How a 360-12 Changed Me As a Musican

[steambyrd]

The waitress was really cute, but young enough to be my daughter, and my wife was sitting at the table in front of the band. So, in a word no. Oh well.......

[drumbob]

The waitress was really cute, but young enough to be my daughter, and my wife was sitting at the table in front of the band. So, in a word no. Oh well.......

You have to excuse me, but I just couldn't resist saying that. I am a moderator and poster on drumforum.org and we kid each other a lot over there. I don't see much of that here, so I thought I'd give it a shot and see what happened. Most musicians I know would try to score with a cute waitress, but I'm in the same boat as you; most of them are young enough to be my kids.

[jimk]

The waitress was really cute, but young enough to be my daughter, and my wife was sitting at the table in front of the band. So, in a word no. Oh well.......

You have to excuse me, but I just couldn't resist saying that. I am a moderator and poster on drumforum.org and we kid each other a lot over there. I don't see much of that here, so I thought I'd give it a shot and see what happened. Most musicians I know would try to score with a cute waitress, but I'm in the same boat as you; most of them are young enough to be my kids.

Makes ya feel all the older, don't it?

JimK

[steambyrd]

Yeah, kind of like when they ask, "what bands did Paul McCartney play in before he went solo?"

[jcreasy]

I just posted with questions about my "... blend" knob, but I'll chime in here...

IMHO, the 360/12 is really just Worlds apart from almost anything else out there. When you combine the chimey frequency response of Rick pick-ups, with 12 strings, with the thin neck, you get such unique sounds... The Rick pick-ups just sound right with the 12 string (they don't on Gibson double-necks), and the thin neck really lets you stretch out and come up with some interesting voicings. Not to hi-jack a phrase but that guitar really lets you lay out a '... wall of sound" that is incredible. Spend some time listening to Beatles, Byrds, Tom Petty, The Church and others and you really can see it is more flexible than you might imagine.

So how has it changed me as a musician? Hell, I dunno. It's made me try to figure out that damned blend knob, that's for sure!

[expomick]

Gotta agree! I have a 360-12 (Aug 2005), and love it. I'm always been rather surprised to find that many who post of this fine forum like to tinker with its set-up, or prefer other Rick 12-strings.

Each to their own, but I often get the feeling us who love the 360-12 the way it is, tend not to post as much as those who'd change the guitar.

Then again, maybe it's the sign I was born under. I also have a 381, and it appears that most people who have ever seen or held this fine, fine, fine guitar are not fans of it for a variety of reasons. And THAT I can't figure out.

Sure, I'd love to have one of each model...and colour/shading...but so far I like my arsenal. Or Liverpool.

[jimk]

...but I often get the feeling us who love the 360-12 the way it is, tend not to post as much as those who'd change the guitar.

Really? I guess I'll have to pay more attention. Does swapping out the hi-gains for toasters count as changing the guitar?

JimK

[expomick]

What do I know? Not very much, which I painfully discover with each passing day.

I personally have noticed a lot of people very much preferring other RIck 12-strings.

Then again, no doubt it just appears that way.

Regardless, I love the 360-12 off-the-rack.

[jimk]

As a practical matter Mick, I think I'll leave my Rick just the way it comes from the dealer. Incidentally, the wait is down to about 9 months now...allegedly. (I sure hope that's true.)

JimK

[Loby]

Playing a 370/12 definitely made me a more accurate/precise fingerer and picker; playing a 6-string seems easy in comparison. Playing the Ric cleanly is one of the few things I can still do better than my son, the speed demon.

[bitzerguy]

I also have a 381, and it appears that most people who have ever seen or held this fine, fine, fine guitar are not fans of it for a variety of reasons. And THAT I can't figure out.

+1 Mick. Just seeing both yours and Steve's 381s in the same room was a thrill for me (seeing just one would have been thrill enough, but two!). I feel sorry for those that cannot appreciate that ultra-fine model. However, that means I might possibly find one when the toy fund get's built up enough. So more available for us who do appreciate them.

My appreciation for the 360/12 is limited a bit by my sausage stump fingers. I stil think it is the easiest 12 ever made to play, but I can play cleaner on the 660 neck. My own physical limitation I'm afraid, and certainly not lack of admiration for the 360/12.