Ruby 330

[Greenstone]

I just bought my first 330, in Ruby. Have to say love the guitar. The neck is a bit fatter than the last Rick I owned, an 80's 360. The color is grand!Kind of like candy apple. Here it is with my '57 Deluxe RI. Trying to remember how to use the 5th knob

[Tommy]

Very cool.
And you're right. That color looks more like a candy apple red. Very nice.

[Greenstone]

Better color shot

[greyash]

It is absolutely gorgeous

[Folkie]

Lovely-looking 330! How does it sound?

[Len]

Nice!

What is that big pedal in the background?

[orly]

It's a Sole-Mate reverb by VanAmps : http://vanamps.com/products/sole-mate/

[doctorwho]

It is absolutely gorgeous

+1!

[Ric_MEL]

Stunning !!

[Greenstone]

The sound is quite flexible- from being very full with the neck pickup, and of course nice and Ricky on the bridge, lots of twang. Using the 5th knob as a blend for the middle position, which I use the most live, as I can gravitate between thick and thin. Running stereo with a '57 deluxe and a Princeton reverb- the piano-like tone of the Ric fits well with the band. Happy with the overdriven sound as well, currently running a Carolina wave cannon along with a Barber tone press for added boost. The big pedal is the Vanamps Sole Mate reverb which I've had for a while- I use that with the deluxe sometimes but it really doesn't need it, a slight slapback delay sounds better to me with the rawness of the 5E3. I run the amp dry when in stereo along with the PR. The Ric of course sounds/plays much different than my ASAT, Les Paul or Jerry Jones.