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My second RIC was a FG 620 12....

Folkie wrote:So, Kevin, what do you think of your 370/12? Is it the RM model with the onboard compressor?

Sorry, Folksie- I was away frm the board for most of the weekend.. No, my 370/12 is Maple Glow, but it's not the RM model. The RM's are all gone, now, and mostly in the hands of folks who know very well what they're worth. Besides, I wanted new.

While I am a big McGuinn/Byrds fan, and Roger was one of my early influences, in the real world I'm mainly a flat-picker who has spent some decades developing his own "sound" fwiw, so I use the Rick in a "party-folk" band where we play everything from Irish Rovers to Van Morrison to Jimmy Buffett. The Ric comes out for the Buffett songs (his version of "Stars on the Water" really brings out the jangle) and some of our originals, where the 370's blend knob has it all over the 360 if you're looking for a nice clean "mando-caster" electric mandolin sound.

Here's a pic.. (I hope. Haven't uploaded this for a bit)

A 430. I have a thing for underappreciated Rickenbackers.

Hotzenplotz wrote:

Coach wrote: ...I have a new Toaster pickup sitting on the desk in front of me and plan to install that this weekend. First I plan to record some playing with the stock HB1 and then I will switch out the bridge pup and record that so everyone can judge for themselves. ...
-H

Oh, please!

There is going to be a slight delay, crashed my system and can't get the M-Audio Delta 1010 working right. All of a sudden I have really low levels coming into the PC. Hang with me, more to come.

-Harry

How about a totally different Rick?