Four new models?

[collin]

But what if it was a NEW kind of F? Hypothetically speaking...

I think I can speak here for most Ric fans........the old one would do juuuuust fine.

[jps]

But what if it was a NEW kind of F? Hypothetically speaking...

Right on, Eric!!!

[winston]

But what if it was a NEW kind of F? Hypothetically speaking...

I think I can speak here for most Ric fans........the old one would do juuuuust fine.

So true Collin.............even I would let the moths out of my wallet for one of those. Unless I found a 1961 - 63 375 OS in FG first

[sloop_john_b]

Oh great. How long are you and the boys planning on stringing us along, Eric?

[320capt]

I'd sign up for a 360C 63/6 FG with Klusons but what style of tuners are on these 6 strings?

They look like the same Sta-Tite replica tuners that are on the now-discontinuted 325 C58

Like so-scroll down for the back of the headstock closeup: http://www.voxshowroom.com/northcoast/r ... index.html

It's another type of vintage style tuner. I like those as well-slightly more elegant in shape than the Klusons, though the simple Kluson is one of my favorites.

Ya learn something new everyday here! - Thanks

[fireglo67]

But what if it was a NEW kind of F? Hypothetically speaking...

[beatlefreak]

That carrot should be hanging higher.

[seyesbass]

While I agree with fretbuzzard about the exclusivity and probability that a lot of guitars like these get snapped up as collectibles,there are plenty of players like myself who crave the accurate reissue of a classic to use on stage and to blazes with the odd ding.(after several years it becomes mojo)
A vintage reissue guitar like one of these means that I can buy a brand new instrument thats going to last and is also realistic to insure.I dont think the models in question are any more expensive than the limited editions of other custom shop guitars on the market.
I think Rickenbacker are moving in the right direction with these Japanese export guitars and lets hope for an even more accurate 1999 (aluminium bridge please!) to come in the future.
Fingers crossed.

[godber]

...A vintage reissue guitar like one of these means that I can buy a brand new instrument thats going to last and is also realistic to insure.I dont think the models in question are any more expensive than the limited editions of other custom shop guitars on the market...

I agree with what you say Pete, except for the bit about being able to actually buy these guitars - not in the UK you won't, I am afraid.

I would love at least two of these models, but the chances are very very very slim. As you will know, top standard models are a rarity with a price to match in the UK. Rose Morris '60s heydays are over. The UK is a clearly a small market for Rickenbacker and it shows.

Hey, when is it Rosetti's birthday?

[badeggs]

...and lets hope for an even more accurate 1999 (aluminium bridge please!) to come in the future...

Haha that's a good one!

[seyesbass]

Well I dont know about the UK market being so small.
There have been more Ricks going around at gigs and British bands on TV playing Ricks than I can remember since the 70s.
I think in the 80s and 90s for some reason Rick basses in particular (not the guitars thanks to Mr.Marr and co.)were stigmatised by certain fashions in instrument choice.I was chatting with Noel Gallagher one time in the mid 90s and I tried to get him to persuade Paul McGuigan to get a V63 or an RM (he had the money) but I dont think it was their style at the time which was a great pity.I think the bands coming through these days are more open minded about choice and theres less peer pressure to have the ubiquitous five string Music Man or standard Precision these days and guys are checking out what Ricks can do and why the Rick bass figures so large in the history of pop/rock music and lets be frank,a FG Rick looks way cooler on TV than Music Man or Fender.

No disrespect to our Far East Rick players but I cant remember ever seeing a Japanese rock band playing Rickenbackers at a gig or on TV in Britain (Shonen Knife?) but I can name several British bands selling records and appearing on TV worldwide who play Ricks.
The market is here thats why Ricks get snapped up so quickly and they are hard to find because of the short supply.
I was at Music Live (its a massive trade show open to the public) at Birmingham NEC earlier this year and on the Rosetti stand there was one solitary 4003 with a sold sticker on it. I could have done better if I had taken my own basses to exhibit.
Thats what we players in Britain are up against not the recession.

[fireglo67]

The UK is a clearly a small market for Rickenbacker and it shows.

Aw, come on, it's not as if any UK artists have been influential in the promotion of the Rickenbacker brand worldwide.

Well apart from...(In no particular order)

Guitars...
Carl Barat of The Libertines
Andy Bell of Ride and Oasis
Mark Crozer of The Jesus and Mary Chain
Pete Doherty of The Libertines
The Edge of U2
Craig Gannon of The Smiths
Dave Gregory of XTC
George Harrison of The Beatles
James Honeyman-Scott of the Pretenders
John Lennon of The Beatles
Johnny Marr of The Smiths
Gerry Marsden of Gerry & The Pacemakers
Chris Martin of Coldplay
Ed O'Brien of Radiohead
Mike Pender of The Searchers
Michael Rutherford of Genesis and Mike + the Mechanics
James Dean Bradfield of the Manic Street Preachers
John Squire of The Stone Roses
Pete Townshend of The Who
Dave Wakeling of the English Beat
Paul Weller of The Jam
Thom Yorke of Radiohead

Bass...
Martin "Youth" Glover of Killing Joke
Guy Berryman of Coldplay
John Entwistle of The Who
Bruce Foxton of The Jam
Simon Gallup of The Cure
Roger Glover of Deep Purple
Graham Gouldman of 10cc
Bob Hardy of Franz Ferdinand
Peter Hook of Joy Division and New Order
Lemmy of Motörhead
Glen Matlock of the Sex Pistols
Paul McCartney of The Beatles & Wings
Gary "Mani" Mounfield of Primal Scream & ex-The Stone Roses
Peter Quaife of The Kinks
Paul Simonon of The Clash
Chris Squire of Yes
John Taylor of Duran Duran
Roger Waters of Pink Floyd
Christopher Wolstenholme of Muse
Bill Wyman of The Rolling Stones


Now, Asian artists are a different matter completely,




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there's.......





