Tommy wrote:That 330 WB is exactly what I would like. Too bad its been discontinued.
"A (maybe) plus for the 360 series is the double output."
No, I have that on my 360 and I have used it only to amuse myself. I know some people like it, but I see it as a goofy little feature that serves me no purpose. In fact I see it as a royal pain. I've had my 360/12 for over twenty years and whenever I plug a guitar jack into it I still have to turn the guitar upside down to make sure I am going into the right jack.
Well, the look of a guitar is the most important thing, and a 330 just
LOOKS much cooler, so you should buy one of those.
The "330 WB" model's actually a 360 WB. . . and you have good taste!
I blame the 1960s for the confusion. Some clarification and history:
Rick Standard and Deluxe thinline models used to share the same body styles, first the Capri models, then the body style everyone recognizes as the "330" today.
STANDARD models had a single mono circuit and output jack, dot fretboard markers, and no body or neck binding.
They were designated as follows:
330-two pickups
335-two pickups, vibrato
340-three pickups
345-three pickups, vibrato
DELUXE models had dual output jacks (Rick-O-Sound or Dual Mono), triangle inlays, body binding on both sides, and neck binding.
They were designated as follows
360-two pickups
365-two pickups, vibrato
370-three pickups
375-three pickups, vibrato
Sometime in 1964, someone at RIC thought up the idea of the rounded-front "New Style" body, which was only available as the "New Style 360." IIRC, it was designed for greater player comfort (sissies-suffer for your art!
).
The deluxe model continued to be available in both six and 12 strings until 1997, first as the "Old Style," then as the "WBBS," and "WB". While most folks restrict the "Old style" designation to 21 fret models and "WBBS" and "WB" to their 24 fret brethren, for the record, RIC CEO John Hall says this distinction is incorrect; they're interchangeable terms; makes sense; no one calls a 21-fret 330 a "330 Old Style" in comparison to a 24 fret 330. The double bound body is more expensive to produce. IIRC, this, combined with far fewer buyers willing to pay the price led RIC to discontinue the model.
Full disclosure: I am a WB fanatic, but I will refrain from editorializing, aside from my "sissies" comment above. . .
There is no reason to ever be bored.
...why yes, I suppose I do have a double bound guitar fetish...
"Uh, I like the double bounds. . . ."
