When Did Rickenbacker Discontinue the VN Option?

woody · Post by **woody** » Mon May 02, 2005 12:01 pm

And why?

Scastles · Post by **Scastles** » Mon May 02, 2005 12:52 pm

Woody, maybe I'm missing something but what exactly are you talking about..maybe I just don't get the lingo?

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Mon May 02, 2005 1:01 pm

Woody's talking about the old Vintage Nerd option, which came with a tube of Brylcreem and a plastic pocket protector, I think...

johnhall · Post by **johnhall** » Mon May 02, 2005 1:01 pm

VN? That's a new one to me.

Scastles · Post by **Scastles** » Mon May 02, 2005 1:09 pm

If it's Brylcreem, keep your head away from the neck of the guitar. Just yanking your chain, Woody.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Mon May 02, 2005 1:14 pm

I switched from Brylcreem to Zymol back in '83, when I lost my hair and chromed my dome...

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Mon May 02, 2005 1:16 pm

Brylcreem has silicone in it, I'm told.

Scastles · Post by **Scastles** » Mon May 02, 2005 1:22 pm

If it's got silicone in it, will the radius of the neck get bigger?

Whether it's Brylcreeme or not, I still would like to know what the heck Woody is talking about

BobKat · Post by **BobKat** » Mon May 02, 2005 1:49 pm

I bet he means Vintage Neck. Though They are very very rare, of course, there were some 360/12s made in the late '80s with 21-fret necks, and the Japanese books refer to them as 360/12 VP VN. Of course, this was never a regular production option, to my unending disappointment.

admin · Post by **admin** » Mon May 02, 2005 1:52 pm

Perhaps Woody is referring to the 21 fret neck (Vintage Neck) being discontinued on the Model 330 and 360 guitars.

Scastles · Post by **Scastles** » Mon May 02, 2005 1:54 pm

Thanks, Bob...you likely hit what he was alluding to. If that be the case, then we all learned something.

Maybe Woody will come back and say.

Scastles · Post by **Scastles** » Mon May 02, 2005 1:57 pm

Sorry, Peter, you too...the posts crossed at the same time...and maybe I should have said, 'I' learned something

tony_carey · Post by **tony_carey** » Mon May 02, 2005 2:31 pm

If the neck is what we are talking about, then I can understand why Ric changed to 24 fret necks when they did, as it was at a time when guitarists were exploring the upper regions!

Discontinued? You can still buy the re-issues with 21 fret necks, so you could argue that they haven't been discontinued!

woody · Post by **woody** » Mon May 02, 2005 9:20 pm

OK, back. Bobbo was right on, as usual. I guess I'm amazed John Hall had a senior moment. Anyhow, RIC did have a VN option, so that you could order a 330, 360 and maybe others, with a 21-fret neck. I have price lists with that option listed. I'm sure JW will recall; I guess I just wondered why it was dropped.

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Mon May 02, 2005 10:55 pm

Woody, could you cite what years those pricelists are from, for posterity's sake?