| Author | Message | ||
     Marc Hall (Marctrain57) New member Username: Marctrain57 Post Number: 4 Registered: 08-2004 Posted From: 68.50.32.51 |
I am considering a new Rick and want some advice. I have a 330 which plays great. I am considering either a 381v69 or 360 6 string. Anyone have both and can compare. I plat mostly classic 60's rock and blues. Is the 360 going to sound too much like the 330. Would the 381 give a different, fuller sound due to the larger body. Any thoughts anyone? | ||
| Jeffrey Scott (Jps) Senior Member Username: Jps Post Number: 2829 Registered: 02-2003 Posted From: 67.38.240.214 |
Why not take it up with a family member, perhaps John or Ben, for example!  | ||
| Marc Hall (Marctrain57) New member Username: Marctrain57 Post Number: 5 Registered: 08-2004 Posted From: 68.50.32.51 |
HaHa If only they were long lost cousins I would just drop in and try a few but local guitar stores here have fewchoices | ||
| Howard Bishop (Ozover50) Senior Member Username: Ozover50 Post Number: 563 Registered: 01-2005 Posted From: 220.240.241.114 |
Welcome, Marc. I don't own either so I won't comment but I'm sure there are sufficient resident experts to assist. C'mon Paul - thought you'd have expounded the virtues of the 381V69 by now!! | ||
| John Minutaglio (Jsm610) Senior Member Username: Jsm610 Post Number: 135 Registered: 04-2004 Posted From: 66.135.163.170 |
To me they sound the same. The 360 is good if you like the inlays and the rounded look. The 381, with the carve, ends up being a 'wide' guitar, certainly not as thin as a 330. The 330 you have, so you know it... If I were you, and wanted something different, I would focus on pickups. If you have hi-gains, get one with toasters... That difference you will hear. | ||
| Howard Bishop (Ozover50) Senior Member Username: Ozover50 Post Number: 567 Registered: 01-2005 Posted From: 220.240.241.114 |
That was going through my mind after my post, John. I've got toasters all round on my 330 and 660/12 so I'm going for hi-gains when I get my 360/6 (just to be different, you see........) | ||
| paul wilczynski (Jingle_jangle) Senior Member Username: Jingle_jangle Post Number: 1481 Registered: 12-2004 Posted From: 63.193.9.8 |
Paul responds: I do not own a 360, although the temptation is there. I don't want to break JM's baloon, but the 360 has high gains and 24 frets; the 381 has toasters and 21 frets. You can special order either pickup setup with either guitar, though. If there's a difference in the sound (there is), it's due mostly to the pickups. I feel that the 381 is a more versatile guitar, but it does feel bigger and more "precious" than a 360. Although it's a "semi-solid" (hollow) body, the wood is thick! Top and bottom are around 6 mm. Lots of wood around the sides, and the German carving has a square cross-section relief on the back. The set neck has lots of thick wood around it inside the body. Construction is ingenious. Detail is amazing. Finish is flawless. Sound is very flexible. I can play surf licks, Muddy Waters Tele stuff, or mellow extended jazz cords and it works on all of 'em. But I don't own a 360 and have only played 'em a bit. Soon I'll do a comparison. | ||
| John Minutaglio (Jsm610) Senior Member Username: Jsm610 Post Number: 136 Registered: 04-2004 Posted From: 66.135.163.170 |
Don't try to break my balloon! My 381 has hi-gains, and my 360 has 21 frets, as does my 330. When I read 'new' I thought of it as 'new to me'. Paul's answer is better as I think he is talking about 'new' as in 2005... | ||
| paul wilczynski (Jingle_jangle) Senior Member Username: Jingle_jangle Post Number: 1485 Registered: 12-2004 Posted From: 63.193.9.8 |
You're right, John...I am talking about "newer" 381s,360s, and 330s. What years are yours? | ||
| John Minutaglio (Jsm610) Senior Member Username: Jsm610 Post Number: 137 Registered: 04-2004 Posted From: 66.135.163.170 |
'70, '69, & '70 |
