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RobKitt · June 29th, 2007, 07:26 PM

I just got my new Tele (with a Bill Bores PW bender installed) from Rich Rice. I could not be more pleased & satisfied. The instrument is better than I anticipated.

Rich is "at the top of his game" ... a great guy & a pleasure to deal with. His attention to detail throughout the process assured me when I received the instrument, I would be satisfied. Well, I am more than satisfied. This guitar is along the lines of the boutique makers, such as Don Grosh or Tom Anderson, but with a bender.

Check out the Tele on his website http://www.ricecustomguitars.com/

Look under the gallery & mine is #71 ... the white/tortoise guard/rosewood board.

mojocasterman · June 29th, 2007, 08:09 PM

Dang you did get yourself one fine, fine guitfiddle! And I agree with you. Rich - and Chris for that matter - are both great guys to deal with. Congrats to you, and thank you for supporting American Craftsmen and Artists with your purchase and your post!

Rich Rice · June 30th, 2007, 09:34 AM

I appreciate the kind words, but can't claim that it was all my doing. Without Chris' workmanship, and Bill Bores' fine mechanism, this guitar couldn't have been built. Working with you has been a pleasure.

quackattack · June 30th, 2007, 07:36 PM

Cool.........I'm waiting to take delivery on Rice B-Bender # 64, which is presently en route.

Great guys to deal with, good communication. Rich has a million great stories. Both are very accommodating.

quackattack · July 9th, 2007, 01:04 PM

Received the Rice T-caster......(see Rice gallery#064)

Amazing guitar....Huge Neck....Sustains for hours...superb fit and feel...but best of all, incredible tone:

....easily the most articulate guitar I've ever owned....amazing string seperation....complex harmonics....great clean and great grit....plus it has a smooth short-pull Bill Bores B- bender, that works flawlwssly.

.....all the gushing cliche-adjectives I always read about in other guitar reviews, actually apply to this instrument.

mojocasterman · July 9th, 2007, 01:54 PM

Lucky dog you

quackattack · August 20th, 2010, 03:00 AM

Rice #064: 3 years later .......

The honeymoon is long since past, and I gotta say that this is my favorite single guitar of all-time. This Bender-Tele is definitely "the keeper". Sold all my other guitars (except for the '57 ES-120 given to me by my sis-in-law).

Wild Rice Chris · August 20th, 2010, 06:49 AM

That's what I like to hear!

Click the pic for the rest of my pictures:

And RobKitt's bender:

Wow, my photography has improved over the years. Any chance of better pictures from you guys? I love to see how they've aged.

June 29th, 2007, 07:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
RobKitt TDPRI Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Nashville Posts: 5	Rich Rice b-bender ~ WOW ! I just got my new Tele (with a Bill Bores PW bender installed) from Rich Rice. I could not be more pleased & satisfied. The instrument is better than I anticipated. Rich is "at the top of his game" ... a great guy & a pleasure to deal with. His attention to detail throughout the process assured me when I received the instrument, I would be satisfied. Well, I am more than satisfied. This guitar is along the lines of the boutique makers, such as Don Grosh or Tom Anderson, but with a bender. Check out the Tele on his website http://www.ricecustomguitars.com/ Look under the gallery & mine is #71 ... the white/tortoise guard/rosewood board.

June 29th, 2007, 08:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
mojocasterman Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 4,670	Dang you did get yourself one fine, fine guitfiddle! And I agree with you. Rich - and Chris for that matter - are both great guys to deal with. Congrats to you, and thank you for supporting American Craftsmen and Artists with your purchase and your post! __________________ Scott Lentz T - Crook Custom T - Tom Anderson Crowdster - Tom Anderson Atom - Thorn Jr 90 Koa - SRV Strat - Ovation Elite T - Swart AST - Carr Mercury - Fender Tweed Blues Junior. Follow me on Twitter! @MojoCaster

June 30th, 2007, 09:34 AM	#3 (permalink)
Rich Rice Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: In a dream world.. Just ask my wife. Age: 57 Posts: 3,004 11 Photos	I appreciate the kind words, but can't claim that it was all my doing. Without Chris' workmanship, and Bill Bores' fine mechanism, this guitar couldn't have been built. Working with you has been a pleasure. __________________ If you are driven to play, you will find a way.

June 30th, 2007, 07:36 PM	#4 (permalink)
quackattack TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 42	Cool.........I'm waiting to take delivery on Rice B-Bender # 64, which is presently en route. Great guys to deal with, good communication. Rich has a million great stories. Both are very accommodating. __________________ eclectic guitar

July 9th, 2007, 01:04 PM	#5 (permalink)
quackattack TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 42	Received the Rice T-caster......(see Rice gallery#064) Amazing guitar....Huge Neck....Sustains for hours...superb fit and feel...but best of all, incredible tone: ....easily the most articulate guitar I've ever owned....amazing string seperation....complex harmonics....great clean and great grit....plus it has a smooth short-pull Bill Bores B- bender, that works flawlwssly. .....all the gushing cliche-adjectives I always read about in other guitar reviews, actually apply to this instrument. __________________ eclectic guitar

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July 9th, 2007, 01:54 PM	#6 (permalink)
mojocasterman Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 4,670	Lucky dog you __________________ Scott Lentz T - Crook Custom T - Tom Anderson Crowdster - Tom Anderson Atom - Thorn Jr 90 Koa - SRV Strat - Ovation Elite T - Swart AST - Carr Mercury - Fender Tweed Blues Junior. Follow me on Twitter! @MojoCaster

August 20th, 2010, 03:00 AM	#7 (permalink)
quackattack TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 42	Rice #064: 3 years later ....... The honeymoon is long since past, and I gotta say that this is my favorite single guitar of all-time. This Bender-Tele is definitely "the keeper". Sold all my other guitars (except for the '57 ES-120 given to me by my sis-in-law). __________________ eclectic guitar

August 20th, 2010, 06:49 AM	#8 (permalink)
Wild Rice Chris Friend of Leo's Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Rice Custom Dungeon Posts: 3,456 27 Photos	That's what I like to hear! Click the pic for the rest of my pictures: And RobKitt's bender: Wow, my photography has improved over the years. Any chance of better pictures from you guys? I love to see how they've aged. __________________ Hello, My Name Is Chris Rice "The children need to learn how to build their own environment and make their own music that is inspired by their roots."--Eugene Hütz

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