Rose Morris Rickenbacker Gallery

[sys700]

My '64 330S.

[scotty]

Glorious..thats right up my street

[lorebali]

Hi everyone, I'm new here!

My Bass teacher lend me a Rick wich I discovered to be a 4005 S / Rose Morris 3261: Gorgeous!

Does anyone of you know its money worth?

thanks!
Lorenzo

[libratune]

Should include this 365S FG 67. Not exactly a Rose Morris (I believe this was exported to Italy), but the f-hole hits the spot.

[krick]

A 1997 VB reissue customized by Larry Davis:

[libratune]

Very cool, Kevin.

Binding galore!

To be played only with a bound plectrum!

[collin]

Should include this 365S FG 67. Not exactly a Rose Morris (I believe this was exported to Italy), but the f-hole hits the spot.

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Nice score, Ron! Those Italian jobs are cool guitars, I'd be tempted to convert to12-string, but it's a part of their funky cool history.

[scotty]

Cool guitar Ron id also be tempted to put it back to a 12.
Kevin need to see another pic of that guitar with the lights on

[krick]

Kevin need to see another pic of that guitar with the lights on

Details: This was a 1997 Mapleglo 1997 reissue that I have had for some time. I had Larry add all of the bindings including the f hole and a new fingerboard with CPIs. He also used a C series roller bridge and an Accent tailpiece I had in my spare parts box. The finish is a satin/matte conversion varnish clear coat over an Autumnglo style base. This guitar's finish was inspired by a vintage 365 OS model that David Kim owned at one time and featured in his YouTube video about the Vox Super Beatle Amp. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTeva7jvqwM

Here are some additional photos:

[collin]

Looks cool, Kevin - with the headstock and F-hole bound, it looks like my old '64 1993, when I first got it!

[deaconblues]

Love it, Kevin. Great AG.

[libratune]

Nice score, Ron! Those Italian jobs are cool guitars, I'd be tempted to convert to12-string, but it's a part of their funky cool history.

When I first went for this 365S, I had thoughts of converting it to a 12. It looks like it has a standard Rick 12-string headstock. But when I removed the TRC and strings, I noticed that the headstock was routed out further for whatever reason, maybe to accommodate better the black plastic? And that black plastic isn't just "inserted," it appears to have been poured or very firmly glued into the holes. It is very solid.

If you attacked that black plastic with proper tools and will power, you could probably remove it. But who knows what you'd find underneath? So I'm leaving it as is. As Collin said, for historical purposes if nothing else.

[8mileshigher]

Kevin, that binding on your 1997 Re-Issue is outstanding !!!
What a beautiful guitar !!

[scotty]

Love it Kevin that's one cool guitar. Thanks for sharing more of your pics and background info.

[JakeK]

Great looking guitar, Kevin, bet it plays even better than it looks!