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.....durrr





Ah!
The baby shakes? (DOH! No they're not, they're from NYC)

Looking at the "Rickenbacker Asian Network" website for the first time was a fun experience.
One can find an ad for the Hautewerk album (flattery will get you everywhere), and some wonderful information.... "We don't have no used instruments at this moment!"


Marvelous.

[jps]

The UK is a clearly a small market for Rickenbacker and it shows.

Aw, come on, it's not as if any UK artists have been influential in the promotion of the Rickenbacker brand worldwide.

Well apart from...(In no particular order)

Guitars...
Carl Barat of The Libertines
Andy Bell of Ride and Oasis
Mark Crozer of The Jesus and Mary Chain
Pete Doherty of The Libertines
The Edge of U2
Craig Gannon of The Smiths
Dave Gregory of XTC
George Harrison of The Beatles
James Honeyman-Scott of the Pretenders
John Lennon of The Beatles
Johnny Marr of The Smiths
Gerry Marsden of Gerry & The Pacemakers
Chris Martin of Coldplay
Ed O'Brien of Radiohead
Mike Pender of The Searchers
Michael Rutherford of Genesis and Mike + the Mechanics
James Dean Bradfield of the Manic Street Preachers
John Squire of The Stone Roses
Pete Townshend of The Who
Dave Wakeling of the English Beat
Paul Weller of The Jam
Thom Yorke of Radiohead

Bass...
Martin "Youth" Glover of Killing Joke
Guy Berryman of Coldplay
John Entwistle of The Who
Bruce Foxton of The Jam
Simon Gallup of The Cure
Roger Glover of Deep Purple
Graham Gouldman of 10cc
Bob Hardy of Franz Ferdinand
Peter Hook of Joy Division and New Order
Lemmy of Motörhead
Glen Matlock of the Sex Pistols
Paul McCartney of The Beatles & Wings
Gary "Mani" Mounfield of Primal Scream & ex-The Stone Roses
Peter Quaife of The Kinks
Paul Simonon of The Clash
Chris Squire of Yes
John Taylor of Duran Duran
Roger Waters of Pink Floyd
Christopher Wolstenholme of Muse
Bill Wyman of The Rolling Stones

You forgot Jon Camp of Renaissance in the bass list!

[fireglo67]

The UK is a clearly a small market for Rickenbacker and it shows.

Aw, come on, it's not as if any UK artists have been influential in the promotion of the Rickenbacker brand worldwide.

Well apart from...(In no particular order)

Guitars...
Carl Barat of The Libertines
Andy Bell of Ride and Oasis
Mark Crozer of The Jesus and Mary Chain
Pete Doherty of The Libertines
The Edge of U2
Craig Gannon of The Smiths
Dave Gregory of XTC
George Harrison of The Beatles
James Honeyman-Scott of the Pretenders
John Lennon of The Beatles
Johnny Marr of The Smiths
Gerry Marsden of Gerry & The Pacemakers
Chris Martin of Coldplay
Ed O'Brien of Radiohead
Mike Pender of The Searchers
Michael Rutherford of Genesis and Mike + the Mechanics
James Dean Bradfield of the Manic Street Preachers
John Squire of The Stone Roses
Pete Townshend of The Who
Dave Wakeling of the English Beat
Paul Weller of The Jam
Thom Yorke of Radiohead

Bass...
Martin "Youth" Glover of Killing Joke
Guy Berryman of Coldplay
John Entwistle of The Who
Bruce Foxton of The Jam
Simon Gallup of The Cure
Roger Glover of Deep Purple
Graham Gouldman of 10cc
Bob Hardy of Franz Ferdinand
Peter Hook of Joy Division and New Order
Lemmy of Motörhead
Glen Matlock of the Sex Pistols
Paul McCartney of The Beatles & Wings
Gary "Mani" Mounfield of Primal Scream & ex-The Stone Roses
Peter Quaife of The Kinks
Paul Simonon of The Clash
Chris Squire of Yes
John Taylor of Duran Duran
Roger Waters of Pink Floyd
Christopher Wolstenholme of Muse
Bill Wyman of The Rolling Stones

You forgot Jon Camp of Renaissance in the bass list!

Trust me!

[headbanger]

I agree with Peter Greenwood almost entirely.

The market has been screaming for a 1999 reissue for a long time. Just note what happens when mention of an original pops up here or even this thread about a reissue.
Personally I would love a reissue so I could not have to take my 64 out ever again. As far as an aluminium bridge goes this is where I disagree. Modern production methods probably exclude this and other 60's features like magnetic shoes.