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shamustwin wrote:I would consider an amber refinish to my 360MG. It just looks right!

What about an overspray with ambered CV?

I think another reason that "modern" Rics (say, last 20 years) don't amber as much as old finishes is because they are considerably thicker than old Rickenbackers.

That also causes a host of other changes, the most obvious being resonance and tone.

collin wrote:I think another reason that "modern" Rics (say, last 20 years) don't amber as much as old finishes is because they are considerably thicker than old Rickenbackers.

That also causes a host of other changes, the most obvious being resonance and tone.

and let's not forget those long cracks in the finish around neck to body area too .. still -even with the finish 1/16 thick those early 90's was one of their greatest era...

grazioso wrote:

collin wrote:I think another reason that "modern" Rics (say, last 20 years) don't amber as much as old finishes is because they are considerably thicker than old Rickenbackers.

That also causes a host of other changes, the most obvious being resonance and tone.

and let's not forget those long cracks in the finish around neck to body area too .. still -even with the finish 1/16 thick those early 90's was one of their greatest era...

Yup, I fully agree----1987-1992 were some pretty good years for Rics (not that the others were bad, though).

So do ya's think a 1991 381V69 in mapleglo 6 string, would be a good buy,even without it's original case?

Those older 381's seem to have more rounded cutaways,when did that change,and is it vintage correct?

And the heal cap looks smaller too.

Sorry to derail a bit

Yeah, a '91 381 would be a great buy!

The horns of an early 90's 381 is technically more "correct," IMO.....just take a look at an original '69:

http://www.oliviasvintageguitars.com/ri ... uitars/86/

Here's the 381 in question.

A few years back Rickenbacker experimented with making "Amber Mapleglo" a color and the following
picture is an example of one of them.....it's a 2005 330/12 and the warranty card reads 330/12 MG Amber.
There have been a few threads about this.....evidently to purposefully "amber" a mapleglo did not work
out as well as the simple passage of time. I think Amber Fireglo was born out of this experiment.

wittyair wrote:A few years back Rickenbacker experimented with making "Amber Mapleglo" a color and the following
picture is an example of one of them.....it's a 2005 330/12 and the warranty card reads 330/12 MG Amber.
There have been a few threads about this.....evidently to purposefully "amber" a mapleglo did not work
out as well as the simple passage of time. I think Amber Fireglo was born out of this experiment.

Just looks like Mapleglo!

The horns on 381s are more pointy, though not as pointy as the current horns, on the 88-90 381s. 1991 seems to be the model ytear with the most rounded horns. My `91 381/12 has similarly rounded horns, while my `93 381/6 has more pointed horns, though not nearly so pointy as the new models.

That's the whole point, Collin......it didn't work......they couldn't find a way to really make a difference in
the color of the guitar.......ergo.......amber mapleglo never made in into production although there are
a few floating around.

MapleGlo can be ambered pretty easily by just spraying a tint and then clearcoating (varnishing) over it. A sizeable percentage of my builds and refins are given this treatment.

Why RIC didn't put it into production is up for speculation, but that 330/12 didn't receive much tint, that's for sure.

OTOH, I bought a Yamaha nylon-stringed acoustic for Dalia to play bossa nova on, and the top is SO yellow it looks wrong...

There is a pretty wide range of amber that looks fine on a natural finish, or even sprayed over a burst or color to give it a warmer tone. But, note--amber is tricky to get right. It isn't just yellow, there are tones of red and brown in it as well. Pure yellow tint looks like pee.

Can I join the ambered Mapleglo club? I just got delivery of an October 1996 360/12V64. The colour has ambered very smoothly into a butterscotch making the maple figuring appear more subtle and the binding is rich and creamy!

The weather is dark grey today, so this photo doesn't show the full effect, but I'm very pleased with.

Hey Mark

That's a beautiful shade of Golden MapleGlo - exactly what I'm talking about!

Hope mine gets to look like that someday...!

Thanks, Bob

Here's my ambered MG.