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Re: 381 AFG
Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 2:36 pm
by deaconblues
Kevin, is that one of the first 381 reissues? That birdseye is beautiful!
Re: 381 AFG
Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 5:04 pm
by krick
Must be since the serial number indicates November 1987 production. The reference material material I have states that the 12 string reissue models didn't come along until 1988.
More birdseye:
Re: 381 AFG
Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 5:24 pm
by deaconblues
Now that's some real AFG! Thanks for sharing.
Re: 381 AFG
Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 6:11 pm
by jps
Yes, let's get together and figure it out for you.
Re: 381 AFG
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 11:57 am
by jingle_jangle
Beautiful guitar, Kevin. I do wonder, however, why the two-piece front and back didn't have one half "flipped" for the usual chevron grain effect, especially on such nicely-figured grain! Very odd...
Re: 381 AFG
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 4:06 pm
by sloop_john_b
libratune wrote:Now that warmer weather promises to be here (soon?), I plan on re-photographing the Blue Boys in natural light.
Looking forward to that.
Re: 381 AFG
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 5:15 pm
by jps
libratune wrote:Now that warmer weather promises to be here (soon?), I plan on re-photographing the Blue Boys in natural light.
Would that be nice warm morning light or cool mid day light?
Re: 381 AFG
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 5:29 pm
by Scastles
jingle_jangle wrote:Beautiful guitar, Kevin. I do wonder, however, why the two-piece front and back didn't have one half "flipped" for the usual chevron grain effect, especially on such nicely-figured grain! Very odd...
It is different. All the others I've seen have the grains running opposite to each other. Nonetheless, sensational finish.
Re: 381 AFG
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 5:44 pm
by libratune
jps wrote:libratune wrote:Now that warmer weather promises to be here (soon?), I plan on re-photographing the Blue Boys in natural light.
Would that be nice warm morning light or cool mid day light?
That would be at high noon on the one day every two weeks when the sun comes out for a few minutes . . .
Re: 381 AFG
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 8:44 pm
by jps
libratune wrote:jps wrote:libratune wrote:Now that warmer weather promises to be here (soon?), I plan on re-photographing the Blue Boys in natural light.
Would that be nice warm morning light or cool mid day light?
That would be at high noon on the one day every two weeks when the sun comes out for a few minutes . . .
Sounds about right for Cleveland!
Re: 381 AFG
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 4:18 pm
by arbiter
The one the zoo got recently, that im sure many of you have already seen.
http://www.themusiczoo.com/rickenbacker ... 09494.html
Re: 381 AFG
Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 5:44 pm
by goofyfoot
Arbiter.......Yeah, I saw that one and tripped out on the AFG finish. Funny thing, though. Wasn't it The Music Zoo that sold Wittyair a 330/6 MG, the one that didn't look quite as figured and ambered in person as it had been portrayed in the website pics? I think it was Craig and I think it was a 330/6 in Mapleglo. I could be mistaken. Just my dos centavos' worth.......Goofyfoot.
Re: 381 AFG
Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 5:46 pm
by deaconblues
goofyfoot wrote:Arbiter.......Yeah, I saw that one and tripped out on the AFG finish. Funny thing, though. Wasn't it The Music Zoo that sold Wittyair a 330/6 MG, the one that didn't look quite as figured and ambered in person as it had been portrayed in the website pics? I think it was Craig and I think it was a 330/6 in Mapleglo. I could be mistaken. Just my dos centavos' worth.......Goofyfoot.
Not The Music Zoo...
http://www.guitarsandeffects.com
Re: 381 AFG
Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 8:28 pm
by libratune
sloop_john_b wrote:libratune wrote:Now that warmer weather promises to be here (soon?), I plan on re-photographing the Blue Boys in natural light.
Looking forward to that.
Here you go . . . it's Spring and the Blue Boys are in bloom!
- 381/12V69 BB
Re: 381 AFG
Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 11:16 pm
by jps
You were right Ron, it was sunny for a few minutes at noon.
