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Greg, gorgeous! Thanks for sharing...

Bill

TomPettyandHeartbreakersFan wrote:If I'm going to buy a Ric, I'll only get a 12. Don't ask me why I don't want a 6, but Ric 12s are so unique and I'll aways buy a Ric 12 and nothing else.

You're depriving yourself, bud!

I've got a 330/12 in BBR, and a 360/6 in BBR with toasters, and the 350V63 in BBR, in addition to my '89 230 in BB that I refinished. It used to be black that someone had painted over the factory red before I bought it in '91. Once I get the 230 all done I'll post a pic up with all of them for people to drool over.

The neck on the 350 is a bit more narrow side to side than the others and takes some getting used to, and the small, low frets also take getting used to. It is easier to bend strings on taller frets, but I manage. I play a lot of blues lately and at first people were skeptical of a RIC, but they're warming up to it as time goes on. No one asks to play it though. Oh well...their loss. I did rewire the electronics to make the blend pot a volume control for the middle pickup and to move the volumes and tones to a more normal position as compared to Gibsons, and I had a custom rewind done of a high gain that I drilled out the pole pieces and put in shortie magnets. I just taped them in for the time being because I plan to experiment with longer magnets of different types. That pickup is in the bridge and is ~12k and works a lot better on that guitar. The 360 with toasters balances out pretty good with stock ones, most likely due to the different neck pickup position. The neck on the 360 is just about perfect and the 330/12 is the same. The 230 is wide, flat, and skinny top to bottom and also takes getting used to, but that guitar was my first and I really love it and miss it. Gotta get it back together......

Greg

Thanks for those great descriptions.
I would love to see the 230 all done.
You don't see those around.

Oh I did find this on the web:
http://www.rickbeat.com/modelslibrary/230/230.htm

Well, thanks to the tip from Jake, I'm about to rejoin the 350 club. Should meet my new (old) 350/12/v63 JG this coming Monday. I'll put up some pics when she arrives. Still regret letting my first little v63 FG go....

Bill

I didn't really get the wow factor the first time I played one, like when I first played a 360. Maybe thats because I had already played the 360. It was pretty nice, but I don't think I'd buy one. I also didn't get a chance to play it with any gain, so who knows.

Geez, I love BBRs. And that 350V63 is one more reason why. Very nice, Greg.

Geez, I love BBRs. And that 350V63 is one more reason why. Very nice, Greg.

Yah, me too...I saw one 330/12 BBR in a shop and that was it...had to have one BBR...two...three...haha. Thanks for the compliments guys. Hope to have the 230 done by end of Feb so pics of all together will follow shortly thereafter.

Greg

Just got some pics from my 50th bash and thought I'd share yours truly and my 350V63 stumbling through a rendition of Johnny B Goode. A good time was had by all. My nephew Alex to my left in his first public performance on bass did a great job!