First Vintage RIs: 1982's B-Series

[StephenZ]

Hmm, yeah...I am the 2nd owner of this guitar. A childhood friend bought it back in 1987 or 1998-ish.
The serial number is F0 8721 = June 1987. I don't believe he had money for a custom.
What is it then?

[beatlefreak]

Not really a custom, as RIC doesn't do customs per se, but desirable for the front and back binding, nonetheless.

[Woodie]

Hmm, yeah...I am the 2nd owner of this guitar. A childhood friend bought it back in 1987 or 1998-ish.
The serial number is F0 8721 = June 1987. I don't believe he had money for a custom.
What is it then?

It's a 360-12WB in fireglo.

[StephenZ]

isn't it a 360/12 WBW?
plus the 360/12 has rounded top...this one is flat, plus slash is bound, without checkerboard
i've never truly been able to peg it...

[StephenZ]

I meant my friend bought it in 1987 or 1988....not 1998

[StephenZ]

The tuners wore out so schalers were put on..no new hole were drilled.

[StephenZ]

Another look

[StephenZ]

one more

[deaconblues]

I doubt it's a B-series guitar...they're pretty rare and would have come with toaster pickups. Here's a shot of the 360WB from the 1991 catalog:

[beatlefreak]

isn't it a 360/12 WBW?
plus the 360/12 has rounded top...this one is flat, plus slash is bound, without checkerboard
i've never truly been able to peg it...

It's a 360/12WB. I've never heard of the WBW suffix.

[86kubicki]

I saw this ad and thought I'd resurrect this old thread:

http://toronto.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell ... Z236148722#

320B or modded 320?

[jdogric12]

Hard to say. Did b's have R tp's? Y or n? Lol omg abcdefg

[86kubicki]

According to the poster earlier in this thread, the 320B had an "R" tailpiece. The guitar in question is also lacking the small tone knob (also correct for a "B"). The knobs look like they've been changed, but aside from that it looks pretty much like a 320B.

[deaconblues]

According to the poster earlier in this thread, the 320B had an "R" tailpiece. The guitar in question is also lacking the small tone knob (also correct for a "B"). The knobs look like they've been changed, but aside from that it looks pretty much like a 320B.

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