385 & 385S

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Has anyone ever seen a 385 or 385S - were these made outside of the photos of the ones in JH's collection?
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Nope...........and if you've found one............can I be your best friend! Image
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I've seen a vintage 385.
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Where Glen?
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I think there is only one of the Spanish style, isn't there? It wasn't marketed, was it?
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Any pre-nineties Ric acoustic would be rare as heck. There's plenty of pics of examples besides the ones here @ the museum, where's they all end up???
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They are all in my attic!
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I wish!
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Jeff, stop mumbling and say what's on your mind... :wink:
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Does the Nelson family still have Rick Nelson's original acoustic?
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I thought that Chris Squire had one. I forgot the story behind it though. :wink:
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jwilli wrote:I thought that Chris Squire had one. I forgot the story behind it though. :wink:
When I spoke to Chris a while back, we did talk about a rare Ric acoustic that he owned. I believe that it is this one as well.
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This is the real thing. It was verified by JH some years back
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glen_l wrote:This is the real thing. It was verified by JH some years back
Holy cow. That thing is unreal.
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Scastles wrote:I think there is only one of the Spanish style, isn't there? It wasn't marketed, was it?
Apparently not, Stan!

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(apologies for the Kenny Howes-esque 10-year-old thread bump. :) )
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