Interesting 360

krick · Post by **krick** » Sat Mar 13, 2004 2:44 pm

Is this original? Unbound neck with maple fretboard on a 360 MG BT. I have never seen one like it.
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bruceglaser · Post by **bruceglaser** » Sat Mar 13, 2004 3:23 pm

The radius on the top of the body is much smaller than I've seen before. The edge is almost closer to a 330 than a 360. Maybe this was a prototype or a custom one-off.

tblair · Post by **tblair** » Sat Mar 13, 2004 6:51 pm

I'm thinking it's a stripped Tuxedo. I've seen some pretty ugly Tuxedos over the last couple of years- they aren't nearly as cool once they yellow. ...so I can see somebody stripping one.

brian · Post by **brian** » Sat Mar 13, 2004 7:49 pm

your probably right, it could be this one
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doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Mon Mar 15, 2004 12:57 pm

I agree, the micro-dot fret markers are specific to the 360 Tuxedo series.

Interesting (yet logical) that a maple fretboard was used on these; I wonder if the 4003 Tuxedo, 4003 Blackstar, and 4003 Redneck have maple fretboards under their paint, too.

What is the value of this 360? All it really needs is a good refinish job.

ken_james · Post by **ken_james** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 5:07 am

The year is right, I think it's a Tuxedo, you can have Kenny run the number if you can get it ot be sure. Gary, all the models you mentioned do infact have maple fretboards.

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Wed Mar 17, 2004 3:36 pm

Thanks dedgoat, I had a hunch that they would be.

By the way, Kenny asked for my Blackstar's serial number and I sent it to him. However, I haven't heard back from him, so I don't know where my A3 serial number falls in the series (my Blackstar came "certificate-less").

ken_james · Post by **ken_james** » Wed Mar 17, 2004 5:14 pm

My A3 came up being #188 so I'm sure you're right there in the end of the run, Kenny also said that the records show 205 instead of 200. I know of one 5 string leftie, I wonder if they made any right handed 5 string Blackstars? Let me know what you find out though.

krick · Post by **krick** » Mon Apr 05, 2004 6:49 am

I bought this 360 and now that it has arrived, it does appear to be a refinished 360 SPC Tuxedo. I have emailed the serial number to Kenny Howes at RIC to see if this can be confirmed.

BobKat · Post by **BobKat** » Mon Apr 05, 2004 6:20 pm

Nice, Kevin. Good find.

As far as the contour on the front of the body, there was a small batch of 360s and 370s made in '87-'88 that seem to have a much sharper contour like this one. Two of my early RMs (#51 and another, possibly in the low 100s) had this contour. But number 11 did not.

krick · Post by **krick** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 1:20 pm

Kenny has confirmed that it is an original 360 Tuxedo model.