Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

The very last one I owned, the 360 V '64. Just a beautiful guitar with an unequalled finish.

Ah, here (the forum for a change) and there. In my usual spot, not the end of the earth but you can see it from here, Lew-bach, TX. Supplying musicians to Austin, TX for 50 years.
Oh, yeah windy and 52, but it's always windy.

Ah, Corvairs. I had a '65. Great car (ahem).
The heater ran right off the manifold. Other than tears and this burning sensation in your eyes, it was a charmer
I lost it in a swimming pool (long story). Drowning was the best think for it.

Now, we return you to the 481 debate...

sloop_john_b wrote:Nice 615!

I recall a 615 being one of the guitars lent/given to Zep during the early days by Rickenbacker. Jimmy is playing his Black Beauty here so this is at least before 1970. Must be one of his backups, and CSNY showed up for a jam?

It's from 1974. Right after CSN&Y played Wembley Stadium.

Aw, c'mon Peter, you know it was the 12. :wink: George Martin kept a listing on the instruments used in 3 songs from Help. It was in his book, which the title eludes me and is OOP. Besides the 12 and the volume pedal (which they did have in '65), the backing track also has George on a Spanish acoust...

collin wrote: it's a great player and these are really underappreciated guitars.

Very true. Many of the Gretsch acoustics are under appreciated. Even some of the low end models sound pretty good.

A few. Martin D-45, HD-28, D-35 and D-18. And buried well below some bed in the house a rather tattered Fender acoustic.

Ric_MEL wrote:
IMHO.. it's like saying I like Vanilla, Cherry and even Rocky Road ice cream.. so it's crazy that Baskin Robbins has all those unnecessary flavors..
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There is also over 7000 varieties of apples in the world and 600 varieties of oranges.

Ric_Mel. I own four of the guitars by my nameless manufacturer. I call them my Holier than thou guitars. Furthermore, other than abusive quantities, I didn't diss the manufacturer itself. And BTW, I no longer own any Ricks. I was simply pointing out that one manufacturer has too many models (there a...

Besides the quality, I greatly admire that RIC 'dances with who brung 'ya'. Those same models for decades. Simple and of the highest craftsmanship. It's all you need. There is a quality acoustic manufacturer who's guitars I enjoy, but they have far too many models. Something like 145 IIRC. A far cry...

Read about these. Curious how well they work. Electric tuner makes sense, as long as it doesn't suddenly get a mind of its own and spins out of control like a fishing reel with a 12 lb bass on the other end.

I'm not so sure that it's a RM...note the silver top knobs. In any case, there are not too many '66 RM's to compare it to. I tend to agree it's a '97, an S but not an RM. Splitting hairs. Here's another, but a '64, also with 345 written in the cavity (coincidence...I guess), but with an C or G, and...

Just asking, but I thought a RM 345 came with 3 pickups? BTW, besides appearing in excellent condition, it looks like a very well aged fireglo.