Looking for long lost guitar

fred · Post by **fred** » Sat Mar 16, 2002 7:24 pm

This is a picture of my 1961 Rickenbacker 365.
I have tried to contact Rick collectors in Japan but have gotten nowhere.Can anyone out there help me find it?

admin · Post by **admin** » Sun Mar 17, 2002 2:56 am

The best of luck in your pursuits. Your guitar would seem to have been in the same batch as this one from Japan.

fred · Post by **fred** » Sun Mar 17, 2002 9:45 am

fred · Post by **fred** » Sun Mar 17, 2002 9:51 am

The photo above is the back of the headstock.
Notice the knot between the center tuners.This is evident in the Japanese book "Rickenbacker;pioneer of the electric guitar." You will see this on the inside of the back cover. Also the black knobs on the front cover photo were installed by me in 1981.

fred · Post by **fred** » Sun Mar 17, 2002 10:00 am

I believe that this guitar is now owned by Oyama Katsuyuki.I would like to get in touch with him and find out if he has it.Then I will go from there.

admin · Post by **admin** » Sun Mar 17, 2002 10:47 am

Fred: The serial is, of course, off by five digits, and from the photos the shading on the body looks different to me.

fred · Post by **fred** » Sun Mar 17, 2002 12:47 pm

You are correct. The picture you posted is not the same guitar as mine. This guitar is on the front cover,the inside of the front cover and the inside of the rear cover. Also in the book is a b/w photo with text in Japanese.Here is a photo of the back of the entire guitar.

fred · Post by **fred** » Sun Mar 17, 2002 1:00 pm

Here is a close-up of the body. Mind you, that I still have the stove knobs. I put the 63" style knobs on myself which are still on this guitar to this day.

admin · Post by **admin** » Sun Mar 17, 2002 2:00 pm

Fred: Thanks for the photos. This is a beautiful instrument.