381/12 V69 NOS find !!!
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- RonLovesRic12strings
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381/12 V69 NOS find !!!
I recently won an eBay auction for a model year 1996 RIC 381/12 V69. The original owner never played this instrument...just kept it in a display case. So, it's basically a "New Old Stock" guitar that's in mint, pristine condition. I was particularly intrigued by the unique pattern of the wood grain...not the typical birdseye or flame pattern usually seen on 381's. I just couldn't resist. This flagship model plays and sounds terrific.
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Congrats, Ron! It doesn't get any better than that.
All I wanna do is rock!
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Looking good, Ron!
Intense burled maple. Cool!
Intense burled maple. Cool!
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Wow, that's gorgeous! Congrats, Ron!
P.S. Take a picture in the sun ... the depth of the figuring/tigering/flame will be even more unbelievable (I know, it doesn't seem possible ... but my 730L MG is that way!).
P.S. Take a picture in the sun ... the depth of the figuring/tigering/flame will be even more unbelievable (I know, it doesn't seem possible ... but my 730L MG is that way!).
It is better, of course, to know useless things than to know nothing. - Seneca
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Thanks for setting off an RAS attack, Ron. That really is a beautiful guitar.
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Congrats, Ron !! Very Nice
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Wow, for that figuring, I'd have to learn what to do with all those skinny little strings...
Congrats, that's sure some beautiful wood!!!
Congrats, that's sure some beautiful wood!!!
I have NO idea what to do with those skinny stringed things... I'm just a bass player...
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Nice one Ron. Congrats
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<Bart Simpson>Holy cow, man!</Bart Simpson>
If it is to be, it is up to me.
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Beautiful! Congrats!
Regards, Dave
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Rickenbacker 381/12V69
Rickenbacker 360/12V64
Guild JF30-12
Gibson B-25
Gretsch Electrotone Bass
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Great find. There better be pics of it when it gets in your arsenal.
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You could hardly be blamed. Wow!RonLovesRic12strings wrote:I just couldn't resist...
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My Word. That is nice.
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I wish I could find something like that! What an incredible guitar!