Why 1979?

admin · Post by **admin** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 8:00 am

If John is willing to take on an additional five years, and Bob is willing to give up five years, it is fine by me.

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 8:47 am

Sounds fair, Peter. I'll hope that Bob will still chime in to add whatever he considers relevent, he's owned a lot of stuff from this period...

studiotwosession · Post by **studiotwosession** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 8:54 am

Whoops. I said I didn't mean to cause any trouble! Actually, the only reason I asked was because my first Rick was a '79.

admin · Post by **admin** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 9:04 am

No trouble at all Glenn. It is an acceptable rationale and the topic titles have been adjusted accordingly.

BobKat · Post by **BobKat** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 9:35 am

Indeed, it was a change for the better.

tblair · Post by **tblair** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 12:19 pm

For me, the cutoff is 1972.

...so if I ever have anything to say about a Ric made between 1973 & 1984, I'll put it in the 1985+ category.

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 1:08 pm

Those are artifacts, Tony.

beatcomber · Post by **beatcomber** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 6:35 am

Well, whaddya know. I influenced a change in the Rick Forum!

Now my '84 330 is officially vintage! (I bought it brand new w/case for $590 + tax in May '84.)

studiotwosession · Post by **studiotwosession** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 6:31 am

What about C series guitars? Are they accurate to the point of being vintage? Or are they a new category. "Instantly vintage?"

kcole4001 · Post by **kcole4001** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 11:36 am

Now I can't belong to the modern era 'til I get a new Rick! (joking)

studiotwosession · Post by **studiotwosession** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 10:01 am

A new excuse to buy another one.

kcole4001 · Post by **kcole4001** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 4:38 am

I don't need an excuse, just the money!

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 5:06 am

I thought 79 was a good cutoff point, 4003's were started in 1980 and a period of flux in their products started around that time also. 72-73 was also another big transition phase.

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 10:04 am

Don't worry guys, I bought my first new Rickenbacker in 1979, so I have a hard time thinking it's a vintage piece! LOL...

tony_carey · Post by **tony_carey** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 10:32 am

This is great, because although my first Ric was a brand new 4001JG in '78, my oldest gtr now is a 360WB FG from '84.

'84 was the last year of X bracing?