Are Rics played mosty by the over 40 crowd?

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I'm 29. Bought my first Rickenbacker at 24 years old.
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Good to hear, Stan. Hope they "do the job" on the night! Where abouts in Colorado?
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Boulder, Howard. A nice little drive from my abode in Lubbock.
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Give my regards to Mork and Mindy if you see them!!

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Been playing Ricks for 11 years now, and I'm still not 40.
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36. Got my first at 27.
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Post by karl_teten »

Played my first Rickenbacker in 1980.

I have owned over 20 Rickenbackers since.

25 years now.

I'm 37.
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Got my first Rick in 1977, have had a few since. Luv'em, luv'em, luv'em. I'm 47.
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My first ric was my wife and friends thirtieth birthday present for me in '98 (a '96 360 MG bought in France). Since I have bought four more and have one on hold. For a while, I flirted between gretsches & rics, but, in the end, I concentrate on rics.
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Got my first at 17, a 1965 360/12 in fireglo - why did I sell that one again??? I'm 39 and three quarters now! (although I look a lot younger in person!)
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Post by larry_mondello »

I got my first guitar when I was 16 years old .. a 1967 or 1968 (memory fades on the date now ) Telecaster .

My second guitar was a Rick 12 string ...I have neither ...wish I knew where they both were .

Third guitar was a Gibson Firebird VII ...what a sound that had ... loved the neck . (Jeff Ridolfi can I buy it back? )


I am 51 now
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First Ric was a 1974 360/12 in 1984. Was 17. First guitar was 1979 Fender Stratocaster in 1982. Only owned 4 Rics. 1967 360/12, 1974 360/12, 1990 381/12, and 2000 360/12 CW (modded now to a 370/12 CW Byrd.

I'm 37 now.
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Got my first Rick, a December '72 Fireglo 4001, in October 1979. I'm 48 1/2 now.
Got my last (for the time being) Rick, an August 1970 21 fret Mapleglo 4001, a couple of months back.
A Rickenbacker bass is much like the Jaguar E car - perennially ultra-fashionable.
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I had drooled over a 360 for many years but didn't get one until 1986 at age 33. I was playing an Ibanez LP copy at the time and walked into a NH guitar store and was absolutely smitten by the dark ruby-red 360/6 that had just been put on consignment. I didn't have the spare cash laying around at the time to afford the whopping $550 pricetag, but somehow I got it together.
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