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Maybe you folks have seen this already but it is a first for me and I wondered when one of these would pop up on eBay... item number; 370723241422 Rickenbacker vintage 1974 model 483 Fireglo ultra rare near mint OHSC

Looks like Rickenbacker produced the first 481 in almost 30 years and listed it on eBay. Check out the Ric outlet auction. I am grinning ear to ear. Yes it is a hybrid but Wow.

ken_j wrote:A Rick 650 with its neck-through constrution and hardtail bridge has more sustain than their other models IMO.

I'm with you Ken, you can almost play a 650 acoustically it rings out so well.

I am onboard for the ride as well Paul. We have a "62" reissue strat we use, after changing out the pickups to fit more of a John Frusciante sound. I may be way off base but my guess is it will look good but, will not have those straty tones you want. So maybe lacking in the character dept. Very ...

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Erik I don't hear anything abnormal in those videos... weird...[/quote]


That's rock and roll so keep on rock'n Spike. Besides youtube tends to really compress everything anyway.

[quote="Ilikewater"]Just wanted to add to the beauty with my own 481


"Ilikewater" the photos of your 481 made me smile first thing Saturday morning. I had to go and pick up my own 481. Thanks for posting them.

Here is a sample of our 481 it is a 77 model year, the humbuckers are quite hot. My son was rockin it, soooo I grabbed the camera. Hope this helps. If I get some time we will try to up load more samples with high gain.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... _sO4E6mUEw