Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

The day started off rather badly, several students having cancelled their lessons. So since I had a bit of time on my hands, I sauntered over to the nearby guitar shop to drool over the good stuff. Got to talking guitars with the owner, when I mentioned that I was interested in Rickenbackers.

"Which one?" he asks.
"A 360 12 string," I said.
"Oh yeah, what color?"
I said "Fireglo, it's their red sunburst."
He said "Like that one right there."
I turned around and nearly kicked over a 360 6 string with a flawless fireglo finish.

"Mind if I play it?" I asked.
"No, go right ahead," he replied.

So I did. I played a few rockabilly licks on it, and a little Chet Atkins style finger picking. And then I played a twelve bar blues progression on it. (When I bend strings, I usually bend the B string. I got whole step bends.) It felt good. I'm not sure how old it was, the serial number started with M1. It broke my heart that I couldn't come up with the $1900.00 the shop wanted for it. (I might have been able to bargain for it had I been serious and had the cash.)

It was a lovely guitar. Kinda reminds me of meeting your girlfriend's sister....ooooh what a beauty. OK, so if I get a bad attack of GAS, yup, it's gonna be another 360.

"If..." he says! Ha! what a laugh. We all know better, right?

JimK

I just called for a medic (for you Jim)............RAS is setting in. Medic.........Medic!

No surprises there, eh Brian? Yeah, I think everybody knew. It was just a matter of time.

JimK

That's a great story - a teaser of what's to come (soon!). If it was a used one, it probably didn't have the FWI's and the new FG shading, so best to wait. If you're gonna have twins, let them be IDENTICAL!

And the price for a brand new 360 probably wouldn't be much more than this one.

Bob

Oh yeah Bob, without a doubt the new fireglo is a whole lot nicer than the one I saw locally. I wouldn't exactly call it a pinkglo...but it sure didn't have the golden/yellow/warm tones the '08-'09 guitars do. And yes, it did not possess the full-width inlays, either. But all that cosmetic stuff aside...WOW! what a geetar I understand now why everyone on the forum is so nutso about Ricks.

JimK

Jim, you're gonna wake up in the morning with that guitar on your mind. You will hear it calling you while teaching students. You will be stopping in that store again....ohhh , this is how it starts,,,RICADDICTION! No known cure Take it from one who knows

Well, there is one known cure, it's the same as the one sure thing in life that one cannot avoid...

I bet you were in heaven, weren't you, Jim? This is God saying that the 360/12 is on it's way!

Go on Jim, .....you know you want to!
360FG 6 string.....just like the one i have here on my lap right now!

Oh Jake....do you promise?!?

And Frank, ....well....ummm....I eh...you see....Oh God, I'm a Rickoholic! I admit it!
After that new FG 360 12 string arrives, I know I'm going to want the 6 string version! And ...and I can see it, then a 4003 bass in FG too........Oh where does it end???

JimK

It NEVER ends Jim!

cjj wrote:Well, there is one known cure, it's the same as the one sure thing in life that one cannot avoid...

Taxes??

I'm doomed.



JimK

I have a question, JimK. Based on your 1500+ posts you surely have been here a while, but in that time you have NEVER played a Rickenbacker guitar? Are you primarily a bass player or something? Or just more a fan of the 600 guitar series?

johnallg wrote:

cjj wrote:Well, there is one known cure, it's the same as the one sure thing in life that one cannot avoid...

Taxes??

Nah, there are ways to avoid taxes...