New RICs - Pix

nab · Post by **nab** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 11:54 am

Ordered a few last spring, thinking "Lord knows when they will ship". Well, two showed up in a month!

4001c64 - Love the neck! Compared to my 4003, Definite difference. The (how to describe?) "softer" FG is actually quite nice.
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'06 FGs and AFG for comparison:
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Also, my 1996 got a big sister, a JG 350v63. The 3/4 scales are nice, 350 gives you a little more neck to work with. Neck is SLIM, I can't imagine these as 12 strings (Would like to hear from someone who nows!). I did the 5th knob as mid PUP volume rewire. Took me ten minutes and works great once I got it through my head that the selector switch no longer had anything to do with the mid PUP.
350 and 1996 side by side:
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Pls forgive the poor photography, hope they came out good enough

nab · Post by **nab** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 11:57 am

Woops, here is '06 FG/AFG comparison - my fault
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ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 12:10 pm

Very cool pics, Jack. Thanks very much - and congratulations on a fine collection. The AFG looks pretty darned good!!

ric330 · Post by **ric330** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 12:36 pm

The more I look around the forum the more I feel like one Rick is not enough. Real nice collection of Fireglows. I don't even know where to start as far as looking for another Rick. There are so many different models over the years and colors seem to come and go.

admin · Post by **admin** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 12:38 pm

Kevin: We will be able to find you something else in the Rickenbacker line you will like. Trust me!

sowhat · Post by **sowhat** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 12:41 pm

Hmmm... lemme think... does Rickenbacker make acoustic 4-string basses?
Nice pics, Jack. Lots of fffffffire!

8mileshigher · Post by **8mileshigher** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 1:53 pm

"The more I look around the forum the more I feel like one Rick is not enough."

Well, "Inadequacy" that's certainly another tell-tale diagnosis of serious first symptoms of R.A.S. setting in !!! Cordially - Rich F.

jps · Post by **jps** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 1:54 pm

I wonder if this is your bass, Jack?

nab · Post by **nab** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 2:23 pm

RIC TEASE!!!! (Sorry, no offense, Jeff, I had to do it... If that hasn't been used before, I am VERY surprised...)

Actually, dunno. Per serial, last week in June.
FG is very different from my 360/12c63, end of March per serial.

Not complaining at all. All my FGs are different from each other, and I am quite happy with that!!

ric330 · Post by **ric330** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 2:33 pm

Jeffrey,
Is that inside the Rickenbacker Factory or is that your private stock of Fireglow basses.

ric330 · Post by **ric330** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 2:34 pm

I'm not a bass player but I sure like the look of those basses. I may have to get one of those.

jps · Post by **jps** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 2:55 pm

It's my private stock. The woman behind John is my instrument caretaker.

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 3:21 pm

Jack, I don't believe the c64's have AFG finishes. What we're seeing is just different shades of Fireglo.

nab · Post by **nab** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 4:10 am

Sorry for confusion, it is FG, just more "mellow" than my 360 or 4003.

stuart · Post by **stuart** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 8:56 am

Since Jack mentioned his 360/12c63, here it is... These are pictures Jack took right after he received it.

http://www.cheerdown.com/music/rickresource/jnabakow/ricky_vox.jpg

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