Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

How about an Rick 5-string bass finally coming back into the lineup? Well, John said why were we hung up on color. That hints at a new model.

johnhall wrote:Why is everyone so hung up on color as the new thing?

deaconblues wrote:

johnhall wrote:Why is everyone so hung up on color as the new thing?

Okay, so RIC is making naked maple the COY.

Fingers crossed for the 350v89

I'd be delighted with a 360c63 double bound 6 string or something along those lines. If it was available with an accent vibrato even better.

A classy, iconic, and elegant guitar that we haven't seen produced for the US market in some time.

I won't be at NAMM (I'll be at the vintage guitar show in Costa Mesa) but I'll be checking the online chatter

stuart wrote:Fingers crossed for the 350v89

Fingers crossed that if there is anything new, that they don't go to all the effort of taking it to a trade show, and then hide it in a room out the back.

I'm going to make a prediction. There will be something new from RIC....for the Japanese market.

I was disappointed that the 350MC did not materialize as a purchasable product last year. Instead of the 350MC I'll continue to play my '86 350. Btw the fibertop hg pickups on this particular guitar are something special. Back to the 350MC, A RIC 350 guitar in my possession with a wider and deeper neck like the Campbell model would bring me some fun times.

II'd be interested to see what happened to that stack of bodies Ric teased in a pic on this forum about 2 years ago. I recall they were larger than 325/350s but smaller than the 330 and had f holes. Anybody else remember them? Hey RIC! Got any pictures of the finished guitars I speak of?

condo wrote:I was disappointed that the 350MC did not materialize as a purchasable product last year. Instead of the 350MC I'll continue to play my '86 350. Btw the fibertop hg pickups on this particular guitar are something special. Back to the 350MC, A RIC 350 guitar in my possession with a wider and deeper neck like the Campbell model would bring me some fun times.

I'm a big fan of that guitar, too. In fact, it's my favorite guitar. I was just happy to see RIC even think about that model. That alone was cool. I would love to see it become part of the RIC lineup, but until then, I'll just have to be happy that I got to hold and strum the real one.

stuart wrote:I'm a big fan of that guitar, too. In fact, it's my favorite guitar. I was just happy to see RIC even think about that model. That alone was cool. I would love to see it become part of the RIC lineup, but until then, I'll just have to be happy that I got to hold and strum the real one.

I got to play the "reissue", it was pretty sweet! VERY wide neck.

sloop_john_b wrote:

stuart wrote:I'm a big fan of that guitar, too. In fact, it's my favorite guitar. I was just happy to see RIC even think about that model. That alone was cool. I would love to see it become part of the RIC lineup, but until then, I'll just have to be happy that I got to hold and strum the real one.

I got to play the "reissue", it was pretty sweet! VERY wide neck.

That's how the real one felt, too. I loved it. The action wasn't as low as I thought a player like MC would have. It was what I'd call "medium-low." Enough room to dig in, as he certainly does on that guitar. Strings felt like .009s to me. That guitar is amazing. Imagine where it's been and who's held it. That was the guitar Mike used on stage when he was part of George Harrison's band in April 1992 for the Natural Law Party show.

stuart wrote:That's how the real one felt, too. I loved it. The action wasn't as low as I thought a player like MC would have. It was what I'd call "medium-low." Enough room to dig in, as he certainly does on that guitar. Strings felt like .009s to me. That guitar is amazing. Imagine where it's been and who's held it. That was the guitar Mike used on stage when he was part of George Harrison's band in April 1992 for the Natural Law Party show.

Campbell uses D'Addario XL110 strings on all his 6-string guitars, and his action is medium-low because, while he has enough room to dig in, he can also play slide on it, as he has done in the past on his 350. I think that's how all his 6-string electric guitars are set up, with that same action. It was also his main axe for the 1991 Into The Great Wide Open tour.

His guitar tech is unsure if it did any sessions, but I can attest that it was at least at the Wildflowers sessions, as there's a photo of Tom playing it.

A lone voice, crying out in the dark.....................FRETLESS............... PLEASE.......................is the chant.

It even sounds sexy............................fretlesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss, fretlessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss..................like one of those pretty women what ssssssspeaks sssssssuductively...............FRETLESSssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss....

Ok, I'm done. My NAMM wish for this year. Fingers crossed. A great new color wouldn't hurt, but I'd prefer no speed bumps!

Boy have we slipped you guys one this year!

Think W Series. No Bush or Carlos Danger jokes, please.

Acoustic?