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When Did Rickenbacker Discontinue the VN Option?
Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 12:01 pm
by woody
And why?
Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 12:52 pm
by Scastles
Woody, maybe I'm missing something but what exactly are you talking about..maybe I just don't get the lingo?
Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 1:01 pm
by jingle_jangle
Woody's talking about the old Vintage Nerd option, which came with a tube of Brylcreem and a plastic pocket protector, I think...
Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 1:01 pm
by johnhall
VN? That's a new one to me.
Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 1:09 pm
by Scastles
If it's Brylcreem, keep your head away from the neck of the guitar. Just yanking your chain, Woody.
Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 1:14 pm
by jingle_jangle
I switched from Brylcreem to Zymol back in '83, when I lost my hair and chromed my dome...
Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 1:16 pm
by jingle_jangle
Brylcreem has silicone in it, I'm told.
Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 1:22 pm
by Scastles
If it's got silicone in it, will the radius of the neck get bigger?
Whether it's Brylcreeme or not, I still would like to know what the heck Woody is talking about
Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 1:49 pm
by BobKat
I bet he means Vintage Neck. Though They are very very rare, of course, there were some 360/12s made in the late '80s with 21-fret necks, and the Japanese books refer to them as 360/12 VP VN. Of course, this was never a regular production option, to my unending disappointment.
Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 1:52 pm
by admin
Perhaps Woody is referring to the 21 fret neck (Vintage Neck) being discontinued on the Model 330 and 360 guitars.
Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 1:54 pm
by Scastles
Thanks, Bob...you likely hit what he was alluding to. If that be the case, then we all learned something.
Maybe Woody will come back and say.
Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 1:57 pm
by Scastles
Sorry, Peter, you too...the posts crossed at the same time...and maybe I should have said, 'I' learned something
Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 2:31 pm
by tony_carey
If the neck is what we are talking about, then I can understand why Ric changed to 24 fret necks when they did, as it was at a time when guitarists were exploring the upper regions!
Discontinued? You can still buy the re-issues with 21 fret necks, so you could argue that they haven't been discontinued!
Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 9:20 pm
by woody
OK, back. Bobbo was right on, as usual. I guess I'm amazed John Hall had a senior moment. Anyhow, RIC did have a VN option, so that you could order a 330, 360 and maybe others, with a 21-fret neck. I have price lists with that option listed. I'm sure JW will recall; I guess I just wondered why it was dropped.
Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 10:55 pm
by doctorwho
Woody, could you cite what years those pricelists are from, for posterity's sake?