Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

Hopefully the pics will download into this post. They are pics of my new Ric 375, she came in yesterday, she was made in the 18th week of 2002, she's mint, and plays and sounds like a dream.
Paul

If Grace Kelly were a guitar, she would be your blonde 375. Gorgeous indeed.

Last year I had a terrible dream in which I met an elderly man at a retirement home. He had a mint mapleglo Ric from aeons ago and I was allowed to play it. The sounds was the most pure, perfect, stimulating guitar sound I've ever heard.
*BUT* a psychopath drugged me and cut both off both my hands! I could never play that Ric -or any guitar ever again.

It really was a horrible dream.

So... keeps you hands attached to your arms, my friend. I love your guitar!

Very nice...don't see too many like this around! Very '60s.

Grace Kelly, well thats QUITE a compliment, thank you. Im really excited about her (my 375 that is) I stayed up all nite playing her, I just could'nt put her down. While I was waiting for her to come in I was trying to find all the ifo I could on the 375, but I could'nt find too much, I wounder if the 375 is considered "rare", I'd like to know what the production numbers are on the 375. But one thing is for sure I won't ever part with her, I lost one many years ago, but it will never happen again, playing this one tells me that I have to lower the action on my 620, as the action on it is much higher than the 375. I did'nt know that Rics could play so well, and have such a fast action, I was doing some Stevie Ray Vauhn stuff on her and she is just as fast and easy as my G&L Blueboy, and thats saying alot, and Im not even used to her yet!!! Anyway Im one HAPPY, and THRILLED man.
Paul

Slippery fingers wrote:Grace Kelly, well thats QUITE a compliment, thank you. Im really excited about her (my 375 that is) I stayed up all nite playing her, I just could'nt put her down. While I was waiting for her to come in I was trying to find all the ifo I could on the 375, but I could'nt find too much, I wounder if the 375 is considered "rare", I'd like to know what the production numbers are on the 375. But one thing is for sure I won't ever part with her, I lost one many years ago, but it will never happen again, playing this one tells me that I have to lower the action on my 620, as the action on it is much higher than the 375. I did'nt know that Rics could play so well, and have such a fast action, I was doing some Stevie Ray Vauhn stuff on her and she is just as fast and easy as my G&L Blueboy, and thats saying alot, and Im not even used to her yet!!! Anyway Im one HAPPY, and THRILLED man.
Paul

Production numbers are a closely guarded secret.

However, three pickup guitars are rare, vintage pickups are rarer, and factory Ac'cents are even more rare. All of those options are now discontinued.

I've seen this configuration a lot on guitars from the '60s but not so much today.

Welcome again Paul and thats a real nice guitar there matey! Congratulations!

Congrats on your 375, Paul!

Production numbers are a closely guarded secret.

isn't that silly? what's so "secret" about that? and who cares?

Congrats, Paul - your prodigal guitar has COME HOME! Awesome brother you have! Enjoy.

She also came with a Ricosound kit, and I've never messed with one but I intend to play with it tonite, is there anything I should know about this box beforhand? Also sugjestions on set-up would be very much appriciated, my first thoughts are to plug it into my Vox AD50VT, and my Fender Hotrod Deville, but sugjestions on amp setting would be a great help. Thanks for all the kind word about my new Ric, yep it's like my old Ric has come home.
Paul

Congrats on your "reunion". A 370-12 in MG is at the top of my wish list

You better be glad you got this! Congrats, it sure is a beauty!

Slippery fingers wrote:She also came with a Ricosound kit, and I've never messed with one but I intend to play with it tonite, is there anything I should know about this box beforhand? Also sugjestions on set-up would be very much appriciated, my first thoughts are to plug it into my Vox AD50VT, and my Fender Hotrod Deville, but sugjestions on amp setting would be a great help. Thanks for all the kind word about my new Ric, yep it's like my old Ric has come home.
Paul

Just mess around with it...settings, and all that. Have fun.

JimK

Wow, what a beautiful guitar, Paul! I love the figuring in the wood. And the combination of three toasters and the Accent vibrato make it a very special guitar indeed.... Congrats!