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360dave · Post by **360dave** » Wed Oct 16, 2002 9:57 pm

Thanks Don...I sorta rambled on and on but I felt that I had to try to convey the impact of the 360 body shape, tone and overall fit and finish from the standpoint of someone who had never heard of Rickenbacker and was used to seeing sorta humdrum professional grade guitars.
Actually, I wish that Rick had charged $20 more or whatever and continued with the 381 carved top right from the beginning. It would have made an unusual guitar even more unusual.
I've learned a lot about Rics in general from everyone on this forum and I expect that I will continue to do so. Hopefully, at some point I will have something meaningful to contribute as well.
Regards to All
Dave

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Thu Oct 17, 2002 5:56 am

Dave, I've read this thread over and over and I'm still laughing out loud....I've never heard of a Fender Tele referred to as a "plank" !!!

I look forward to seeing the pics of your baby!!

rick12dr · Post by **rick12dr** » Thu Oct 17, 2002 12:20 pm

You never heard that term? It's been in use a long time, as has, "slab". A guitarist friend of mine from High School, who, even back in the late 60 when we were teens, was heavily into jazz, besides the rock scene, met one of his jazz heroes, Johnny Smith, one time, and my buddy got to play Smiths' big Gibson.My friend did not then yet own a "jazz guitar", but still had the theory down. When he played in front of Smith, Johnny complimented him on his playing, but added, "You play a slab, don't you??" I don't recall the explanation as to how Smith figured this out, but somehow he knew.In fact, my buddy had a LP and a Tele.

360dave · Post by **360dave** » Thu Oct 17, 2002 3:28 pm

Don...My guess is that Smith noticed your friend's discomfort as he reached around the Gibby woodpile in an attempt to find the strings.
I've seen several pictures of Scotty Moore streching his neck to see what was going on.
Dave

rick12dr · Post by **rick12dr** » Thu Oct 17, 2002 4:09 pm

David;
You jogged my memory here. That Is what my friend told me.I haven't seen this guy since '88 and I forgot he is not too tall[5'5" or thereabouts].But he owns a Johnny Smith Gibson
in the years since meeting Smith.Strings it with
heavy flatwounds and part of his daily practice regimen is At Least 45 minutes of doing Paganini
finger scale/exercises!!Compare that to my own playing habits, and I question why I even bother with guitar....