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Did I mention I've got 7 Rics? Only 1 MM, though (a SUB)...

I think it was flipperant, as opposed to actually wishing him harm!

Music Man - an ugly, big heavy awkward lump, with a neck like a tree-trunk, a gonky looking round pickguard, and one tuner on the wrong side, just to make it difficult for you - pah!

Yep - RIC took all of the comments onboard and released the 4004, which addressed them. Guess what? Everybody still went and bought the 4003! The reason RIC still make the 4003 is because that's what people want to buy. Me, I like the way they play, the dual truss rods (which work as described), the bridge/tailpiece (I've tried the others and put back the stock one), the incremental design tweaks, the quality of the finish (I picked up a Ric pickguard on the weekend and could tell immediately it was an original). It's a 60 year-old design which is still the best on the market.

It's properly played in, with the obligatory headstock repair.

I’ve just been to the London guitar show at Kempton Park. I accidentally bought a Gibson Les Paul.

I think he's a few giraffes short of a full herd!

A lot of folks seem to be trying to shift Squier to a more upmarket price range...

Greco are the brand which gave rise to the "better than the original" mantra. I wouldn't pay that much for one, but I think some folks probably would.

First rule (which I never follow!) is: use the right sized screwdriver & spanner for the job! It is really difficult to mess up a bolt-on neck, TBH. There are also the general rules of how to do a setup (truss rod, neck angle, string height, intonation) - there are videos on youtube.

He's got to cover his overheads, mate...

There is a guitar maker who sometimes burns Ric copies...

Not sure if I ever will either... ...mind you, I have got 7 of them.

Facebook, gumtree, ebay.

The black machines are Ebay cheapies.

The neck could be a Squier with the name scraped off.

Nashnul Elf.

Perfect for a Rammstein gig!

I wouldn't pay that if Steve Harris personally delivered it.

Well, I just bid it above £50, but then got outbid. I've got parts for that and/or can use parts off it on another project...

Not great for Strats either!

The modern day equivalent of playing a tennis racquet...

Pah - the sticker's worth more than that!

I thought maybe you'd had a sudden turnaround!

Might keep an eye out for them...