The One That Left And Returned Home

[strummersteve]

I was just reading another post here about the Buy One Sell One policy that exists or existed for many of us. Here's my story.......

About 15 years ago I was going through a divorce and was pressured into selling my 1998 360 Jetglo. At that time my wife instituted a Buy One Sell One Policy, which I reluctantly agreed to. I proceeded to sell my RIC 360 on one of the internet auction websites and regretted the decision as soon as I shipped the guitar. Time went by, the wife is now the ex wife, moved to another state. It is now 11 years later. I started thinking about the RIC 360 and my current girlfriend suggested that I try to find one similar to the one that I had. I then went back to the auction site and saw a 1998 360 Jetglo (This was about 4 years ago). I then placed a bid on it ($50.00 more that what I sold mine for). I won the auction and the guitar was shipped to me. When received, I noticed that it had a slight ding in the neck binding like the one that I sold. At that point I checked the serial # on the guitar. Being somewhat anal and having saved the old serial #, I checked the numbers and the guitar was the one that I sold 10 years earlier.
My old friend has come home.
The moral here is not to let yourself be pressured or be coerced into making any hasty decisions and if possible never agree to the Buy one Sell one policy.

[clementc3]

if possible never agree to the Buy one Sell one policy.

[squirebass]

From this we learn that the path to true happiness is never attained by selling one's Rickenbackers!

[LenMinNJ]

Great story!

[squirebass]

I should have mentioned that I am happy your guitar found its way back to you, I think that means you were meant to have it. I sold a mapleglo v63 bass back in 2008 that I wish I had back!

[jps]

...never agree to the Buy one Sell one policy.

THIS!!!

Nice story, Steve. You have a good girlfriend, there.

[jdogric12]

neat! that's a great feeling, I know!

[donhank]

Yes . . . sometimes we do get to play our wonderful instruments again.

Because of our friend Woody's great kindness, I am once again enjoying LD389. She is a '72 4000 MG, three-piece neck through. I modded her with an HB1, 500k pots, hipshot tailpiece, and pickguardian back-painted guard. Woody installed the best working set of wavy Grovers that I've ever seen. Maybe this bass isn't perfect, but absolutely perfect for me !

We all have different circumstances which affect our purchases, but if you do choose to sell an instrument which you bought here on RRF may I encourage you to first offer her back to the original owner. Today I am the beneficiary of such consideration.

None of the usual suspects made me want to play a Ric bass. For me, it was Randy Meisner. His sound was so full and robust, and that 4001 was just too good looking.

[woodyng]

All's well that ends well,Yes?
I'm very happy that we were able to do this. I'm still grappling with whether to keep all 4 of my current Rick basses,but this one was sort of a last-in,first-out for me. It is a lovely bass,with a fantastic feel,but it was not getting much use,and i hate to hang onto instruments unless i'm playing the heck outta them.(even that's not enough to make me sell my fretless Cii!)
One of my first concerts was seeing the Eagles and Yes in 1972. I remember noticing Meisner played a Rick bass too,and thinking "wow that doesn't sound anything at all like Chris Squire". (It still sounded great,of course!)

Enjoy that bass,Don!

[donhank]

All's well indeed . . . I play LD389 and the Woody bunker gets new flooring !!

Thanks again

[superheavydeathmetal]

That is fantastic! Just by amazing coincidence, the one you happened to buy is the same one you had all those years ago. Just fantastic!