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Thanks for the reply...

It makes a ton of sense to me to go really light on the G string octave as you have.

If you go with the standard RIC gauges they use 10's on the high E AND on the G Octave which is 3 steps higher than high E...

Very easy to break and way too much tension on that G Octave ...

Hi Everyone...

I need a new set of strings for my 360/12

I've been through stock RIC sets, Pyramid Gold (the ones that have too much tension and bow the neck) and a mix-match set of Thomastik-Infeld

I like the flatwound sound and the Thomastik's were good. Seems like they are really expensive ...

Here’s a link to my 360/12 CW previously posted here in the registry.

http://www.rickresource.com/rrp/friend36012cw.html

Mystery Solved!
The R Tailpiece broke. I've heard of the dreaded "Exploding R Tailpiece" but never thought it would happen to me. (I never had a problem with my '66 when I owned it in the '70's...)
Are exploding R tailpieces covered under warrenty, or do I need to buy another one?

The exploding R ...

Clarence White

http://www.clarencewhiteforum.com

Bob Warford still owns and plays that old white Tele...once owned by Clarence White and Buck Owens

Here's a picture of Bob showing it to Fred Stuart out at Gramfest a couple of years ago..

Hi Steve...I hope you noticed that I'm using your Janglebox on my latest recordings.. both on the Ric360/12CW and the B Bender Tele

Hi Jim...

I just left-click on them and they play. Alternatively you should be able to right-click ro download them. Have you tried these without success?

Hi Phil... Thanks! We do have some more

Actually here is the same track redone with a different pickup selection on the Telecaster...

http://www.clarencewhiteforum.com/mp3/BFOMreprise.wma

Here's another one we did of the Byrds "5D"
http://www.clarencewhiteforum.com/mp3/5DFinal.wma

Byrds Time ...

In a continuing series of coast to coast recording collaborations

Mike McCullough and I have completed a new recording via the internet. The track?

"Bag Full of Money" by Jacques Levy and Roger McGuinn.

It showed up as a bonus track on the Byrds final CD Farther Along and also on one of Roger's ...

Check out this cover that a friend Mike and I did of this great Byrds song 5D. Mike did the fabulous vocals and harmonies, 12 string acoustic and mixing. I added a mandolin backing rhythm and lead outro ...

Both of us are regular posters over on the www.clarencewhiteforum.com (rubrsol97 aka Brian ...

Wow well I'll be...neat pics and RIC!....so that means that the guitar was converted to MapleGlo by Rickenbacker at the factory?

I still wouldn't sand my FireGlo RIC though...I'll keep hoping RIC comes out with a MapleGlo.

have you sanded a Fire-Glo RIC down to the wood?

Sanding did occur to me but, would be a REALLY bad idea since

1) it would destroy a limited edition RIC
2) the FireGlo finish is actually partially stained into the grain..sanding woudn't really be possible.

The 360/12CW is more of a Byrds guitar (in construction) than the McGuinn RIC ...

My vote is ...how about a MapleGlo version of the 360/12 Carl Wilson LE...as a standard vintage (1965 era) style 360/12? Just make it exactly like the 360/12CW except in MapleGlo.

I want one of these bad!!