| Author | Message | ||
     Anthony Carey (Tony_carey) Senior Member Username: Tony_carey Post Number: 453 Registered: 10-2004 Posted From: 81.157.56.46 |
If you want one, you'd better get one soon.... http://www.rickenbacker.com/us/new.htm | ||
| Steve Carsello (Steverok) New member Username: Steverok Post Number: 20 Registered: 03-2005 Posted From: 136.182.2.222 |
Wow, nice price jack. It looks like every Ric will be $100 more now. Better get what you want before the low ends are $2K !! | ||
| Bob Belloff (Belloff) Senior Member Username: Belloff Post Number: 188 Registered: 02-2004 Posted From: 208.253.20.243 |
Also, ntice a few other subtle things that have been discontinued, namely most of the strings, and the T-shirts. | ||
| Patrick Magee (Oreca) Senior Member Username: Oreca Post Number: 282 Registered: 03-2004 Posted From: 69.195.186.243 |
...It wouldn't be an April Fools joke now would it? I really liked the look of the 380L. There's not many around. I'm guessing it will become a desirable guitar soon. | ||
| John Pollard (Squid) Senior Member Username: Squid Post Number: 137 Registered: 09-2003 Posted From: 142.108.148.167 |
What a shame. I have a Laguna, and I really like it. Check elsewhere in the archive for my glowing comments. Hopefully, Rickenbacker is cleaning the decks for a newer but similar model. I'm sorry to see it go. As for the price increase, I don't think it will have a great impact. I've never bought a Ric at MSRP. They're still a great value compared to other makes and models. | ||
| John McKelvy (Wormdiet) Senior Member Username: Wormdiet Post Number: 565 Registered: 01-2003 Posted From: 152.22.12.56 |
I'm sniffing an April Fool's joke. On the chance it isn;t, a big disappointment. I was hoping they would make Lagunas in standard finishes and promote them heavily - that would address a *LOT* of the issues and eccentrcities that Joe Guitarist might have with Rickenbacker. | ||
| Dave Westheimer (Dave4004) Senior Member Username: Dave4004 Post Number: 1114 Registered: 06-2002 Posted From: 69.91.31.135 |
Wow, nice price jack. It looks like every Ric will be $100 more now. Better get what you want before the low ends are $2K !! Very unfair comment, IMHO. It's the first price hike since 1999, a modest one at that, and not across the board. See the "Recent raise in prices?" thread in the Basses forum, and JH's comment there. | ||
| John Hall (Johnhall) Senior Member Username: Johnhall Post Number: 841 Registered: 01-2003 Posted From: 64.105.135.123 |
I put the 380 out there as a response to various comments made by people over the years and I personally like this guitar very much. Unfortunately, those that made the comments apparently didn't put their money where their mouth was, so there hasn't been enough quantity to justify the extra overhead it adds to the production line. Also, it occupies a niche in our line where I'd like our line to be a bit more active but with something a little different, so this clears the way for some things in the future. Our dealers were told "MODELS 380L and 380L PZ HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED. This is reflective of changes in the marketplace and Rickenbacker�s strategy for new models." The accessory deletions essentially reflected goods we no longer carried in stock anyway, in some cases in anticipation of new ranges of goods. The price increase was similar in scale to those that our competitors have on an annual basis- except that we haven't done it for six years! | ||
| paul wilczynski (Jingle_jangle) Senior Member Username: Jingle_jangle Post Number: 1285 Registered: 12-2004 Posted From: 63.193.9.8 |
I'll continue to observe: Rickenbacker guitars and basses are bargains, being popularly-priced while continuing to offer superior handmade quality and exclusivity of ownership. Call me a snob. | ||
| Brian Rodger (Brian) Senior Member Username: Brian Post Number: 307 Registered: 05-2003 Posted From: 66.183.117.177 |
I too have a 380LPZ and really like it as well. However I did notice when they came up on Ebay they didn't seem to draw much interest or overly great prices. It also was I think, (not sure about the acoustics) the only model (LPZ option) with active electronics in the current product line. Too bad it didn't sell better. However it will be interesting to see what the future brings in new product(s). |
