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Interesting 360
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2004 2:44 pm
by krick
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2004 3:23 pm
by bruceglaser
The radius on the top of the body is much smaller than I've seen before. The edge is almost closer to a 330 than a 360. Maybe this was a prototype or a custom one-off.
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2004 6:51 pm
by tblair
I'm thinking it's a stripped Tuxedo. I've seen some pretty ugly Tuxedos over the last couple of years- they aren't nearly as cool once they yellow. ...so I can see somebody stripping one.
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2004 7:49 pm
by brian
your probably right, it could be this one
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Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2004 12:57 pm
by doctorwho
I agree, the micro-dot fret markers are specific to the 360 Tuxedo series.
Interesting (yet logical) that a maple fretboard was used on these; I wonder if the 4003 Tuxedo, 4003 Blackstar, and 4003 Redneck have maple fretboards under their paint, too.
What is the value of this 360? All it really needs is a good refinish job.
Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2004 5:07 am
by ken_james
The year is right, I think it's a Tuxedo, you can have Kenny run the number if you can get it ot be sure. Gary, all the models you mentioned do infact have maple fretboards.
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2004 3:36 pm
by doctorwho
Thanks dedgoat, I had a hunch that they would be.
By the way, Kenny asked for my Blackstar's serial number and I sent it to him. However, I haven't heard back from him, so I don't know where my A3 serial number falls in the series (my Blackstar came "certificate-less").
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2004 5:14 pm
by ken_james
My A3 came up being #188 so I'm sure you're right there in the end of the run, Kenny also said that the records show 205 instead of 200. I know of one 5 string leftie, I wonder if they made any right handed 5 string Blackstars? Let me know what you find out though.
Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2004 6:49 am
by krick
I bought this 360 and now that it has arrived, it does appear to be a refinished 360 SPC Tuxedo. I have emailed the serial number to Kenny Howes at RIC to see if this can be confirmed.
Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2004 6:20 pm
by BobKat
Nice, Kevin. Good find.
As far as the contour on the front of the body, there was a small batch of 360s and 370s made in '87-'88 that seem to have a much sharper contour like this one. Two of my early RMs (#51 and another, possibly in the low 100s) had this contour. But number 11 did not.
Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2004 1:20 pm
by krick
Kenny has confirmed that it is an original 360 Tuxedo model.