Gold pickguards for Ric 330/360 with truss cover!

rickybeatle · Post by **rickybeatle** » Fri Oct 29, 2004 7:02 pm

Hey fellow Ric fans! There's a guy selling gold metallic "Hamburg" style pickguards for the 360's and 330's (with real Ric truss covers)on Ebay. I bought one for my Jetglo 360 and it looks amazing. A bit pricey, but worth it. He told me that the truss covers were authentic pieces he had acquired from years of Ric collecting. Apparantly, he had to reshape and refinish the truss covers because they were originally made for a different series (C?). He mentioned he had silver metallic as well. Nice dude. Anyway, I thought I'd post this message in case anyone was interested in having another color option for their 300 model. Worked out great for me! Check out his current auction at: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=41424&item=3757564595&rd=1
-Robert

krick · Post by **krick** » Sat Oct 30, 2004 5:02 am

The TRC doesn't look right to me. It looks like the mirror-back one that was on eBay a few months ago. Shouldn't the "Made in USA" be parallel to the "Rickenbacker" name? Also the third screw hole looks too close to the end of the logo.

rickybeatle · Post by **rickybeatle** » Sat Oct 30, 2004 10:17 am

I did buy one, and it's definitely not mirror. It's clear acrylic with a gold metallic finish on the back. As far as the validity of the cover, the guy told me he reshaped it with a belt sander to match up with the 360, so it may look "off" from the re-shaping.

krick · Post by **krick** » Sat Oct 30, 2004 12:54 pm

I meant that it appears to have the same shape and hole placement as the mirror back one that was sold on eBay. That one was not an original RIC part.