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jingle_jangle wrote:Deal very cautiously with CME. Their rep is not very good. Misrepresentation of items, bait and switch, overpricing, etc. Search this site with "CME" as your ref word, and see what nastiness you uncover!

(I'm currently restoring a 360F that CME advertised as "Near mint condition", the back of which was slathered with bondo and badly resprayed--in CME's "restoration" shop...

Paul

Thanks for the heads up! Glad I joined this forum before jumping in!

thanks for closing that, encapsulation is key

Doctor Phil! Welcome and congrats upon joining the only OTHER RIC Forum that matters!

Re: CME. I didn't say, "don't shop there". I merely said caveat emptor.

Although others on this Forum have MUCH stronger opinions, for apparently very valid reasons.

jingle_jangle wrote:Doctor Phil! Welcome and congrats upon joining the only OTHER RIC Forum that matters!

Re: CME. I didn't say, "don't shop there". I merely said caveat emptor.

Although others on this Forum have MUCH stronger opinions, for apparently very valid reasons.

Paul

Thanks for the welcome. I hear you regarding CME ... I had just been looking at their vintage stuff, too much $$ for me at the present -- they were the only place where I found 1960s 365/OS MGs when I started looking to replace my 365. Someday if I have the cash and if I could get a deal for the vintage Rick of my dreams I would most likely buy from them with proper agreements. (lot of "if"'s there I know )

Dr. Phil:

Keep your eyes open instead for a 360WB from the '80s or early '90s. Prices on these are reasonable (mostly under $2K) from private parties--I paid only $1075 for my Ruby WB 6 string, and a bit more for my matching 12er.

Only real drawbacks are lack of sparkly inlays on both and the boat paddle headstock on the 6er, but these are a lot easier to remedy (if you're so inclined) and cheaper to have done than buying an OS 360 or 365; roughly half the price all-in.

Of course, if you MUST have vintage...

jingle_jangle wrote:Dr. Phil:

Keep your eyes open instead for a 360WB from the '80s or early '90s. Prices on these are reasonable (mostly under $2K) from private parties--I paid only $1075 for my Ruby WB 6 string, and a bit more for my matching 12er.

Only real drawbacks are lack of sparkly inlays on both and the boat paddle headstock on the 6er, but these are a lot easier to remedy (if you're so inclined) and cheaper to have done than buying an OS 360 or 365; roughly half the price all-in.

Of course, if you MUST have vintage...

Well, I don't have to have vintage.... but getting to *my* obsession ... It would at least have to be MG! (My wife keeps asking me "Does it have to be MapleGlo?" I keep saying "Yes, Dear!") Please forgive the dumb question, are there many 360WB MGs from that era (and pointy horns, lol)? If it had the accent vibrato and vintage pickups that would almost sate my obsession, lol.

Regarding replacing headstock... whats involved there? replacing the whole neck with one with full width sparkly triangular inlays and the narrow headstock?

DoctorPhil wrote:[...Please forgive the dumb question, are there many 360WB MGs from that era (and pointy horns, lol)? If it had the accent vibrato and vintage pickups that would almost sate my obsession, lol.

Regarding replacing headstock... whats involved there? replacing the whole neck with one with full width sparkly triangular inlays and the narrow headstock?

Paul,

Never mind the question about 360WB in MG....found some photos of such on Bjorn Eriksson's page... Though the horns are the slightly rounded version, yet in a pinch I think I'd get one!

I narrow the headstock about 1/8-3/16" per side (tuner holes stay where they are). I remove the existing frets, cut out the old inlays and re-cut the traingle recesses, then hand-inlay crushed pearl. A careful levelling/radiusing of the board, installation of new frets, revarnish, and Bob's yer muvva's bruvva. Not cheap, but a tiny fraction of the cost of a gennie OS 360/365.

jingle_jangle wrote:I narrow the headstock about 1/8-3/16" per side (tuner holes stay where they are). I remove the existing frets, cut out the old inlays and re-cut the traingle recesses, then hand-inlay crushed pearl. A careful levelling/radiusing of the board, installation of new frets, revarnish, and Bob's yer muvva's bruvva. Not cheap, but a tiny fraction of the cost of a gennie OS 360/365.

I want to get that done to mine, and to my AG Blue 365 WB as well-taller frets on both for me please I might be happy with the flatter radius on my 90s MG WB. It does bends well. The 80s AG Blue WB has a more radiused fretboard, though I've never used a radius gauge to see what the radius is. It's visibly more curved than the fretboard of the MG. I'm not sure what I'll want for those two. I like the idea/feel of a more radiused fretboard, I think I just want taller frets. I'll know for sure after I get my JG WB with the 6' radius back from Dale once it's done. Here's the AG Blue number, which was my first Rick guitar:

DoctorPhil wrote:

jingle_jangle wrote:Dr. Phil:

Keep your eyes open instead for a 360WB from the '80s or early '90s. Prices on these are reasonable (mostly under $2K) from private parties--I paid only $1075 for my Ruby WB 6 string, and a bit more for my matching 12er.

Only real drawbacks are lack of sparkly inlays on both and the boat paddle headstock on the 6er, but these are a lot easier to remedy (if you're so inclined) and cheaper to have done than buying an OS 360 or 365; roughly half the price all-in.

Of course, if you MUST have vintage...

Well, I don't have to have vintage.... but getting to *my* obsession ... It would at least have to be MG! (My wife keeps asking me "Does it have to be MapleGlo?" I keep saying "Yes, Dear!") Please forgive the dumb question, are there many 360WB MGs from that era (and pointy horns, lol)? If it had the accent vibrato and vintage pickups that would almost sate my obsession, lol.

Regarding replacing headstock... whats involved there? replacing the whole neck with one with full width sparkly triangular inlays and the narrow headstock?

You might also be able to find a 360 V64/6 in MG, but those are probably expensive as well, though probably not as much as an original 60s OS model!

paologregorio wrote:
You might also be able to find a 360 V64/6 in MG, but those are probably expensive as well, though probably not as much as an original 60s OS model!

Thanks for the input, Paul! Been lookin for one on eBay and gBase for a short while via searches with email notification --none so far. Here's to hoping!