"Completely original"

paologregorio · Post by **paologregorio** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 9:49 am

I too think it's a fakenbacker.

I thought about trying Dynasonics on a Rick, but I'd never drill holes in any Rickenbacker to do so. I gave up on the idea after A/B-ing my Dynasonic-equipped Gretsch Silverjet and a Hi Gain-equipped 360 WB. Guess what; the hi gain-equipped WB sounded as or more gutsy than my Silverjet, much to my surprise.

jwilli · Post by **jwilli** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 12:39 am

I think the guitar is legit. If the finish is original, I'd peg it as a late '66 to '67 model. It definitely led a tough life. Maybe it was broken or had a crack in the heel. A total resto would make it nice again.

dale_fortune · Post by **dale_fortune** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 6:49 am

I agree John..This is a late 60's 330 that has gone thru much abuse and modifications. It would be a great candidate for the work I do in turning this into a 64 360/12WBBS. Just a little FYI: if the bidding doesn't get to rediculous on this, then I will make a bid with the intent of a future 330 to 360/12 WB project that I will sell after complete restoration.

walker · Post by **walker** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 6:58 am

When I looked at this add, the seller listed the serial as GF 2845 - so that would equate to 1967. Good luck Dale!

johnhall · Post by **johnhall** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 7:02 am

I think it's genuine, in very poor condition, and that the seller is clueless, though seemingly honest.

brammy · Post by **brammy** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 8:06 am

I would be great if it were resurrected - and then see the before-and-after shots.

Gee... its at $510 with 8 days to go. Hardly worth it IMHO.

dale_fortune · Post by **dale_fortune** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 9:04 am

Yes I agree and would not bid on it now. Mark I was referring to making a Harrison replica from the 1967 carcass.

dale_fortune · Post by **dale_fortune** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 9:24 am

Brammy, kinda like this...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/danieljmcnabb/461378707/in/set-72157600026948442

dale_fortune · Post by **dale_fortune** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 9:28 am

If you scroll thru the 96 photos, it will give you and idea what it takes to bring a guitar like this back to life. Daniel bought this body and parts off Ebay for almost $1,000.00. Seems kind of high to me but what he got in the end was worth the effort.

dale_fortune · Post by **dale_fortune** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 9:38 am

Thank You

paologregorio · Post by **paologregorio** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 11:03 am

I think it'd be cool to resto as a 360 OS/6, but then it's one of my favorite models, so I'm looking at it from my own perspective. I'm curious, do most owners who want this work done usually want a 12? Interesting. I would think that some players who paid for this work would want a 6 since the 360C63/12 is available, while there are no 360 OS/6 strings currently available new, but since Dale and Paul have the pulse for those who want this type of resto work done, I'm sure you gentlemen are in the know.

Of course, for lovers of the 21 fret Ricky/6 there is the model 381/6, which I'm starting to like even more than my WBs

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sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 11:24 am

Ring me up if you get tired of that Azureglo, Paul!

dale_fortune · Post by **dale_fortune** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 1:01 pm

I have 3 in the shop at this moment: 2 will be 12 strings and 1 will be a 6 string. When they start out as a 12 string, it's best to complete it as a 12 string, it's a slotted peghead issue. Turning a 12er into a 6 is obvious, but turning a 6 into a 12 isn't, plus I like to keep the original markings in the control cavity noting what it's origin was. This is an example of probably what happened to this 330 some years ago..The neck broke at the heel, it was glued back together and an amatuer red finish was applied with the heel being totally covered to hide the break, making the walnut strip seem to stop at the heel.

paologregorio · Post by **paologregorio** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 1:11 pm

JB: Man I sold that one once already, regretted it, and was lucky to be able to buy it back. It's the first Ricky guitar I ever bought, so I probably won't make that mistake again.

Oops, Dale. Sorry, I was confused between the beater 330/6 in the original photo and the McNabb conversion that you completed. I thought that you wanted to convert this 330/6 that's on Ebay into a 360/12 WBBS, when you were actually referring to the McNabb conversion that was originally a 12, along with saying that beater 330/6 on Ebay was a good candidate for a conversion, though not necessarily to a 12.

dale_fortune · Post by **dale_fortune** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 1:24 pm

Here is a picture of a 360WB that fell off the guitar stand, I could assume that the 330 suffered the same kind of fate but had a not so good repair done.
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b53/DaleFortune/Rick3.jpg