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My first Rick was a `79 Jetglo 4001.
When I decided to become a guitar player, I ordered a 360 WB in Azure Glo Blue. Still have it.

My second Rick was a 4003 from '81. I hated it and dumped it, same for another '81 4003, so I stay away from any 4003 made between '80 - about '85. I know some people love those early 4003s with the two piece pickguard, but from my personal experience, they are the only Rickenbackers I don't like. Thankfully JH made them right when he went back to RIC.

First was a '65 365, second was a '66 360/12. I still own both.

A '67 4005.

Not sure. It was either this one I bought from Ron O'Keefe: http://www.rickresource.com/register/vi ... lebrity%3D

Or this CW/12: http://www.rickresource.com/register/vi ... lebrity%3D

'97 325V63

It was a great guitar, it just didn't click with me. I sold it to a person who plays Lennon in a Canadian Beatles tribute group. He posts on this forum occasionally.

rickenbrother wrote:My second Rick was a 4003 from '81. I hated it and dumped it, same for another '81 4003, so I stay away from any 4003 made between '80 - about '85. I know some people love those early 4003s with the two piece pickguard, but from my personal experience, they are the only Rickenbackers I don't like. Thankfully JH made them right when he went back to RIC.

I totally agree with this sentiment, Joey; my first RIC was an '82 4003, and we just never got along; the neck is like a baseball bat, and the truss adjustment is ridiculous.

Fortunately, a good friend of mine fell in love with the thing and purchased it from me a couple of years ago. I still get to see it & hear it all the time (and it sounds great) because he and I are in a band together, but I'm glad I don't have to wrap my mitts around it anymore.

My second RIC is from November 1990, and plays wonderfully:

My second was a 4003 Fg that I got shortly after returning home from the DCM weekend.I had been curious but didn't want to mail order one without trying,I got to fondle several at the confluence in the Doubletree.

DriftSpace wrote:I totally agree with this sentiment, Joey; my first RIC was an '82 4003, and we just never got along; the neck is like a baseball bat, and the truss adjustment is ridiculous.

Fortunately, a good friend of mine fell in love with the thing and purchased it from me a couple of years ago. I still get to see it & hear it all the time (and it sounds great) because he and I are in a band together, but I'm glad I don't have to wrap my mitts around it anymore.

My second RIC is from November 1990, and plays wonderfully:

Very nice 2nd Rick!

A 360/12 FG. I felt the need to order it shortly after George Harrison died in 2001.

My second Rickenbacker was a long overdue replacement of my first which was unfortunately stolen about 20 years ago. A Fireglo 4003. If anyone here or anyone you know bought a Firelgo 4003 from a pawn shop in Seattle (I believe Capitol Loan) in 1994 message me

Second Rick is a 360-12 (2005) Fireglo I bought in NYC in January 2006. Brand new. Had to have it.

First Rick is a 381 (2003) 6-string Jetglo I bought here in Toronto in January 2005. Used. Beautiful guitar.

Third Rick is a 350 v63 (2007) Jetglo I bought yesterday here in Toronto. Used. Can't stop playing it. What a guitar!!!!

My first RIckenbacker was a 330-12 in fireglo. I was looking for the unique Rick 12-string sound. My second Rick was a 330 six-stringer, also in fireglo. In part it was an impulse purchase when I was in a local guitar shop, but I have always loved the music of the Jam and the Who, so I did not struggle very hard to resist the impulse. In fact, I went home and traded in my first electric (a '67 Gibson Melody Maker) toward the purchase. I have no regrets.

sloop_john_b wrote:It was a 4001c64, after having a 4003 first.

Same here. Both in fireglo.

'65 MG 450/6