raw maple feel.
The guitar is very reasonant dispite having a Floyd Rose & for the moment I'm diggin' the (ahem) Dimarzio Super Distortion (ahem).. A Holy Diver will at some point find a home here in the future.
Don't you think for a minute I'm not planning a "Gold Snakeskin" respray!!
Pictures to come...
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Flip, that was a long wait (both - for it to arrive, and the hankering after it since the 80s).
Hope the price-hike wasn't too painful. Really glad it's not a disappointment - I remember reading this back last year thinking "I hope it's as good as he's been dreaming of since way back..."
:D
PS Wife want's to know if it's that AWFUL colour :lol: (she has a thing about all things yellow...)
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Bring it along Saturday and plug it in me Koch
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Nice, look forward to seeing and hearing it at the meet! :)
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sweet! how much did they bump the price, if you don't mind my asking? :)
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I think the price would have gone up 25% or more
It would have risen 25% alone due to the change in the exchange rate
6 months ago it was $2 to the £1
Now it is $1.4 (at best) to the £1
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Owch! :(
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Here are some quick mobile phone pictures to prove it exists...
One Gunslinger Retro + One Very Old Catalogue!!
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Loving the reverse headstock.
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Awesome!
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I think the price would have gone up 25% or more
It would have risen 25% alone due to the change in the exchange rate
6 months ago it was $2 to the £1
Now it is $1.4 (at best) to the £1
Yup that's about right. :( :? I'm still really happy to have finally put a childhood dream to bed.
Thanks for the kind comments guys.
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Maple board + black headstock = champion looking axe :)
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Nice one. Not really my taste, but looks classy :D
(my wife will not be appreciating the colour, though, but who cares :lol:)
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I'm glad that you got what you wanted after the wait. I hope you can get as much fun out of it as it looks like it shoud deliver. I like the way they have worked out the string spread on the reverse headstock do that the pull isn't at an insane angle. If the neck is anything like my Mockingbird, then it should be really nice to play.
btw. I like the colour.
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btw. I like the colour.
I do too - lord knows what'll happen at home here if I ever fall in love with a yellow guitar...
I seem to have got away with my blonde Baja :lol: (that might be because it relegated a very yellow Korean Squier to the attic though...)
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very nice! :D
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I'd forgotten about this thread and damnit it's given me GAS again!
I'd managed to stay GAS free since I got my Eggle last year, but now you've started something!!!!! :lol: 8)
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i love it! i want it actually! always loved yellow guitars, love maple boards, like reverse headstocks, and the single angled pickup and Floyd just looks right. i'd like 24 frets though.
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Very nice Dave & very 80's. I'm glad you got what you wanted after waiting for so long. It's great to have that silly grin factor too. So a Painkiller is in order, good choice. 8) I bet it plays well. 4 days to go! :D
Ps Dave have a go at All my Life and we can wig out a bit on Saturday! What tunes do you want to play? Let me know and I'll put them on the ipod.
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sweet, looks awesome. :D
thanks for the answer about the price, too, jonathan. :)
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Choice gat bro, always dug the one humbucker super strats, was eyeing one of these up a while ago but the dollar went to far down for my liking.
But yeah Yellow with maple board is a great combo, ive wanted a desert yellow rg550 for ages, had to settle for a laser blue one for cheap instead.
Are they proper OFR's on the gunslinger or has it got the overseas made cheap ones that are getting called OFR's that I've heard talk about?
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Looks awesome, i really want the red one with the blade neck pickup :D