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Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 5:41 pm
by marctrain57
Mine is in the house and it is wonderful. A little darker color than I anticipated but very rich looking. The special pickguard and TRC are perfect. Will post a more detailed review and photos, gotta go play.
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 7:07 pm
by simer4001
Good News Marc! Enjoy her.
Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 3:10 am
by bbobb24
Hey Dave, was there just 1 at POTR? I'm really itching for that call from Chris!!
Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 2:27 pm
by jdogric12
Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 2:30 pm
by jdogric12
The guys at the shop (Tampa location of a national chain) were stupefyed. The young guy who helped me was really cool. A second guy (MUCH older) came over and was telling me all kinds of "facts" about Rickenbackers. Not a one was true. I smiled and nodded anyway though. When he walked away I filled in the young guy on what was what and we both had a good laugh.
This guitar is COOL. Mucho thanks to the gang in CA for rushing this batch. Cheers, J
Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 2:40 pm
by leesh
That was fast J! Very cool!
Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 2:41 pm
by dswp
Bob it's gone already....
Nice J!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 2:54 pm
by jdogric12
I just realized I let an unopened beer get warm while fiddling with this guitar. So, I guess the only excuse for alcohol abuse like that is guitar addiction!
Bought a couple straps, too. Which to use???...
Black?...
Gray?...
...or blue?
Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 3:04 pm
by rikk
Gotta go with the black strap. I can't wait to see what the color look like in real life. The hint of purple looks really nice.
Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 3:04 pm
by ozover50
Very,
very nice, J! Congratulations!!
".... let an unopened beer get warm....". You realise that
that is bordering on criminal, don't you???
Black or gray strap, J... I prefer the black myself.
Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 3:16 pm
by sloop_john_b
Way to go, J! It looks awesome. Black strap.
I'd be curious to know what some of the "facts" about Ricks were!
Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 3:25 pm
by jdogric12
Chose blue strap with chrome Schaller strap locks.
This guy told me, "You know John Lennon had TWO Rickenbackers. They were exactly like that (pointing to 360/75th) except solid body. They were specially made for him, one natural and one sunburst."
I played one component of the layered HDN chord (making sure no one saw my fingers, as I am sworn to secrecy) and mentioned you actually needed a 6, 12, bass, and piano to do it properly. He "corrected" me by saying, "no it's just one guitar, playing that" [referring to my partial chord].
I can't remember what else he said, but there were some doozies in there. I think this guy crawled into a bong in 1964 and never left.
Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 3:28 pm
by ozover50
Yeah..... I love hearing Rickenbacker "facts".
Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 3:28 pm
by sloop_john_b
Too funny! Why does it seem like everytime you go in a music store, there's always a guy just like that waiting to tell you all about Ricks? I've been through it too many times. You just have to sit back and nod.
Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 4:55 pm
by beatlefreak
Aitch wrote:
"".... let an unopened beer get warm....". You realise that that is bordering on criminal, don't you???"
Not to the Brits, it isn't.
Cool pics, Jason. Congratulations! I sure hope the 330s aren't far behind the 360s.
