| Author | Message | ||
     Patrick K. Kelly (Patrickkelly) Member Username: Patrickkelly Post Number: 52 Registered: 03-2004 Posted From: 65.216.225.82 |
Or at least the jack plate was fabricated to look like it was... The pictures are horrible. Some people are their own worst enemies. Unless there's a reason why they're so bad... | ||
| Scott Jennings (Route66guitars) Senior Member Username: Route66guitars Post Number: 181 Registered: 01-2004 Posted From: 68.184.183.56 |
I'd be interested to know who this person is, as his story does not match what I know about the guitar. Someone tried to sell this instrument to me, in person, when my shop was in Hollywood, 11 or 12 years ago. I have photos of it somewhere. The neck has been replaced, as has the one on Richard Thompson's guitar. There are plenty of examples of 1960s 360s with factory replaced 1970s necks to know how this was typically done. These replacements were not done by the Rickenbacker factory. The rest of the guitar, except for the replaced tailpiece, dates as a May '64 360. There are a few 'domestic' models from this era with the 'F' hole. My guess is it started out as a 6 string that someone chose to 'upgrade,' but John Hall could verify this if he were so inclined. | ||
| paul wilczynski (Jingle_jangle) Senior Member Username: Jingle_jangle Post Number: 1973 Registered: 12-2004 Posted From: 63.193.9.8 |
Scott, you are the Gray Eminince of Rick Knowledge. This all makes perfect sense now. Man, those banjo tuners are ghetto... | ||
| Scott Jennings (Route66guitars) Senior Member Username: Route66guitars Post Number: 182 Registered: 01-2004 Posted From: 68.184.183.56 |
Don't everyone freak out that I bid on it. It's the only way to get the contact info on the seller. Gray Eminence, eh? Makes me sound old... It does sound better than how my friends introduce me, "This is Scott, he used to be 'the man'"... | ||
| Daniel McNabb (Circles) Junior Member Username: Circles Post Number: 39 Registered: 01-2005 Posted From: 68.167.165.138 |
Would there have ever been a six string, with white binding and f-hole? I figured the binding was a dead giveaway for a RM model 1993. | ||
| paul wilczynski (Jingle_jangle) Senior Member Username: Jingle_jangle Post Number: 1974 Registered: 12-2004 Posted From: 63.193.9.8 |
Scott, people call me the gray em too, about other things on which I am knowledgeable, and I don't have a hair on my head. I think they're referring to my outlook or maybe my personality... | ||
| Stan Castles (Buzfluhart) Senior Member Username: Buzfluhart Post Number: 569 Registered: 06-2004 Posted From: 68.92.101.228 |
It's a 360 with a dot inlay neck, interesting...all the more reason to believe it has to be an add-on. | ||
| Scott Jennings (Route66guitars) Senior Member Username: Route66guitars Post Number: 184 Registered: 01-2004 Posted From: 68.184.183.56 |
Not all instruments with 'F' holes went to Rose Morris, or even left the U.S. Most did, but not all. Since we don't know which neck this guitar originally had, it's tough to say what it should be called. Again, JH could tell by the SN. Since it does have a replaced neck it is not a collectable instrument, and is already over a reasonable price to buy it and have it restored. At least in my opinion. | ||
| paul wilczynski (Jingle_jangle) Senior Member Username: Jingle_jangle Post Number: 1975 Registered: 12-2004 Posted From: 63.193.9.8 |
I wouldn't buy it on principle. That headstock hurts my eyes... | ||
| Stan Castles (Buzfluhart) Senior Member Username: Buzfluhart Post Number: 570 Registered: 06-2004 Posted From: 68.92.101.228 |
Scott, you think, at one time, it might have been a custom order and then later met the fate we now see? |
