Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

I welcome your opinion, Dave, but disagree in part.

I have already acknowledged that I failed to act within the warranty period, and technically, legally, I am without recourse. But to say that a person should "KNOW" a defect as subtle visually, but as serious mechanically is unreasonable ...

Gary,

I was 20 years old in 1987, knew nothing about guitars and had a good job. RIC's best customer: young and naive with disposable income.

My life has finally slowed down, a result of the birth of my son 10 months ago. I can finally catch up on things that have been bothering me. For ...

In direct response to Gary,

Obviously you did not read my post.

1. I ordered the guitar, it was not hanging on a wall.

2. It was my first guitar, not just my first 12 string. I am supposed to know that THEY, THE EXPERT GUITAR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, did something wrong? You hold the consumer ...

The following is part of my reply to a recent e-mail on this subject:

"The only way he (Mr. Hall) could persuade me is to say 'yes, we screwed up.'

I am not looking for RIC to pay for anything. I don't expect a company to pay for something 15 years after they made it. I'm a businessman, too ...

The guitar is JUST playable as the action is still pretty bad.

If I wanted a guitar simply for playing, I would have purchased a beat used 330/12 with hi-gains for half the price.

Part of the reason for my buying the guitar and part of the way RIC marketed the guitar was for the "vintage re ...

The purpose of my post was not just to bash RIC, because, in fact, I love the guitar like a mutt dog. It was my first guitar, and everybody knows how that goes.

I submitted the post for several other reasons:

1. to get it off my chest - 10 years is a long time to hold it in!

2. sympathy ...

As posted in the "general" forum:


'...in 1987, I saved up enough money to order . . . a Fireglo 360/12V64.

Not having played a 12 string before, I thought the difficulty in playing it was my fault. I took it to a local luthier who told me that the neck was set on the guitar wrong. He set up ...

After learning to play guitar in 1984, at the age of 17, on my brothers 1979 Jetglo 320, I saved up my money to buy my first guitar.

Finally, in 1987, I saved up enough money to order it, a Fireglo 360/12V64.

Not having played a 12 string before, I thought the difficulty in playing it was my ...

The bracket for the trapeze tailpiece failed on my 1987 360/12V64 about 12 years ago. I was "gigging" 4 times a week then, and wasn't sure if I did it or not, but there were no impact marks on it. Maybe it just failed, too.