Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

Inspired by a thread on another forum. Theres an 11 year old thread on RRF asking the same but I thought I'd update it.

How many guitars (Rickenbacker and non) do you own?

I've got 6:

Rickenbacker 325c58 modified to 2-control
Rickenbacker 330
Highway 1 Stratocaster (Musikraft boat neck, custom electronics) -- my #1
Epiphone Broadway with Bigsby
Jay Turser Violin Bass
Epiphone EJ-160e

I'd actually like to pare the collection down further...something nice about bonding with just a few guitars.

1946 Rickenbacher B6
1959 Danelectro Convertible
1968 Rickenbacker 330
2005 Gibson Les Paul R8
2002 Martin DX-1
2012 Guild D55

1990 Fender Precision '62 Reissue MIJ
1990 Orville Thunderbird
1999 Rickenbacker 4003 (disassembled currently)
2009 Fender Precision '57 Reissue Road Worn

'86 Rickenbacker 1997
'87 Rickenbacker 360/12V64
'07 Fender AVRI '62 Stratocaster
'02 Fender MIM Classic '60s Telecaster
'11 Gretsch Tennessean 6119-1962 (a surprise Christmas gift that year from my parents)
'10 Martin OOOX1AE (a gift from a widow to a blues purist who knew I always wanted it)

That depends... do projects count?

The answer is too many.

collin wrote: The answer is too many.

That's what my wife tells me...

Though to be fair to her I do have quite a few....

collin wrote:That depends... do projects count?

Well, if we're counting projects...

Mid-90's Fender USA Telecaster
Hand-made, maple, bolt-on neck Silverburst SG Copy
J. Mascis Signature Fender Jazzmaster (the purple one, not the Squier)
Early 80's Daion Savage

PW Custom 1990 Rickenbacker 4003
Fender Japan Deluxe Jaguar Bass

That makes 6, not including my wife's and my son's electrics.

antipodean wrote:

collin wrote: The answer is too many.

That's what my wife tells me...

Though to be fair to her I do have quite a few....

Well the first mistake is letting her count them!

Not enough...

Currently at 13

350V63
360/6 WB
620/6
660/12
Dingwall C1
Prestige Heritage Elite
Gibson Les Paul Deluxe (69)
Riviera Les Paul (66)
Stewart DC archtop
Godin Exit22
Godin Ste Cat Custom
Japanese Strat copy 1970
Takamine J350

Bout sums it up for now.

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And not being a working musician, I realize that is insane.

Do my violin, dulcimer, tremeloa, and bouzouki count here? Or is this strictly for guitars?

collin wrote:That depends... do projects count?

The answer is too many.

I maintain that there's no such thing. Too little space/time/money, perhaps.

Tommy wrote:17
And not being a working musician, I realize that is insane.

At 47 and also not a working musician (or even gigging at this point), I'm apparently significantly more insane.

About 25% Ricks, 25% Fender, 25% Gibson, 25% "other". (All players, not a "collection".)

kiramdear wrote:Do my violin, dulcimer, tremeloa, and bouzouki count here? Or is this strictly for guitars?

If we're counting other instruments: this will get crazy; I definitely own more drum sets than stringed instruments...

• 1976 S.L. Mossman Tennessee flat top
  2009 Rickenbacker 360/12
  2011 Gretsch G5120 Electromatic
  a mid-1930s round neck Dobro
  a Yamaha 6 string acoustic
  a Chinese Telecaster knock-off

And then there are the assorted other instruments.
JimK

Current List:
’96 Fender MIM Strat
’96 Rickenbacker 1997
’00 Rickenbacker 360/12 Carl Wilson
’01 Fender AmSe Strat
’04 Gibson J-45 Rosewood
’07 Rickenbacker 730S Shiloh
’07 Fender Custom Shop NOS '61 Strat
’08 Fender Custom Shop NOS ’62 Telecaster Custom
’10 Collings 290
’11 Huss & Dalton OM Custom

Other than the '96 Strat, all are leftys.

Gone, but not forgotten:
'63 Rickenbacker 1000 (gave it to a nephew)
'97 Takamine G300 (gave it to a niece)
'98 Rickenbacker 360 (sold it to a friend who was celebrating the fifth anniversary of his heart transplant)
'98 Rickenbacker 360/12v64 (sold it to finance the 660/12)
'99 Segull S6+ (gave it to a cousin)
'04 Fender CIJ '62 Telecaster Custom (sold it to finance the Custom Shop Tele)
'08 Rickenbacker 660/12 (sold it to finance the Huss & Dalton)