History of the 360 WB

Rubsoul · Post by **Rubsoul** » Sat Oct 23, 2010 3:13 pm

I have a 80's 360WB in the 6 string version. Seems like most WB's I see are 12's.
Anybody know of any info on production stat's of WB models?
John

paologregorio · Post by **paologregorio** » Sun Oct 24, 2010 1:10 am

RIC doesn't release its production numbers, so that one's a mystery!

That AZ Blue WB 12-er is the brother to my six string model.

blueboy · Post by **blueboy** » Mon Nov 15, 2010 4:07 pm

This is fascinating information. Is somebody writing this stuff down for future use? Thanks for posting this topic

Anthony

8mileshigher · Post by **8mileshigher** » Mon Nov 15, 2010 6:23 pm

blueboy wrote:This is fascinating information. Is somebody writing this stuff down for future use? Thanks for posting this topic

Anthony

Hey Anthony, do you have pics of your WB, to post this thread ?

Serial · Post by **Serial** » Fri Nov 19, 2010 12:28 am

I am completely smitten with these. Someday...
Very nice pics, guys!

Rickygirl · Post by **Rickygirl** » Sat Nov 20, 2010 8:39 am

Sadly, I cannot post a picture of my WB as I DON'T HAVE ONE........

.......yet!!!!!!

I have clearly spent too much time in the company of Paul A!!!

iiipopes · Post by **iiipopes** » Sun Nov 21, 2010 3:02 pm

I've been a bad influence on Low End Lover. I'm the reason for the thread - when he came down to have me work on his instruments, I had him play my 1981 360-12WB FG ckbd so he could see how my push-pull mods work. Sorry, I'm not that good with a camera; I can't guarantee I can get pix up.

Serial · Post by **Serial** » Sun Nov 21, 2010 10:13 pm

I LOVE these things!

paologregorio · Post by **paologregorio** » Sun Nov 21, 2010 11:22 pm

Serial wrote:I LOVE these things!

Ditto.

I've been a bad influence on myself. . . .

Serial · Post by **Serial** » Wed Nov 24, 2010 2:22 am

My twin bro had a natural one in the late 80s/early 90s that was a fantastic guitar. I never liked the natural finish, but that guitar sounded and played great. I remember being upset when he got rid of his 87 360/12 and didn't understand why he kept the 6, but he let me spend sone time with it and I understood in no time.

Dom · Post by **Dom** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 6:12 pm

Thread resurrection! Here is my 1988 sporting two HB1's and a hi-gain at the bridge. It also sports a piezo under the bridge plate which is wired to the "blend" knob and out the rick-o-sound output. This very odd setup gives it an amazingly wide tonal range. Who knows, maybe I did this as a reaction to those who say Rics are a one-trick-pony. This guitar does every trick. I even hook it up to a Roland synth. The only thing it could use is a vibrato...but I use an alesis AirFx in my pedalboard for that

!

Bought in '94 as a 360 WB for $550 when I was 16. I talked them down from $750 & paid partly with all the change I could find! In 97 I had it modded to 3 HB1's with coil faders instead of push pulls. The bridge pu died and I stuck the original hi-gain back in, voila! This guitar recently had a corian nut installed a re-fret and the finish removed from the fretboard because I really play the hell out of it all the way up to the 24th fret. The 360WB is in my completely biased opinion is simply the best guitar out there.

8mileshigher · Post by **8mileshigher** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 7:37 pm

Dom --- thanks for reviving this excellant thread and for posting pics of your beauty !!
Your 370 looks to be in great shape !!

Since you are in the San Diego area, you ought to come up and check out one of our Mini Confluence Ricken Jam sessions, usually held every couple of months in O.C.

See the Rickenbacker Conferences and Confluences forum ...

Danotron · Post by **Danotron** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 8:04 pm

Super nice guitar Dom!

You're not going to get an argument out of me on how cool a 360WB is, and yours looks like a great one!

paologregorio · Post by **paologregorio** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 11:22 pm

Danotron wrote:Super nice guitar Dom!

You're not going to get an argument out of me on how cool a 360WB is, and yours looks like a great one!

Ditto that! Those mods sound really cool! Please come to a jam and demonstrate.

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 11:46 am

Danotron wrote:Super nice guitar Dom!

You're not going to get an argument out of me on how cool a 360WB is, and yours looks like a great one!

Very pretty!!
I love that model. I'd want one if I was a guitar player. Rich Ferguson is kind enough to let this bassist (horrible guitar playing me) play his at jams.

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