My Vintage Rickenbackers

Early years of Rickenbacker Guitars prior to and including 1972

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Wow! Very nice Chris. :D
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Very nice! We don't see those too often.
The JETGLO finish name should be officially changed to JETGLO ROCKS! :-)
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I never thought that I would ever find one let alone own one. I've been looking for a while.
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Super nice! Especially the JG 360F, no, wait, the 330F MG, on third thought.......

Both of them are superb!!! :D
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You're quite lucky. I've often wondered what the F series guitars sound like.
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jimk wrote:You're quite lucky. I've often wondered what the F series guitars sound like.
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Like a Rick hollowbody. . . :lol:

Just teasing; very resonant-even more so than the C63 12 does. :D
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very nice
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They each play and sound very different. The 1958 330F has a wider neck. The back of the neck is kind of flat and really feels good in your hand. I've got a variac on the way for my old Vox. I blew one of the original speakers since the voltage coming out of the wall was 125-132 and it cooked it. Variacs allow you to warm up the tubes and regulate the voltage to 110 which is what used to come from outlets. Seems like I learn everything the hard way. I'm sure I'm by myself on that one. I might post some of the sounds of each on youtube one day.
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Is the MG one already in the Register?
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Nice collection, Chris!

You might want to go for something in Fireglo next! :wink:
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The 330F is in the register. Ron helped me post some pix soon after I bought it. I posted these, but I don't remember how I did it now. :oops:
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Chris's 330F MG is on the Register with photos: http://www.rickresource.com/register/vi ... lebrity%3D
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I was checking that out. I really think his is a '59 model. Maybe Chris can check the pot dates. A '58 would most likely have a long slash soundhole and bridge with no cover. Whether its a '58 or a '59 .......its gorgeous!
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Absolutely love that 360F - thanks for the pix, Chris!
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